Senior Manager, Operations Excellence & Lean Transformation

The Hershey Company

Robinson (IL)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

The Hershey Company is seeking a Sr Mgr Operations Excellence at the Robinson, IL site to lead the site’s Operations Excellence strategy and Integrated Continuous Improvement program. You will drive improvements across safety, quality, service, cost, and engagement using TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma methodologies.

You will partner with plant leadership, manage a team of 7 direct and 12 indirect reports, and advance digital work processes including Connected Worker solutions to

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of manufacturing experience with leadership in CI/operational excellence.
  • Proven Lean adoption and digital work processes experience; high-speed CPG preferred.
  • Bachelor’s in engineering (MBA a plus) and Six Sigma certification preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Robinson site Ops Excellence strategy and CI program.
  • Partner with plant leadership to set objectives, governance and audits.
  • Manage team of 7 direct and 12 indirect reports across pillars.
  • Drive safety, quality, service, cost and performance improvements.
  • Coach leaders and shifts on CI tools and capability growth.
  • Deploy connected worker solutions and digital mapping to improve frontline work.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing
Six Sigma
Advanced Excel
SAP S/4
Power BI
Augmentir
Change Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
MBA a plus
Six Sigma Green Belt or higher

Tools

SAP S/4
Power BI
Augmentir Connected Worker

Job description

The Hershey Company is seeking a Sr Mgr Operations Excellence at the Robinson, IL site to lead the site’s Operations Excellence strategy and Integrated Continuous Improvement program. You will drive improvements across safety, quality, service, cost, and engagement using TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma methodologies.

You will partner with plant leadership, manage a team of 7 direct and 12 indirect reports, and advance digital work processes including Connected Worker solutions to

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