Production Supervisor

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.

Location: Lancaster, PA

Night shift position.

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.

About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more.

At Hershey, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities where we live, work, and do business. This commitment originated with our founder, Milton Hershey, and continues to shape who we are today.

Guided by our employee value proposition, Lead Today. Create Tomorrow, we empower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. Our One Hershey mindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us to operate with speed, collaboration, and shared purpose.

The Hershey Company is proud to be recognized as a top employer in the United States, reflecting our commitment to our people, culture, and purpose.

How will you fit in the big picture?

The Team Lead Production oversees a team of subject matter experts or technical employees responsible for daily manufacturing operations within an assigned area of the Y&S plant. You will translate short-term production goals into clear daily priorities, coordinate production and maintenance activities, and resolve routine operational challenges to help deliver safe, high-quality, and consistent output.

Using fundamental leadership practices such as scheduling, prioritization, coaching, and follow-up, you will support reliable execution while reinforcing food quality, environmental, safety, and operating standards. The role also evaluates issues using available information, comparison of multiple factors, and established best practices to maintain stable operations and continuous improvement.

What will you do?

Coordinate daily production activities and assign work to maintain safe, efficient production flow within the assigned area.

Communicate shift priorities and performance expectations, monitor progress, and address issues that could affect throughput, quality, cost, or safety.

Provide day-to-day direction, work scheduling, coaching, and process guidance to subject matter experts and technical team members.

Reinforce standard operating procedures and ensure consistent compliance with food quality, food safety, employee safety, environmental, and plant requirements.

Coordinate with maintenance and other departments and shifts; document, prioritize, and follow up on maintenance notification requests in SAP PM.

Confirm that employees are properly qualified, trained, and prepared to perform assigned work productively as individuals and as part of a team.

Support labor staffing decisions in alignment with planned staffing and operational needs, including verification of employee time records.

Enter and review operational information in SAP, check quality documentation, interpret production performance reports, and follow up on exceptions and opportunities.

Resolve routine operational issues by researching relevant information, comparing contributing factors, and applying established best practices.

Promote continuous improvement by encouraging ideas, identifying opportunities, and supporting practical actions that improve plant performance.