Location: Hazleton, PA
Position Type: Hourly
Sign-On Bonus: $10,000

The Hershey Company Hazleton plant is a Union plant producing products such as Cadbury, Milk Bars, Almond Bars, Extra Dark Bars, Caramel Bars, Candy Coated Eggs, and Kit Kat, in a high-speed complex environment.

Pay:

$32.25/hour for the first 30 days, increasing to $34.61/hour after 30 days with satisfactory job performance
$10,000 Sign-On Bonus
OT Potential
Manufacturing Incentive Plan Eligible

Total Rewards

• Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, & Vision)—Starting Day 1!
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – with generous company match
• Hershey Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability

Shifts:

• We require that you are flexible to work any shift, weekends, overtime, and holidays
• Current needs are primarily on later shifts.
• Schedule assignments upon hire are determined by plant needs and will be discussed further during the interview process

Summary:

The Hazleton Plant of The Hershey Company, a manufacturer of chocolate and confectionary products, has an immediate opening for a Controls Technician.

The qualified applicant must have a minimum of two years education in electrical technology or a minimum of four years of recent experience in the maintenance of control equipment and instrumentation used in manufacturing control systems. Qualified Electrical Controls Technicians are eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

Job progression opportunities based on skill, experience, and training. We now offer a non-traditional 12 hours/day fixed shift that provides 12-15 days off a month.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Read and comprehend electrical and instrumentation drawings.
• Competence with Allen-Bradley programmable logic controllers (SLC, PLC, and ControlLogix families), Siemens STEP 7, as well as Human/Machine Interfaces (HMIs) such as AB PanelView, FactoryTalk View, Intellution FIX, and Wonderware.
• Troubleshoot PLC programs and be able to make programming changes when required.
• Understanding of industrial power circuits, installation practices, and general OSHA Safety practices.
• Ability to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and calibrate instrumentation such as temperature sensors, pressure sensors, pressure switches, temperature switches, weighing systems, in-line analyzers, valve actuators and positioners.
• Ability to install, maintain, and troubleshoot motor control systems including VFDs, servos, and robotic systems.
• Understanding of networking protocols and hardware (switches, routers, firewalls).
• Abide by GMPs as related to working in a food production facility.
• Experience with standard Microsoft Office software such as Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook is required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 18 years of age
• High School Diploma/ GED
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Authorized to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP experience preferred
• Good attendance is very important

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to stand, reach, squat, climb steps, and move around machinery

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug testing and background check consistent with The Hershey Company's Employment Policies. Background checks include, but are not limited to the following: education verification, employment verification, criminal check, social security number verification.

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