Mgr Engineering

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Requisition Number: 131002

Why Hershey

At The Hershey Company, we make more moments of goodness through some of the world's most iconic brands, including Hershey's, Reese's, Kit Kat®, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Dot's Pretzels, Lesser Evil and more. Our team supports a global portfolio of over 90 brands, creating opportunities to shape strategies and drive impact across a breadth of businesses that few companies can offer. While many organizations focus on a handful of brands, Hershey provides exposure to a diverse portfolio of category-leading brands enjoyed by consumers around the world. What truly sets us apart is our legacy. Inspired by Milton Hershey's belief that business should create opportunity for others, we have been making a positive impact for more than a century through our commitment to communities, philanthropy, and our longstanding partnership with Milton Hershey School. When you join Hershey, you become part of a company where purpose, growth, and making a difference are woven into how we do business every day.

How will you fit in the big picture?

The Mgr Engineering is a strategic plant leader responsible for Engineering, Information Technology (IT), and Operational Technology (OT) at the Monterrey manufacturing site. This role strengthens operational reliability by leading capital investment, digital infrastructure, industrial automation, and cybersecurity while partnering across Operations, Quality, EHS, Finance, and corporate teams. The leader will build a future-ready roadmap for automation, data, and Industry 4.0 capabilities while developing a high-performing technical organization.

What will you do?

• Lead the Engineering, IT, and OT teams, including project engineers, construction supervisors, technical specialists, and contractors; set objectives, metrics, development plans, and succession strategies.
• Own the annual capital portfolio of more than USD $15 million, including project prioritization, business justification, cost evaluation, design, execution, financial closure, and records retention.
• Ensure engineering designs and installations meet corporate and local requirements for safety, food quality, environmental compliance, cybersecurity, and business continuity.
• Provide reliable 24/7 IT and OT support for plant operations, including networks, communication platforms, end-user assets, software, licenses, and industrial control systems.
• Govern OT cybersecurity and process networks across PLC, SCADA, HMI, ICS, remote vendor access, segmentation, documentation, maintenance, and incident response.
• Create 3-, 5-, and 10-year roadmaps for capital investment, automation, digital platforms, AI adoption, OSIsoft PI, data acquisition, machine learning, and visual factory capabilities.
• Manage budgets, KPIs, fixed assets, technical documentation, contractors, and external relationships while ensuring compliance with GMP, SQF, HACCP, STPS, NFPA, FM, NEC, and applicable regulations.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Automation, or a related Engineering discipline. Project management certification, diploma, or master's degree is preferred.
• Experience: 7+ years of relevant engineering and capital project experience, including leadership in manufacturing. Experience in food manufacturing, automation and controls, IT/OT infrastructure, industrial cybersecurity, budgeting, fixed assets, and regulatory compliance is strongly preferred.
• Skills: Advanced controls knowledge; bilingual English and Spanish; proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, PLC/SCADA/HMI environments, and multidisciplinary engineering standards. Strong leadership, communication, analytical judgment, ethics, and contractor management skills are essential.