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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.
Job Location: Edgerton, KS
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?
At our Edgerton, KS location, the Assoc Mgr Project Engineer executes scoped engineering project and program management work that helps deliver safe, reliable, and efficient operations. This role applies established methods to moderately complex challenges, coordinates with engineering, operations, maintenance, and business partners, and supports testing, validation, and continuous improvement at Hershey, the Sweetest Place on Earth.
The successful candidate will support the Kansas Hub and must be flexible to travel between all three Kansas locations (Lawrence, Lenexa, and Edgerton) as business needs require. This position may be based at either our Lawrence, KS or Edgerton, KS facility.
What will you do?
• Execute assigned engineering project or program management tasks using established technical procedures, documented requirements, and Hershey standards.
• Evaluate options and use system knowledge and data to recommend practical solutions to straightforward and moderately complex engineering or delivery issues.
• Partner with engineering, operations, maintenance, vendors, contractors, and business stakeholders to align requirements, constraints, testing, validation, and troubleshooting activities.
• Identify project dependencies, risks, and issues; escalate concerns promptly, support corrective actions, and track follow-ups through resolution.
• Support capital project activities such as feasibility assessments, cost estimates, equipment selection, installation, start-up, troubleshooting, and training coordination.
• Maintain clear project records, engineering documentation, and standard templates while supporting safety, quality, governance, traceability, and process improvement.
Minimum Education & Requirements
Experience: 3+ years of relevant experience in engineering, project management, program management, manufacturing, packaging, or a related technical area. Experience supporting projects in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field preferred, or equivalent relevant engineering experience.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical issues, analyze data, evaluate options, and support testing and validation.
• Strong project coordination, documentation, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with internal partners, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
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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