Sr Team Lead Line Lead

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Note:If you apply for a role at Hershey through our career’s website, we may use technologies that use automation to filter your candidacy based on objective criteria. We also use AI-enabled tools that help us facilitate the selection of our future Hershey talent. These tools may help with activities such as matching and scoring candidates to roles based on requirements and scheduling interviews. These systems process only the information you provide in your application, including your resume, work history, education, and responses to screening questions. While these technologies assist with certain steps in our recruitment process and may provide recommendations, all final decisions, including those affecting whether candidates advance to subsequent stages in the applicant process, are made by our talent acquisition teams with meaningful human review and independent judgment. Depending on your location and the specific role you apply for, additional disclosures about our use of AI in recruitment may be provided to you separately. Posted Date: Jul 25, 2026 Requisition Number: 128609 Job Location: Robinson, IL Summary The Line Lead is responsible for adhering to the handbook, and complying with regulatory requirements, company/plant policies, procedures, and rules in their area of responsibility. In addition, the Production Line Lead: Independently perform all assignments except the most complex or unusual, only being given instructions as to the general results expected Receives technical guidance on the most unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for “one of a kind” projects With minimal direction and input from senior leadership, independently proposes, plans, and executes projects to eliminate the root cause of manufacturing problems Independently executes projects of extremely high complexity which have a large impact on the on the company's current and/or future business interests (projects may relate to any aspect of the business – people, procedures, policies, finances, equipment/processes) and/or products Responsible for the financial planning, direction and management of hourly production personnel while safely and effectively meeting the needs of their departments/areas in the plant Meets the maintenance needs of all departments in the plant The position requires weekend work as assigned To be considered, you must also be flexible for all shifts Skills and Experience Strong change management skills, driving and implementing change to optimize the business focusing on safety, quality and cost Excellent people and leadership skills Strong written and oral communication skills Knowledge of production systems Managerial ability (communication skills, delegation, motivation, etc.) Problem solving and decision making abilities Knowledge of provisions of union contracts Knowledge of product quality standards and regulatory requirements Ability to work with and relate to all levels of personnel Ability to read/interpret production performance reports Experience in manufacturing supervision Minimum Requirements and Education Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing or in a high speed, complex environment required Experience with Microsoft Office Suite required Minimum of 1 year in a supervisory capacity preferred Food manufacturing experience preferred SAP experience preferred The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans. You may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application process as a result of a disability. You can request an accommodation via phone or email. To request an accommodation via phone, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io and leave a voicemail with your contact information. You may also email a request for accommodation to View email address on click.appcast.io. Please be sure to include “Accommodation Needed” in the subject line. This will ensure that your email is routed to the appropriate contact who will handle your request. #J-18808-Ljbffr Hershey Company