Manufacturing Team Leader - Lean & Quality Champion

Hershey Company; General Escobedo; On-site; MXN 469,000 - 692,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hershey Company is seeking a Coordinator Manufacturing in Nuevo León, Mexico to lead daily production activities and ensure safety, quality, and efficiency. You will guide teams, apply Lean & TPM principles, and collaborate across functions to meet production plans and cost targets.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, a Bachelor's in Engineering, and strong English proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years as supervisor or team leader in a manufacturing environment.
• Intermediate English proficiency.
• Knowledge of TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, HACCP, GMP, and safety practices.
• Experience with union workforce administration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production execution to achieve volume and product-mix plans while improving efficiency, OEE, waste, rework, and overweight performance.
• Champion environmental, health, and safety requirements and reinforce a prevention-focused culture across assigned production areas.
• Ensure adherence to quality, food-safety, sanitation, and standard operating procedures; identify and correct deviations promptly.
• Lead assigned union production employees, including staffing, time and attendance administration, training, operational discipline, and employee development.
• Ensure end-of-shift production information is complete and accurate, including finished product, rework, waste, returns, material requirements, overweight, and downtime data.
• Apply Hershey Lean practices, including CIL, centerlines, defect handling, and the Autonomous Maintenance pillar, and participate in safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity improvements.
• Collaborate with Warehouse, Maintenance, Sanitation, Quality, Planning, Finance, EHS, Engineering, Operational Excellence, Human Resources, corporate teams, and suppliers as applicable.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

HACCP

GMP

TPM

Industrial Safety

Union Workforce

Leadership

Communication

Decision Making

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

The Hershey Company is seeking a Coordinator Manufacturing in Nuevo León, Mexico to lead daily production activities and ensure safety, quality, and efficiency. You will guide teams, apply Lean & TPM principles, and collaborate across functions to meet production plans and cost targets.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, a Bachelor's in Engineering, and strong English proficiency.