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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.
How will you fit in the big picture?
The Hershey Company Reese plant is a Non-Union plant producing products such as Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Kit Kat, in a high-speed complex environment.
The primary role and responsibility of the Sr Controls Engineer (3rd Shift) is to provide technical support ensuring production lines and plant processes are operational. This is achieved through technical expertise related to troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining process instrumentation, PLC’s, control systems and computers. Expertise with installation, maintenance, and repair of plant electrical systems including equipment troubleshooting, power distribution, motor control, and network/data security also required.
This person will also coordinate activities with internal disciplines and external contractors for the completion and start-up of non-routine PMs and capital projects. They must ensure that all work is performed in accordance with established guidelines and regulations for safety, GMP’s and sanitation, including conformance to Federal, State and local Electrical Codes.
The Sr Controls Engineer (3rd Shift) will assist Reese Engineering & Safety with equipment inspections to ensure proper labeling and functioning of safety equipment and protective gear, verifying compliance with relevant regulations and taking corrective action as required.
What will you do?
Provide 2nd level technical support to plant electricians and technicians related to any production issues or downtime.
Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair plant controls systems, PLC’s, motion controllers, HMI’s, electrical systems and networks.
Read and interpret drawings, diagrams, manuals, schematics, and blueprints to maintain and improve equipment uptime.
Setup, configure, program, and improve PLC programs.
Managing non-routine PM work and work associated with capital projects, by directing the activities of outside contractors and plant electricians, obtaining quotes and purchase parts as required, and ensuring that all associated electrical drawings are accurate and updated accordingly.
Assist with power distribution switchgear maintenance and switching.
Participate in the maintenance and upkeep of the Process Control Network security procedures and policies.
Assist with electrical safety and machine guarding, ensuring compliance with corporate and governmental regulations.
Develop and provide technical training to Technical Assurance personnel.
Experience with processing and packaging equipment, controls systems, instrumentation, and computers
Ability to plan and execute multiple priorities with minimal direction and supervision.
Ability to troubleshoot, modify and improve PLC and motion control programs
Ability to design and troubleshoot control circuits and ladder logic
Knowledge of DC, servo and variable frequency motors and drives
Knowledge of ControlNet, DeviceNet, DH+, Remote IO, PROFIBUS and Ethernet networks
Knowledge of NFPA 70E and other government electrical regulations.
Understanding of local area networks, subnetting and routing
Knowledge of electrical power distribution including panelboards, motor control centers, bus ways, and substations
Understanding of project management tools and requirements such as purchase requisitions, contractor time monitoring, and project timelines
Ability to effectively coordinate the activities of contractors, vendors, and plant electricians, and communicate technical data to non-technical personnel.
Flexibility to work as required in evenings, weekends, and during plant shutdowns.
Education: Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics or a related technical degree preferred
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.
To request an accommodation via phone, please call +1 877-804-1794 and leave a voicemail with your contact information. You may also email a request for accommodation to ApplicationHelp@hersheys.com. Please be sure to include “Accommodation Needed” in the subject line. This will ensure that your email is routed to the appropriate contact who will handle your request.
Nearest Major Market: Harrisburg
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