Production Supervisor

Job Location: Hershey, PA

Summary:

The Hershey Company West Hershey plant is a Union plant producing products such as White & Dark Paste, Kisses, Nuggets, Milk Bars, Almond Bars, Rolo, Syrup & Cookies and Crème in a high-speed complex environment.

As a Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for the financial planning and directing and managing the activities of hourly production personnel while safely and effectively meeting the needs of their departments/areas in the plant. Additionally, the supervisor is responsible for adhering to the employee handbook, and complying with regulatory requirements, company and plant policies, procedures, and rules in their area of responsibility. The ideal candidate must also be flexible for all shifts and weekend work.

In addition, the Production Supervisor will:

• With minimal direction and input from senior leadership, propose, plan, and execute projects to eliminate the root cause of manufacturing problems
• Independently execute projects of high complexity which significantly impact the company's current and/or future business interests. Projects may relate to any aspect of the business – people, procedures, policies, finances, equipment, processes, and/or products
• Be responsible for the financial planning, as well as directing and managing the activities of hourly production personnel while safely and effectively meeting the needs of their department

Skills and Experience:

• Ensure that the area of responsibility supports all plant goals daily and weekly reviewing results with staff
• Coordinate and administer daily interactions between the assigned area of responsibility and all other departments in the plant, including peers across shifts.
• Ensure that personnel have proper qualifications, are adequately trained, and motivated to work productively both as part of a team and individually
• Ensure compliance with established standards in food quality and safety and employee safety. Identify and implement opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure compliance with administrative and reporting procedures while complying with overtime and provisions of the handbook
• Coordinate labor staffing daily in coherence with budgeted staffing  
• Document notification requests in SAP PM. Follow-up and prioritize with maintenance and other shifts.
• Input data into SAP, check QA documentation, and verify employee timecards
• Analyze information and follow-up on exceptions and opportunities
• Foster a continuous improvement mindset, elevating new ideas (both your own and those of your employees), and executing plans to impact the plant operations and goals positively

Minimum Requirements and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred 
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing or a high speed, complex environment required
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite required
• Minimum of 1 year in a supervisory capacity preferred
• Food manufacturing experience preferred
• SAP experience preferred

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