Hershey Manager Technical Vacancy | Chemical Engineering Jobs
Looking for Chemical Engineering Jobs? Hershey Careers is hiring a Manager Technical for its manufacturing facility in Mandideep, Madhya Pradesh. This opportunity is ideal for professionals who want to build rewarding careers in FMCG Jobs while leading production operations, driving manufacturing excellence, and ensuring quality and safety standards. Join a globally recognized company and contribute to innovative food manufacturing with advanced production technologies.
- Job Title: Manager, Technical
- Requisition Number: 128611
- Location: Mandideep, Madhya Pradesh, India
About the Company:
Hershey Careers offers exciting opportunities to work with one of the world’s leading food and confectionery companies. Known for innovation, product quality, and operational excellence, Hershey provides a collaborative environment where professionals can grow while contributing to world-class manufacturing. These FMCG Jobs enable experienced professionals to lead production, improve operational performance, and support continuous improvement initiatives across modern manufacturing facilities.
Job Overview:
Hershey Careers is inviting applications for the position of Manager Technical at its Mandideep, Madhya Pradesh facility. These Chemical Engineering Jobs focus on leading Tetra Pak and syrup production lines while ensuring operational efficiency, food safety, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing excellence. The selected candidate will oversee production planning, quality assurance, equipment reliability, continuous improvement, and team leadership within a fast-paced FMCG Jobs environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Safety, food safety & compliance: Ensure strict adherence to EHS, GMP, allergen/chemical controls, permit-to-work and safe operating procedures; drive zero harm and strong audit readiness.
- Deliver production plan (SQDC): Execute daily/weekly plan for Tetra Pak and syrup lines (including changeovers) to meet output, service level, yield and cost targets; balance manpower and line loading.
- Quality assurance in operations: Ensure in-process controls, CCP/OPRP checks, packaging integrity and traceability are followed; quick containment and escalation for deviations/non-conformances.
- Equipment reliability & performance (AM ownership): Own line efficiency (OEE), losses and breakdown reduction through Autonomous Maintenance execution (CL/CIL, DH, BDE), centerlining/setting standards, tagging & closure discipline, spares coordination and effective vendor/engineering interface.
- People leadership & shift governance: Lead shift in-charges, staff and workers through tier meetings, communication, coaching, discipline, training and multi-skilling; maintain high standards of housekeeping and 5S.
Other Applicable Scope Defining Dimensions
- Area/Lines covered: Multiple manufacturing lines (Tetra Pak: L/M/J/K and syrup lines: Hilda line & sachet line) with common blending/processing interfaces.
- Operating rhythm: 24×7 shift operations; daily tier reviews (Tier-0/1/2/3) and performance reporting.
- Cross-functional interfaces: QA/QC, QRC/MSS, Process, Reliability/Engineering, Utilities, Stores (RM/PM), WH/Logistics, HR/Admin, Projects/Infra and vendors.
- Key decisions & controls: Prioritization during line constraints/breakdowns, approval of changeover readiness, first-off/last-off verification, and release/hold coordination with QA.
- Improvement scope: RMPM consumption monitoring and weekly monthly reconciliation, Loss elimination, manpower productivity, digitalization (Power Apps for CL/CIL/DH/BDE and tier meetings), and participation/ownership of CAPEX/validation trials.
Skills Required:
- Technical/Process knowledge: Beverage and syrup processing fundamentals (mixing/blending, heating/cooling, homogenization where applicable, CIP/SIP concepts), Tetra Pak filling basics, secondary packing, coding and vision rejection principles.
- Quality systems: GMP, HACCP/CCP awareness, traceability, hold/release process, sampling and in-process control discipline; strong understanding of hygiene and contamination prevention.
- Maintenance & reliability: Understanding of line components, critical spares, lubrication, basic troubleshooting, and AM pillar practices (CL/CIL, DH, BDE) with loss-tree thinking (OEE, breakdown, speed, defects).
- AM/TPM capability: Ability to drive AM Step-0/1 activities, sustain CL/CIL standards, run AM events/kaizens, coach operators on basic conditions, and track loss elimination through tier governance.
- Leadership & communication: Shift leadership, coaching and feedback, conflict handling, effective escalation, and strong collaboration with stakeholders.
- Analytical & systems skills: Data-driven problem solving (RCA, 5-Why, Fishbone), basic TPM/Lean tools, reporting, and comfort with digital tools (Power Apps/Excel) for governance and compliance.
- Lead internal and External Audits for Safety, Quality and System compliance effectively.
Education & Experience:
- Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Chemical, Dairy/Food Technology or equivalent.
- Preferred: Certifications/awareness in Food Safety (GMP/HACCP), TPM/Lean, and basic EHS.
- 3–7 years of experience in FMCG/Food manufacturing with at least 1–2 years in a shift/line handling role.
- Hands-on experience on packaging/processing lines (preferred: Tetra Pak filling, secondary packing, coding/vision rejection; syrup filling/secondary packing).
- Exposure to changeover management, start-up/shutdown, line clearance and in-process quality controls.
- Practical involvement in AM/TPM activities (CL/CIL, DH tagging & closure, BDE, OEE loss analysis) and coordination with maintenance/reliability.
- Preferred: Experience supporting audits (GMP/HACCP), validation/trials, and basic troubleshooting/root cause analysis.
If you’re searching for Chemical Engineering Jobs, this opportunity through Hershey Careers offers an excellent platform to advance your professional journey in modern manufacturing. These FMCG Jobs provide exposure to large-scale production, leadership responsibilities, quality systems, and continuous improvement initiatives. Apply today to become part of a globally respected organization that values innovation, operational excellence, and career growth in advanced manufacturing.
