Electrical Controls Specialist - Hazleton Plant

The Hershey Company•Hazle Township, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Hershey Company is hiring an Electrical Controls Specialist at its Hazleton Plant in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, a union food-manufacturing facility producing a range of Hershey, Cadbury, and Kit Kat products in a high-speed, complex environment. The role involves maintaining, troubleshooting, installing, and calibrating electrical control equipment, instrumentation, and manufacturing control systems. Applicants must have at least two years of education in electrical technology or at least four years of recent experience maintaining control equipment and instrumentation used in manufacturing control systems. The position is hourly, with a starting rate of $40.86 per hour, shift differentials for certain shifts, a $10,000 sign-on bonus, overtime potential, and eligibility for the Manufacturing Incentive Plan. Employees are assigned to either an 8-hour weekday Traditional Work Schedule or a rotating Continuous Operations Schedule. New hires may be assigned to night COS or second- or third-shift TWS, and must be flexible to work any shift during training. Overtime, weekend, and holiday work may be required. The work takes place in a food manufacturing facility and requires use of specified personal protective equipment and company-issued uniforms. Applicants must pass a maintenance-specific written skills assessment. Offers are contingent on successful drug screening and background checks.

Requirements

At least 18 years of age.
High school diploma or GED.
At least two years of education in electrical technology or at least four years of recent experience maintaining control equipment and instrumentation used in manufacturing control systems.
Basic computer skills.
Flexibility to work all shifts and eligibility to be placed on a 12-hour rotational schedule.
Availability to work weekends, holidays, and overtime, which may be assigned up to 30 minutes before the end of a shift.
Authorization to work in the United States.
Successful completion of the required maintenance-specific skills assessment.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
SAP experience.
Good attendance.

Responsibilities

Read and comprehend electrical and instrumentation drawings.
Use and troubleshoot Allen-Bradley PLCs, including PLC and ControlLogix families, and HMIs such as AB PanelView, FactoryTalk View, Intellution FIX, and Wonderware.
Troubleshoot PLC programs and make programming changes when required.
Apply knowledge of industrial power circuits, installation practices, and OSHA safety practices.
Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and calibrate instrumentation, including temperature and pressure sensors and switches, weighing systems, in-line analyzers, valve actuators, and positioners.
Install, maintain, and troubleshoot motor control systems, including VFDs, servos, and robotic systems.
Work with networking protocols and hardware, including switches, routers, and firewalls.
Abide by Good Manufacturing Practices applicable to food manufacturing.
Use standard Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.