Mgr Tech Assurance
The Hershey Company•Whitestown , IN
•$127,840 - $159,800•Onsite
About The Position
Based in Whitestown, you will lead technical assurance and engineering support for the Whitestown, Indiana and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania popcorn manufacturing sites. You will steward factory assets for safety, reliability, productivity, quality, and cost effectiveness while partnering with Operations, Maintenance, Safety, Quality, R&D, Corporate Engineering, vendors, and the broader Hershey manufacturing network. This role offers the opportunity to strengthen engineering capabilities and support growth across Hershey’s Salty Snacks business.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant engineering, project/program management, including team leadership and capital project delivery.
- Experience with stage-gate processes, SAP, budget responsibility, and industrial controls is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
Nice To Haves
- PMP certification
- EIT or PE licensure
- Subject-matter expertise in process, packaging, electrical and automation, maintenance and reliability, functional safety, wastewater, dust hazard management, hygienic air handling, or fire protection.
Responsibilities
- Lead the safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective performance of process equipment, facilities, and other manufacturing assets.
- Guide the engineering team’s safety culture through Safety by Design, safe work practices, and injury-free capital project execution.
- Develop staffing and capability plans and help shape the factory’s five-year capital plan with the Senior Technical Assurance Manager.
- Lead the full lifecycle of small and minor capital projects, including scope, schedules, budgets, cash-flow forecasts, risk management, and stage-gate governance.
- Serve as the factory’s technical representative for major capital investments and coordinate technical requirements, interfaces, dependencies, testing, and issue resolution.
- Partner with Operations and Maintenance on continuous improvement, root cause analysis, equipment rebuild or replacement decisions, and complex technical problems.
- Evaluate new manufacturing technologies with R&D and build productive relationships with agencies, service providers, and engineering partners across the network.
- Coach team members and share engineering and project management best practices across adjacent teams.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Wellness programs that support your physical and mental health
- Competitive pay
- Annual incentive opportunities
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Company holidays
- Flexible ways of working where applicable
- Career development programs
- Learning opportunities
- Internal mobility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
