Future Opportunity - Production Supervisor
Company: The Hershey Company
Location: Hershey
Posted on: October 25, 2024
Job Description:
Location: Hershey, PA
This position is available in multiple plant locations including:
Indiana, Kansas, Tennessee, Illinois, Virginia, and
Pennsylvania.
As a Production Supervisor, you will 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 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. To be considered, you 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 have a
large impact on the on 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
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the area of responsibility supports all plant goals
daily and weekly reviewing results with staff
- Coordinate and administer daily interaction between the
assigned area of responsibility and all other departments in the
plant. This would include peers across shifts.
- Ensure that 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 the areas of
food quality & 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 on a daily basis 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 the plant operations and goals
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully
perform major duties/responsibilities:
- Excellent people and leadership skills
- Strong change management skills, driving and implementing
change to optimize the 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
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Keywords: The Hershey Company, Wheaton-Glenmont , Future Opportunity - Production Supervisor, Professions , Hershey, Maryland
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