Job Description
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 Title
Assoc Mgr Food Quality & Safety
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?
As the Sanitation Supervisor, you will play a key role in supporting food safety, sanitation excellence, and quality standards at the Bluffton facility. You will help lead sanitation activities across shifts, standardize cleaning practices, support certification requirements, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen plant performance and product quality.
What will you do?
- Lead and improve sanitation programs and cleaning processes across the facility.
- Supervise sanitation team members across multiple shifts while fostering a strong culture of safety and food safety.
- Support food safety, quality, SQF, FSMA, Organic, and Gluten-Free certification requirements.
- Monitor and verify sanitation activities to ensure compliance with quality and food safety standards.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance sanitation performance and operational efficiency.
- Train and develop team members on sanitation procedures, SSOPs, and best practices.
- Partner with Quality and Operations teams to support plant goals and regulatory compliance.
- Identify risks, resolve issues, and implement corrective actions to maintain a safe and compliant manufacturing environment.
Accountabilities
What will you do?
- Lead and standardize sanitation processes, cleaning practices, and sanitation programs across the facility.
- Supervise sanitation personnel across four shifts while promoting a strong safety and food safety culture.
- Support and maintain FSMA Preventive Controls, SQF requirements, Organic and Gluten-Free certifications, and pest control programs.
- Monitor, verify, and validate sanitation activities to ensure products meet quality and food safety standards. ]
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and performance metrics, including sanitation audit scores and 5S programs.
- Develop, maintain, and train employees on sanitation procedures, SSOPs, and plant sanitation requirements.
- Partner with Quality and Operations teams to support SQF certification and achieve business objectives.
- Provide leadership during food safety or sanitation deviations and drive corrective actions when risks are identified
Skills and Abilities:
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to build strong working relationships across departments.
- Ability to initiate and implement process improvements with limited resources.
- Strong understanding of biological, chemical, and physical hazards in a production environment.
- Good problem-solving, corrective action, and organizational skills.
- Strong computer skills, including experience with Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications:
- SQF Practitioner certification.
- HACCP certification.
- PCQI certification.
- Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, ERP implementation, or quality process integration.
Skills/Knowledge
Food Safety
Quality Management Systems
Risk Management
Incident Investigation
Analysis
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.
You may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application process as a result of a disability.
You can request an accommodation via phone or email.
To request an accommodation via phone, please call +1 877-804-1794 and leave a voicemail with your contact information. You may also email a request for accommodation to ApplicationHelp@hersheys.com. Please be sure to include “Accommodation Needed” in the subject line. This will ensure that your email is routed to the appropriate contact who will handle your request.
