Senior Operations Excellence Leader: Lean, Six Sigma & TPM

Hershey Company; Robinson (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Flexible work options

Job summary

The Hershey Company in Robinson, IL seeks a Senior Manager of Operations Excellence to lead the site’s Continuous Improvement initiatives and drive TPM, Lean, and Six Sigma across a 1,000-person facility.

You will coach leaders, manage a team of 7 direct reports and 12 indirect reports, and partner with plant leadership to deliver measurable improvements in safety, quality, service, and cost. This role emphasizes digital work processes and frontline adoption.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing and leadership of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proven Lean adoption and digital work processes experience; high-speed CPG preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong SAP S/4 and Power BI capabilities.
• Experience with Augmentir Connected Worker and Electronic Value Stream Mapping; change management and analytics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Robinson site Operations Excellence strategy and Integrated Continuous Improvement program using TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Partner with plant leadership to establish objectives, governance, performance standards, audits, and work plans aligned with site and company priorities.
• Lead and develop an organization of 7 direct reports and 12 indirect reports across Process Leads, Labor & Scheduling, Learning and Development Pillar, and Training.
• Drive improvement across safety, quality, service, cost, engagement, and operating performance through structured problem solving and a healthy improvement pipeline.
• Coach and develop leaders, Process Leads, line-centric teams, and employees across shifts to strengthen capability, ownership, and consistent use of CI tools.
• Guide linedeployment, pillar development, Focus Teams, capability progression, and the sustainability of Hershey Lean across the site.
• Monitorperformance andfinancial impact against multi-year glidepaths, identify major risks or roadblocks, and communicate clear updates to senior stakeholders.
• Lead deployment of Connected Worker solutions, including Augmentir, and advance Electronic Value Stream Mapping to strengthen digital work processes and frontline adoption.
• Proactively analyze operating trends using Excel, SAP S/4, and Power BI, translate insights into clear actions, and communicate measurable results to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with central teams and Operations Excellence leaders across the network to share knowledge and support consistent, scalable implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Six Sigma Green Belt

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Power BI

Augmentir

Electronic Value Stream Mapping

Job description

The Hershey Company in Robinson, IL seeks a Senior Manager of Operations Excellence to lead the site’s Continuous Improvement initiatives and drive TPM, Lean, and Six Sigma across a 1,000-person facility.

You will coach leaders, manage a team of 7 direct reports and 12 indirect reports, and partner with plant leadership to deliver measurable improvements in safety, quality, service, and cost. This role emphasizes digital work processes and frontline adoption.