Sr Mgr HRBP Manufacturing

The Hershey Company • Lower Swatara Township, PA

1d • $132,500 - $198,700 • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr Mgr HRBP - Manufacturing serves as a strategic advisor to plant leadership and leads high-impact people initiatives to strengthen organizational capability, culture, workforce readiness, and operational performance. As a senior member of the plant leadership team, the role translates business objectives into practical workforce strategies and an engaging employee experience, applying advanced HR expertise and broad autonomy to complex talent and employee relations challenges while aligning site priorities with enterprise HR frameworks.

The role is based at The Hershey Company’s Reese Plant in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a non-union, high-speed manufacturing site producing products including Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Kit Kat. It provides strategic oversight of plant HR priorities and works closely with leaders, employees, Legal, and enterprise HR resources. The anticipated base salary range is $132,500 to $198,700 per year. Actual pay depends on job-related factors. Performance-based incentives and a comprehensive benefits package may also be provided, subject to applicability and eligibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 7+ years of relevant Human Resources or HR business partner experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and partner across functions.
• Ability to apply employment law and policy, use workforce insights to guide decisions, and establish strong HR process execution.
• Visible, credible presence with employees and leaders.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree concentration in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Master’s degree.
• Experience supporting manufacturing or another complex operational environment.
• Prior people leadership or team management experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leaders to shape and execute workforce, talent, culture, and organizational strategies aligned with long-term business objectives.
• Lead significant HRBP initiatives, including workforce transitions, organizational design, transformation efforts, and process enhancements; define scope, secure sponsorship, and coordinate cross-functional delivery.
• Use workforce data and operational trends to identify capability gaps, staffing patterns, employee relations themes, retention risks, and succession needs, and recommend targeted actions.
• Lead organizational talent reviews, succession planning, performance management, leadership development, and build-buy-borrow strategies for critical roles.
• Guide consistent employment practices, policy application, employee relations decisions, and regulatory compliance in partnership with Legal and enterprise HR resources.
• Build employee engagement through floor presence, regular connection with employees and leaders, survey follow-through, and site and community activities.
• Coach HR team members and leaders through complex or ambiguous situations, reinforcing sound judgment, enterprise frameworks, HR analytics, and consistent practices.
• Provide strategic oversight of workforce planning, staffing, compensation, benefits, wellbeing, attendance, and workers’ compensation case management.
• Advise leaders on complex employment and labor topics, identify risks, recommend compliant solutions, and collaborate with Labor Relations and Legal partners on sensitive matters.
• Guide workforce policies, practices, and employee relations approaches affecting employee groups, using operational and workforce insights to support labor stability and performance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning on Day 1.
• Wellness programs supporting physical and mental health.
• Competitive pay.
• Annual incentive opportunities and performance-based incentives.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Flexible ways of working where applicable.
• Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility.
• Comprehensive benefits package supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior