SEASONAL Special Projects Lead

At Russell Stover, not only do we love chocolate, but we love our jobs! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Working at Russell Stover you’ll be part of the leading manufacturer of boxed, seasonal, and sugar‑free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman’s, and Pangburn’s have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring happiness to generations.

Today, we produce over 55 million pounds of chocolate annually, and our legacy brands can be found in 13 company‑owned stores and over 9,000 wholesale accounts. Join our team and let’s continue making chocolate lovers happy!

Special Projects Lead has a direct role in the chocolate production process from beginning to end. They are responsible for special projects throughout the plant that help ensure each piece of candy that comes out of our facility is “Only the Finest” quality that our customers have grown to expect.
This Position reports Mon‑Fri 8am‑5pm

• Directs, controls, monitors, assists and trains employees assigned to a specific area, line or team per Supervisor’s instructions.
• Must be able to communicate with and delegate tasks to team members.
• Operates machinery, equipment and tools in a safe and proficient manner according to standards, guidelines and instructions.
• Maintains records, delivers, inspects and performs all activities required of other members of the area, line or team.
• Must be able to read and understand rules, tapes, scales and thermometers.
• Must be able to read and understand product specifications established by Russell Stover Candies and recognize deviations from those specifications.
• Performs clean‑up activities as assigned.
• May be asked to perform other duties as determined by proper authority.
• Must be able to utilize SAP for production purposes.
• Must be able to utilize SAP sessions.
• Must be able to follow, train, and monitor SWI/SOP/QUA’s.
• Must be able to modify shift schedule as needed.
• Must be able to lead employees in all factory departments.
• Must be able to learn specific job duties as required in any factory department.

• At least 18 years of age
• High school diploma or GED
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to routinely and frequently stand, stoop, bend, and lift during a 10 – 12 hour shift
• Ability to stand on hard surfaces for the duration of a 10 – 12 hour shift
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.

• College degree
• Lead or supervisor experience
• Experience using an RF scanner
• At least two years of manufacturing experience

At Russell Stover Chocolates, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I‑9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Make Happy. Work Happy.