Staff Engineer, Controls
 The Hershey Company | |
paid time off, 401(k)
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 United States, Tennessee, Memphis | |
| 975 Kansas St (Show on map) | |
 Oct 02, 2026 | |
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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. Staff Engineer, Controls Posted Date: Oct 2, 2026 Requisition Number: 130299 Location: Memphis,TN 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?
Provide technical leadership and support to plant operational and maintenance staff in problem resolution and optimization of existing electrical control and automation systems. What will you do?
Minimum Requirements
Education & Experience:Bachelor's degree in mechatronic engineering, manufacturing engineering or a related technical/engineering field plus five years of post-bachelor experience working with manufacturing controls systems. Experience must include the following (but need not extend over the full period of required experience): * Advanced programing knowledge and experience with PLC, HMI (RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, Connected component, Allen Bradley FactoryTalk ME and SE, Schineder controllers and Vijeo machine) * Advanced configuration and troubleshooting knowledge of controls networking systems and network security, including Virtual networks and Firewalls * Program, modify and troubleshoot recipes and phase control process in Allen Bradley Batch Management system, configure ThinManager and ThinClient * Programing knowledge and experience with robotics (Fanuc and ABB) * Management and support of capital projects * Ability to develop, mentor, and train technical and operational personnel 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 of work.
Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility. The anticipated base salary range for this role is $127,840 to $159,800per year. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of jobrelated factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skill set, education, and training. In addition to a market-competitive base salary, our Total Rewards package includes performancebased incentives and a comprehensive, competitive benefits package designed to support overall physical, mental, and financial wellbeing (as applicable). Learn more about Hershey's benefits and all the resources Hershey provides to support our employees' physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing by visiting the Hershey Digital Employee Experience at www.askHRbenefits.hersheys.com 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.
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