Supervisor Production

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Location & Shift
Lancaster, PA – 12‑hour night shift. Flexible for all shifts and weekend work.

Summary
The Hershey Company Y&S Lancaster plant is a Non‑Union plant producing Licorice Products such as Twizzlers, Nibs, Pull & Peel, and Jolly Rancher Ropes in a high‑speed complex environment.

Position Overview
As a Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for the financial planning, and for directing and managing the activities of hourly production personnel while safely and effectively meeting the needs of their departments/areas in the plant. You will also ensure adherence to the employee handbook, compliance with regulatory requirements, and company and plant policies, procedures, and rules in your area of responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure that the area of responsibility supports all plant goals, reviewing results daily and weekly with staff.

Coordinate and administer daily interaction between the assigned area and all other departments in the plant, including peers across shifts.

Ensure personnel have proper qualifications, are properly trained, and motivated to work productively both as part of a team and individually.

Ensure compliance with established standards in food quality & safety and employee safety, identifying and implementing opportunities for improvement.

Ensure compliance with administrative and reporting procedures while adhering to overtime 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 time cards.

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 positively impact plant operations and goals.

Additional Technical Responsibilities

With minimal direction, propose, plan, and execute projects to eliminate the root cause of manufacturing problems.

Independently execute high‑complexity projects that have a large impact on the company’s current and/or future business interests.

Be responsible for the financial planning and direction of hourly production personnel while safely and effectively meeting departmental needs.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Excellent people and leadership skills.

Strong change management skills, driving and implementing change to optimize business focusing on safety, quality and costs.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.

Ability to work with and relate to all levels of personnel.

Ability to read/interpret production performance reports.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing or in 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.

Equal Opportunity Statement
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.

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Nearest Major Market
Lancaster

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