Specialist Packaging

Hershey

Bluffton, IN

Estimated pay: Est. $19–$29/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

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. Location: Bluffton, IN 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 Packaging Specialist supports safe, reliable, and efficient packing operations at our Bluffton manufacturing facility. This hands-on technical role coordinates packaging equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, process improvement, SQF compliance, operator capability, and product qualification activities. You will partner with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Training, R D, and external technical resources to improve equipment performance, reduce waste, and strengthen operator effectiveness. What will you do? • Maintain, troubleshoot, and support repair of packaging equipment, including conveyors, scales, packaging machines, metal detectors, formers, and related ancillary equipment. • Own recurring preventive maintenance and inspection processes, including PMO routes, completion tracking, documentation, and SQF compliance. • Use structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis to resolve moderately complex equipment and process issues, escalating matters outside established authority. • Track and improve equipment reliability and performance measures, including mean time to failure, mean time between failures, machine rates, waste, and operator compliance. • Maintain the PMO Tier Progression program by assessing skills, identifying training needs, supporting bid recommendations, and updating training materials and troubleshooting guides. • Coordinate parts inventory and maintenance planning with the ATS Site Manager, Planner/Scheduler, Engineering, Maintenance, and Parts Specialist. • Support small technical and continuous improvement initiatives, including equipment changes, CapEx implementation, R D trials, sample requests, and validation of results. • Communicate technical findings, trends, and recommendations to plant leaders and cross-functional partners to support corrective actions and production effectiveness. • Support plant SQF and KPI goals, including foreign material investigations, metal detector deviations, customer complaint investigations, and continuous improvement activities. Minimum Requirements Education : High school diploma or equivalent required. Experience: 1+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing equipment, packaging operations, maintenance, technical support, or a related environment. Technical capability: Demonstrated ability to maintain, troubleshoot, calibrate, or repair manufacturing or utility systems using established procedures. Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt technical information for different audiences. Computer skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Outlook. Work style: Strong organization, leadership, and prioritization skills, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple responsibilities. Preferred: Snack food or food manufacturing equipment experience and a Green Belt certification, or the ability to obtain one. Benefits and Perks At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside