This job is closed
Applications are no longer available for this announcement. Explore current related opportunities below.
Job description
.buttontext3bcdfbbb7f a{ border: 1px solid transparent; } .buttontext3bcdfbbb7f a:focus{ border: 1px dashed #327bb8 !important; outline: none !important; } Note: If you apply for a role at Hershey through our career's website, we may use technologies that use automation to filter your candidacy based on objective criteria. We also use AI-enabled tools that help us facilitate the selection of our future Hershey talent. These tools may help with activities such as matching and scoring candidates to roles based on requirements and scheduling interviews. These systems process only the information you provide in your application, including your resume, work history, education, and responses to screening questions. While these technologies assist with certain steps in our recruitment process and may provide recommendations, all final decisions, including those affecting whether candidates advance to subsequent stages in the applicant process, are made by our talent acquisition teams with meaningful human review and independent judgment. Depending on your location and the specific role you apply for, additional disclosures about our use of AI in recruitment may be provided to you separately.
HVAC Specialist - Hazleton Plant
Posted Date: Sep 12, 2026
Requisition Number:
Location: Hazle Township, PA
Position Type: Hourly
Sign-On Bonus: $10,000
Summary:
The Hershey Company, Hazleton Plant, in Hazle Township, PA 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'sCandy CoatedEggs, and Kit Kat, in a high-speed complex environment.
The qualifiedapplicant must be able to 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 electricaland HVAC theory.
Pay:
Starting Pay Rate: $40.86/hour
0.45 differential pay/hour for 2nd and 3rd shift (8 hour) and 0.60 differential pay/hour for 12-hour night shift
$10,000 Sign-On Bonus
Overtime Potential
Manufacturing Incentive Plan Eligible
Total Rewards:
Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, & Vision) -Starting Day1!
401(k) Retirement Plan - with generous company match
Hershey Employee Stock Purchase Program
Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability
Shifts:
You must be flexible to work any shift, weekends, overtime, and holidays.
Work schedule assignments upon hire aredetermined by plant needs. You will be assigned to1st shift (6:50 PM - 3:00 PM) upon hire for training, then may be moved to a different shift upon qualification and seniority.You will be eligible to bid on other schedules, shifts and jobswhen posted.
Traditional Work Schedule (TWS):Regularschedule is 8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday. (1st shift: 6:50am-3:00pm, 2nd shift: 2:50pm-11:00pm and 3rd shift: 10:50pm-7:00am).Mandatory overtime couldbe weekly (scheduled for 12 hours/day, Monday through Friday), daily (additional 4 hours on your 8-hour shift) and weekends (8 to 12-hour shifts)whichcould be assigned up to 30 minutes prior to the end of the shift.
Continuous Operations Schedule (COS):Rotation of 2-2-3 days on/off, with every other weekend off. You will be eligible for 1 mandated day in a 2-week period
Candidate Process:
Please note: Communications will be through e-mail and text. Ensure you have access to a valid e-mail
Qualified applicants will be required to complete a writtenHVAC skills assessment
Post-Offer Drug Screen and Background Check required
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
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
Must be authorized to work in the United States
Must possess a minimum of threeyears' relevant experience in HVAC to include electrical, plumbing, sheet metal and industrial refrigeration
Must possess working knowledge of PLCcontrols,pneumatic controls, and building maintenance systems
Completion of Universal certification for refrigerant recovery and usage
Basic computer skills
Preferred Qualifications:
SAP experience
Food manufacturing experience
Experience with Continuous Improvement methodology
Good attendance is very important
Physical Demands:
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
Regularly required to stand, reach, squat, crawl, bend, climb steps/stairs/ladders/scaffolding, and move around machinery
Working Conditions:
Work will be performed inside and outside of a food manufacturing facility and onsite Wastewater Treatment Plant
The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required to include but not limited to safety toe shoes/boots, ear plugs, safety glasses/goggles, hard hats,hair nets, hooded hair restraints, and gloves
Wearing company issued uniforms is a requirement
Assessment Requirements:
To ensure the highest standards ofHVACproficiency, all applicants must successfully complete anHVAC-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 . Internal applicants should submit a ticket in the HR Support .
Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of the background check results consistent with The Hershey Company's employment policies. Background checks mayinclude butare not limited to the following: education verification, employment verification, criminal check, social security number verification, and/or drug test.
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.
You may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application process as a result of a disability.
You can request an accommodation via phone or email.
To request an accommodation via phone, please call and leave a voicemail with your contact information. You may also email a request for accommodation to . 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.
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.