Team Lead Production

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Location:

Memphis, TN

Please note that there are only 2nd and 3rd shifts available

About The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, Kit Kat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more. At Hershey, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities where we live, work, and do business.

This commitment originated with our founder, Milton Hershey, and continues to shape who we are today. Guided by our employee value proposition,
Lead Today. Create Tomorrow
, we empower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. Our One Hershey mindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us to operate with speed, collaboration, and shared purpose. The Hershey Company is proud to be recognized as a top employer in the United States, reflecting our commitment to our people, culture, and purpose.

As a Team Lead Production
, you will play a critical role in delivering safe, high-quality products while leading day-to-day manufacturing operations within a defined production area. You will leverage your manufacturing expertise to coordinate production activities, drive operational improvements, support frontline teams, and ensure reliable execution of production plans. This role offers the opportunity to lead through influence, collaborate across functions, and make a direct impact on Hershey’s manufacturing performance.

• Lead daily production operations to achieve safety, quality, service, and cost objectives.
• Coordinate activities across shifts and teams to maintain efficient production flow and effective handoffs.
• Monitor operational performance metrics and adjust plans, staffing, or work methods as needed to meet targets.
• Partner with Maintenance and Reliability teams to coordinate equipment downtime, prioritize repairs, and minimize production disruptions.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring equipment and operational issues.
• Ensure compliance with Hershey’s quality, food safety, environmental, and safety standards.
• Review production, downtime, waste, and throughput data to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Planning, Quality, and Maintenance teams to support process changes, trials, and improvement initiatives.
• Assist with operator training, standard work updates, and implementation of operational best practices.
• Foster a positive, engaged, and high-performing team environment focused on safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• 3+ years of manufacturing, production, operations, or related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading work teams, coordinating production activities, or serving in a manufacturing lead role.
• Demonstrated problem-solving…