Shift Manager

Job Location: Hershey, PA

This is a 12 hour - night shift position.

Summary:

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

This positionis responsible formanaginga superiorsafe, quality, efficient and cost-effectiveoperationthrough proficiently leading and directing Production Supervisors, Maintenance Supervisors and hourly maintenance and production employees to ensure compliance with established company rules, plantpoliciesand procedures on a specific shift.Alsoresponsible for meeting set production schedules with minimum downtime and production loss, Sanitation, CIP,logisticsand responsible for the overall plant assets on that shift.

Responsibilities:

* Provide a highly visible and accessible presence throughout the Plant on assigned shift. Be the point of contact for employees who do not have a salaried supervisor on shift including sanitation, general labor and 12-hour support.

* Seek opportunities to talk to all employees aboutthe Plantmission, goals, and expectations. Promote empowerment and individual accountability. Teach problem solving, interactionmanagementand situational leadership when problems arise. Stress the value of incident reporting, developing, and implementing corrective action, weekly/daily planning, and time management. Communicate management's position or concerns on Plant or Company issues. Keep management informedregardingacceptance or understanding.

* Provide leadership andparticipateduringproblem solving across the entire plant for their specific shift. Implement recommendations / solutions. These initiatives can involve people, product, or equipment issues. This includes being the crisis lead for the shift - guiding anyone who needsassistancewith Safety Reporting/ Quality Incident Management, sensitive discipline issues like suspensions, and post-accident drug testing.

* Meet plant MIP goals through proficient leadership and methods which include safety and quality initiatives, capital expenditures, cost saving programs, and productivity improvements.

* Coach, direct, train and developthe supervisorsfor their specific shift while supporting the manufacturing mission.

*Establishand plan for all training - with a specific focus on new hires - that will ensure all members of the department are aligned with company, plant, and departmentobjectives. Lead andmaintainthe team as a world class organization.

* Be available toassistlabor scheduling for off shifts during high call off events,assistingwith priorities, oran everydayresponsibility. This would provide a second opinion when shutting training or other non-production jobs down.

* Coordinate, organize and deliver communication activities,regardingobjectives, results and plans within the department and all other plant functions toassuretotal seamless operation. Make necessary judgment calls on specific goal alignment to achieve manufacturing excellence.

*Establish, monitor, and control the proper implementation and administration of all plant and department procedures on their shift.

* Ensure that all aspects of SAP are properly implemented andutilized.Analyzedata,leadinitiatives to change direction based on outcomes. Responsible for execution of projects plant wide.

* Provide vision and leadership to champion initiatives, drive, and implementchangetooptimizethe business focusing on safety, quality, and costs.

* Responsible for determiningappropriate delegationof assignments, followingupand taking ownership of the delegated assignments.

Minimum knowledge,skillsand abilitiesrequiredto successfully perform major duties/responsibilities:

* Strong change management skills, driving and implementingchangetooptimizethe business focusing on safety, quality, and cost

* Excellent people and leadership skills

* Strong written and oral communication skills

* Knowledge of production systems

* Managerial ability (communication skills, delegation, motivation, etc.)

* Problem solving and decision-making abilities

* Knowledge of product quality standards and regulatory requirements

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

* Ability to read/interpret production performance reports

* Experience in manufacturing supervision

* Cost accounting background (general understanding)

* General engineering understanding

* SAP experience is preferred

* Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

* Bachelor's degree preferred

* Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing or in a high-speed, complex environmentrequired

* Minimum of 2 years in a supervisory capacity preferred