The Hershey Company

Project Engineer

The Hershey Company

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Whitestown • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

PMP

About the role

  • Improve the safety of the site by participating in risk assessments and Quality audits to identify opportunities and lead the implementation of corrective actions to bring facility and manufacturing systems into alignment with the standards.
  • Collaborate with Maintenance, Operations, and the site CI Team to identify and act upon engineering action items for continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Lead the development and safe execution of all assigned capital projects, including: Collaborate with stakeholders to develop the project KPIs and scope.
  • Collaborate with internal and external design resources, equipment vendors, and contractors to develop project budgets and timelines.
  • Execute projects while controlling scope, schedule, budget, and risk to achieve project objectives.
  • Maintain the site’s intellectual property by updating engineering documentation throughout the course of all project and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited school or an international institute with equivalent accreditation.
  • 4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • 2 years of experience on project teams.
  • EIT or PE License is preferred.
  • CAPM or PMP Certification from PMI is preferred.
  • 2 years of experience in the Food and Beverage or the CPG industry is preferred.
  • Subject Matter experience in one or more primary domains: Process (Bulk Receiving, Batching & Mixing, Baking), Fill & Pack (VFFS, Carton & Case Pack, Palletizing), Electrical & Automation, Maintenance & Reliability.
Benefits
  • Typical manufacturing environment conditions.
  • Must observe food GMPs, including wearing hair nets, beard nets, smocks, etc.
  • Must wear PPE required for manufacturing or construction sites, including hearing and eye protection, hard hat, steel-toe boots, gloves, etc.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
risk assessmentsquality auditscapital projectsproject KPIsproject scopeproject budgetsproject timelinesengineering documentationcontinuous improvementmanufacturing systems
Soft skills
collaborationleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skills
Certifications
EIT LicensePE LicenseCAPM CertificationPMP Certification