Sr Mgr HRBP Manufacturing
Job Location: Hershey, PA
Why Hershey:
At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hershey’s enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy, we create positive impact by supporting communities, helping children thrive, and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long standing partnership with Milton Hershey School, where we invest in education, workforce readiness, and hands on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom. Supported by strategic grantmaking, product donations, cross brand collaboration, and strong employee volunteerism, Hershey offers a place to work where making a difference—locally and globally—is part of how we do business every day.
About the location: The Reese Plant is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where The Hershey Company is headquartered and where the company’s chocolate-making legacy began. This non-union manufacturing site produces iconic products including Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Kit Kat in a high-speed, complex environment, offering the opportunity to shape people strategy at the heart of the Sweetest Place on Earth.
How will you fit in the big picture?
As Sr Manager HRBP - Manufacturing, you will serve as a strategic advisor to plant leadership and lead high-impact people initiatives that strengthen organizational capability, culture, workforce readiness, and operational performance. You will bring advanced HR expertise and broad autonomy to complex talent and employee relations challenges while aligning site priorities with enterprise HR frameworks. As a senior member of the plant leadership team, you will help translate business objectives into practical workforce strategies and an engaging employee experience.
What will you do?
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Partner with plant leaders to shape and execute workforce, talent, culture, and organizational strategies aligned with long-term business objectives.
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Lead significant HRBP initiatives, including workforce transitions, organizational design, transformation efforts, and process enhancements; define scope, secure sponsorship, and coordinate cross-functional delivery.
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Use workforce data and operational trends to identify capability gaps, staffing patterns, employee relations themes, retention risks, and succession needs; recommend targeted actions that strengthen workforce reliability.
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Lead talent and succession processes, including organizational talent review, succession planning, performance management, leadership development, and build-buy-borrow strategies for critical roles.
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Guide consistent employment practices, policy application, employee relations decisions, and regulatory compliance in partnership with Legal and enterprise HR resources.
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Build employee engagement through a strong floor presence, regular connection with employees and leaders, survey follow-through, and meaningful site and community activities.
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Coach HR team members and leaders through complex or ambiguous situations, reinforcing sound judgment, enterprise frameworks, HR analytics, and consistent practices.
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Provide strategic oversight of plant HR priorities, including workforce planning, staffing, compensation, benefits, wellbeing, attendance, and workers’ compensation case management.
Minimum Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in Human Resources, Business, or a related field strongly preferred. Master’s degree preferred.
Experience: 7+ years of relevant Human Resources or HR business partner experience, preferably supporting manufacturing or another complex operational environment. Prior people leadership or team management experience is preferred.
Skills: Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, partner across functions, apply employment law and policy, use workforce insights to guide decisions, and establish strong HR process execution. A visible, credible presence with employees and leaders is essential.
Benefits and Perks
At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.
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Health & Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health begin on Day 1.
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Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities, and a 401(k) with company match
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Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable
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Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility
Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility.
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Job Overview
This role operates as an advanced HRBP expert driving strategic initiatives and high-impact projects that influence organizational outcomes across multiple areas. It partners with senior leaders to address complex, cross-functional talent and culture challenges requiring significant HR expertise. The role shapes workforce strategies, succession plans, and labor-related approaches that support long-term business objectives. It also provides expert consultation on workforce structures, employment practices, and employee relations trends that influence operational stability. The role leads significant HRBP efforts with broad autonomy while ensuring alignment with enterprise HR frameworks.
Accountabilities
1. Lead Strategic HRBP Projects Across Multiple Business Areas This responsibility manages large HRBP initiatives such as multi-site transformation efforts, workforce transitions, or enterprise-wide process enhancements. It defines scope, secures sponsorship, and directs cross-functional teams to deliver solutions aligned with strategic objectives. These actions ensure scalable and consistent HRBP practices across complex environments.
2. Develop and Execute Workforce and Succession Strategies This responsibility conducts advanced workforce analyses across functions or regions to identify capability gaps, labor risks, and pipeline strength. It partners with senior leaders to develop multi-year strategies, including build-buy-borrow approaches for critical roles. These activities strengthen organizational readiness and ensure sustainable leadership continuity.
3. Provide Expert Labor Relations and Employment Guidance This responsibility advises leaders on complex employment and labor topics, utilizing deep understanding of policy, regulatory frameworks, and collective agreements. It identifies risks, recommends compliant solutions, and collaborates with Labor Relations and Legal partners on sensitive matters. These actions support stability in unionized and non-unionized environments.
4. Provide Strategic Oversight of Workforce Practices and Employee Relations This responsibility serves as the HR expert responsible for guiding policies, practices, and employee relations approaches that affect large employee groups across assigned functions or sites. It analyzes workforce data and operational trends such as staffing patterns, employee relations themes, and retention risks to identify strategic implications for labor stability and operational performance. These insights enable targeted actions, policy consistency, and risk-mitigating recommendations that strengthen workforce reliability and support long-term business objectives.
5. Guide HRBPs Through Complex Situations and Strategic Recommendations This responsibility coaches HRBPs on how to apply HR frameworks, tools, and analytics to complex or ambiguous challenges. It reviews proposed actions, shares insights, and reinforces consistent application of HRBP methodologies. These actions strengthen HRBP capability and improve quality of support across the organization.
Minimum Education & Requirements
7+ years
The anticipated base salary range for this role is $132,500 to $198,700 per year. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of job‑related factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skill set, education, and training. In addition to a market-competitive base salary, our Total Rewards package includes performance‑based incentives and a comprehensive, competitive benefits package designed to support overall physical, mental, and financial well‑being (as applicable). Learn more about Hershey’s benefits and all the resources Hershey provides to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well‑being by visiting the Hershey Digital Employee Experience at www.askHRbenefits.hersheys.com
The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans. You may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application process as a result of a disability.
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