HVAC Specialist - Hazleton Plant Job at Hershey Co., Hazle, PA

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  • Hershey Co.
  • Hazle, PA

Job Description

Posted Date: Aug 5, 2025

Requisition Number: 125813

Location: Hazle Township, PA
Position Type: Hourly
Sign-On Bonus: $7500

The Hershey Company Hazleton Plant is a Union plant manufacturing products such as Cadbury Caramello Bars, Cadbury Mini Eggs, Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bars, Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Almonds Bars, Hershey's Special Dark Bars, Hershey's Candy-Coated Eggs and Kit Kat, in a high-speed complex environment.

Pay:
• Starting Pay Rate: $39.38/hour
• 0.45 differential pay/hour for 2nd and 3rd shift (8 hour) and 0.60 differential pay/hour for 12-hour night shift
• $7500 Sign-On Bonus
• Overtime 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.
• Work schedule assignments upon hire are determined by plant needs. Once your training period begins, you will be assigned to 1st shift (6:50 am - 3:00 pm), then possibly moved to a different shift upon qualification. You will be eligible to bid on other schedules, shifts and jobs when they are posted.
• Mandatory overtime for a traditional work schedule could be weekly (scheduled for up to 12 hours/day, Monday through Sunday), daily (additional 4 hours on your 8-hour shift) and weekends (8 to 12-hour shifts). Mandatory overtime for a continuous operations scheduled is subject to one day in a two (2) week period.

Candidate Process:
• Qualified applicants will be required to complete a written HVAC skills assessment
• Post-Offer Drug Screen and Background Check required*

Summary:

Install, maintain, diagnose, troubleshoot, repair, remove, balance, calibrate and adjust heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems and units throughout the plant and office facilities as well as possess electrical and HVAC theory. Qualified HVAC Specialists are eligible for a $7,500 sign-on bonus .

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Interpret and understand blueprints, P&ID's, piping schematics, electrical schematics, engineering sketches, standards & specifications, gauges, meters, graphs, charts and reference tables.
  • Document accurate information of equipment repairs, troubleshooting steps, parts used and time spent in SAP work order system.
  • Check equipment located external to the plant, which requires walking, climbing, bending, etc. in all weather conditions.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must possess a High School diploma/ GED
  • Must be flexible to work any shift
  • Must be available to work weekends, holidays, and overtime, which at times may be short notice
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States
  • Must possess a minimum of three years relevant experience in HVAC to include electrical, plumbing, sheet metal and industrial refrigeration
  • Must possess working knowledge of PLC controls, pneumatic controls, and building maintenance systems
  • Completion of Universal certification for refrigerant recovery and usage
  • Basic computer skills
Preferred Qualifications:
  • SAP experience preferred
  • Food manufacturing experience is preferred
  • Experience with Continuous Improvement methodology is preferred
  • Good attendance is very important
Physical Demands:
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Regularly required to stand, reach, squat, climb steps, ladders and scaffolding, and move around machinery
Working Conditions:
  • Work will be performed inside and outside
  • The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required to include but not limited to safety toe shoes, ear plugs, safety glasses/googles, hard hats, hair and beard nets, and gloves
  • Wearing company issued uniforms is a requirement
Assessment Requirements:

To ensure the highest standards of maintenance proficiency, all applicants must successfully complete a maintenance-specific skills assessment. This assessment is required for further consideration for the position. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact a Talent Professional at 1-877-804-1794 or ApplicationHelp@hersheys.com . Internal applicants should submit a ticket in the HR Support Center askhr@hersheys.com .

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of the background check results consistent with The Hershey Company's employment policies. Background checks may include, but are not limited to the following: education verification, employment verification, criminal check, social security number verification, and/or drug test.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Temporary work, Part time, Work at office, Relocation package, Flexible hours, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Sunday, Day shift, Afternoon shift,

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