Business Unit Leader

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Requisition Number: 129434

Why Hershey: At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hershey’s enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy, we create positive impact by supporting communities, helping children thrive, and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long standing partnership with Milton Hershey School, where we invest in education, workforce readiness, and hands on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom. Supported by strategic grantmaking, product donations, cross brand collaboration, and strong employee volunteerism, Hershey offers a place to work where making a difference—locally and globally—is part of how we do business every day.

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, KitKat®, 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.

How will you fit in the big picture?

The Business Unit Leader is a key leader responsible for driving strategic manufacturing initiatives across multiple sites. This role plays a critical part in advancing operational efficiency, quality, and safety performance while aligning manufacturing strategies with Hershey’s broader business goals.

You will lead complex, high-impact initiatives, partner across engineering, quality, supply chain, and maintenance teams, and influence enterprise-wide decisions through data-driven insights. This is an opportunity to shape the future of manufacturing at Hershey and help make it the Sweetest Place on Earth.

What will you do?

• Lead strategic manufacturing initiatives that improve safety, quality, cost, and operational performance across multiple locations
• Oversee multi-site production and maintenance operations, ensuring consistency, compliance, and efficiency
• Provide data-driven insights to senior leadership to support resource allocation and long-term planning
• Diagnose and resolve complex operational challenges, implementing scalable process improvements
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, supply chain, quality, and maintenance teams
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Champion innovation and modernization across the manufacturing lifecycle

Minimum Education & Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related technical field preferred

Experience

• Minimum 7 years of relevant manufacturing operations experience

• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale or multi-site manufacturing initiatives

• Strong background in process engineering, production optimization, and operational leadership

• Additional Qualifications

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams

• Experience with quality systems, regulatory requirements, and safety standards in manufacturing

• Strong project management and change leadership capabilities

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills

• 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.