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Posted Date: Jul 28, 2026

Requisition Number: 129814

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.

To ensure safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective execution of engineering projects, CAPEX initiatives, civil infrastructure maintenance, utility network reliability, fabrication works, workshop operations, sustainability programs, and continuous improvement initiatives through strong planning, execution, documentation, stakeholder coordination, and governance.

1. Engineering Projects, CAPEX & Budget Management : Plan, budget, execute, monitor, and close CAPEX, infrastructure, sustainability, EHS, food safety, and continuous improvement projects while ensuring adherence to approved timelines, budgets, quality standards, and governance requirements.

2. Civil, Utility & Infrastructure Asset Management: Ensure reliable operation and maintenance of plant buildings, civil infrastructure, utility distribution systems, water storage facilities, pipelines, roads, roofs, and associated assets through preventive maintenance, inspections, repairs, and infrastructure improvement initiatives.

3. Fabrication, Workshop, Procurement & Contractor Management: Manage fabrication activities, workshop operations, procurement processes, vendor development, contractor execution, technical evaluations, material planning, and resource allocation to support maintenance and project.

4. Reliability, Continuous Improvement & Sustainability: Drive asset reliability, operational excellence, energy conservation, sustainability, productivity enhancement, cost optimization, utility efficiency, and continuous improvement programs while tracking benefits and savings realization.

5. Compliance, Safety, Documentation & Stakeholder Management: Ensure compliance with EHS, GMP, Food Safety, statutory and corporate requirements through effective documentation, audits, reporting, risk assessments, PTW/LOTO implementation, contractor safety management, and cross-functional stakeholder coordination.

Other Applicable Scope Defining Dimensions

1.CAPEX Managed: ₹ 20 Crores and above annually

2. Projects Handled: 8-10 projects/year

4. Utility Systems Covered: Steam, Chilled Water, Air, Water, Fire Water, WTP, ETP, STP, Cooling tower & HVAC

6.Compliance Responsibility: EHS, GMP, Food Safety, Sustainability, Statutory Compliance

Education: PMP Certified, B.E/ B.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline, preferred.

Experience: 7y+ ( Minimum 4 year in Project management and 1-2 year in plant civil/Building maintenance) out of 7 Year Minimum 4 year in Food and beverage)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge :

• Knowledge of Food & Beverage/FMCG manufacturing, GMP, HACCP, Food Safety, EHS, and statutory compliance.
• Understanding of Project Management, CAPEX, Budgeting, Cost Control, Procurement, Vendor & Contract Management.
• Knowledge of Civil Maintenance, Fabrication, Welding, Industrial Infrastructure, and Utility Systems.
• Working knowledge of Boilers, Steam, Air Compressors, Chillers, Cooling Towers, HVAC, DG Sets, WTP, ETP, STP, Fire Water, Process Water, Pumps, Motors, and VFDs.
• Knowledge of Preventive Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, Asset Management, RCA, FMEA, TPM, Sustainability, Energy Management, ISO 50001, and Continuous Improvement.

Skills :

• Project Planning, Scheduling, Execution, Monitoring, and Reporting.
• CAPEX Budgeting, Cost Analysis, Forecasting, and Financial Tracking.
• Vendor Development, Technical Evaluation, Contractor, and Stakeholder Management.
• Strong Analytical, Problem-Solving, Communication, Negotiation, and Presentation Skills.
• Proficiency in SAP/ERP, AutoCAD , PPT, MS Project, MS Excel, Power BI, and Reporting Tools.

Abilities :

• Ability to manage multiple engineering, maintenance, utility, and CAPEX projects simultaneously.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, contractors, and vendors to achieve project and operational objectives.
• Ability to analyze technical and financial data and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to improve reliability, sustainability, energy efficiency, and cost performance of plant operations.
• Ability to ensure safe, compliant, and timely execution of projects and maintenance activities while maintaining GMP, Food Safety, EHS, and business continuity.

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, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health

Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities

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.