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Why Hershey:
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.
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 Hershey Company's Memphis plant is a high-speed manufacturing facility producing iconic brands including Ice Breakers®, Breath Savers®, and Good & Plenty®. As the Asset Data Integration & Intelligence Leader, you will play a critical role in advancing plant performance through digital manufacturing technologies, real-time analytics, and asset intelligence solutions.
This role partners closely with plant operations, reliability, quality, EHS, engineering, and corporate manufacturing teams to develop digital asset twins, integrate machine and process data, and deliver actionable insights that improve equipment reliability, process performance, and business results. You will leverage the AVEVA PI System, industrial control systems, and data visualization tools to help drive Hershey's digital manufacturing journey in the Sweetest Place on Earth.
What will you do?

• Lead plant asset data integration initiatives, ensuring critical machine and process data is captured, validated, and structured within the PI Asset Framework.
• Partner with plant and corporate manufacturing pillar leaders to develop digital asset twins and scalable asset intelligence solutions.
• Design and support PI Vision dashboards, PI DataLink reports, and analytics that provide real-time visibility into equipment health, quality, and operational performance.
• Develop asset framework analyses, calculations, and statistical models that enable data-driven decision making and continuous improvement.
• Support capital projects by ensuring machine data integration standards are incorporated during design, testing, commissioning, and startup.
• Maintain and administer plant PI System infrastructure, including servers, applications, and historian configurations to ensure data availability and system reliability.
• Collaborate with Corporate Engineering, IS resources, and AVEVA support teams to troubleshoot issues, perform system health checks, and drive continuous improvements.
• Help define and implement enterprise standards for asset intelligence, data structures, and digital manufacturing solutions.
• Train and coach manufacturing personnel on dashboards, reporting tools, and value-added digital solutions that improve plant performance.
• Champion innovation while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, cybersecurity, and engineering standards.

Minimum Education & Requirements
Experience:

• 3+ years of relevant engineering, controls, manufacturing systems, automation, industrial data integration, or related experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations in a fast-paced production environment.
• Experience with industrial control systems, PLCs, SCADA/HMI platforms, networking, or manufacturing data systems.
• Experience using data analysis, visualization, reporting, or dashboard solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to support multiple projects and deliver business-focused technical solutions.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Automation, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Manufacturing Technology, or a related technical field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AVEVA PI System (PI AF, PI Vision, PI DataLink, and related tools).
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols including OPC, MQTT, Modbus, Ethernet/IP, and Profinet.
• Experience with PLC programming, particularly Rockwell Studio 5000.
• Familiarity with data historians, virtualization, server environments, and SQL.
• Continuous Improvement experience using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
• Strong troubleshooting, collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into practical business value for manufacturing teams.

Benefits and Perks
At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.

• Health & Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health.
• Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable.
• Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility.

Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility.
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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.
The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans.
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