Job Location: Remote. Preferred areas: Mid-West (IL, IN), Central PA

Summary:

The Reliability Lead is responsible for ensuring the overall maintenance and asset reliability of line(s) or process area and leading the maintenance strategies & drive process efficiency in support of the Hershey Lean and CI programs.

This role is responsible for ensuring a successful start-up and ongoing operation in contract manufacturing locations. The ideal candidate would be able to bring industry best practices and CI mindset to this role to ensure efficient operation of Hershey asset at our partner's locations. Serves as a conduit between the Hershey team and our partners in the day to day operation of the assets.

This is remote job that requires travelling to manufacturing locations across US (50-65% travel).

Responsibilities:

Management and development of the maintenance planning and scheduling processes, through work-order (SAP or equivalent) prioritization and development of the schedule for maintenance activities.

• The Reliability Lead will drive the improvement of maintenance processes to ensure sustainable asset reliability, including preventative and predictive measures through the analysis of plant maintenance data
• Collaborates with the 3rd party partners' technical group and Hershey resources to ensure asset management and inventory accuracy, and responsible for driving related maintenance financial efficiency
• Assist in development of the 5-year capital plan
• Manage capital projects
• Accountable for the daily management systems supporting continuous improvement efforts, including defect handling and breakdown elimination (root cause analysis), while supporting equipment centerline and autonomous maintenance activities
• Participates in the daily shift huddles and direction setting meetings, reporting out on performance metrics and counter measures
• Engages 3rd party and Hershey Engineering to provide support for downtime occurrences while driving permanent fixes to the root cause
• Engages with 3rd party Mechanics & Operators, providing insight to site leadership to promote ownership of equipment and processes
• Maintain a positive and productive relationship with transparent and proactive communication.
• Empower the Contract Manufacturer to function as a strategic partner that drives innovation and continuous improvement initiatives

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities:

Ability to coach and manage others to achieve results, following all safety, quality, and productivity policies and procedures.

• Ability to work with 3rd party partners to drive results and accountability
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, prioritization, and data analysis skills
• Ability to effectively drive change in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage and develop both short term and long-term maintenance strategies
• Ability to communicate learnings to a wide range of backgrounds
• Ability to function independently and take ownership of improvement processes
• Knowledge of reliability methods and practices to maintain asset performance

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• BS degree in Engineering or related discipline preferred.

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of maintenance, planning, or technical experience required in food, pharma or personal care industries.

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and TPM preferred
• Experience with electrical controls systems preferred
• Experience with SAP-PM or similar CMMS preferred