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Future Opportunities Electrical Controls Co-Op (Fall 2026) Job Details | The Hershey Company Note: To protect the confidentiality, privacy, and security of The Hershey Company, its personnel, and its interview process, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools during interviews to listen, transcribe, record, or assist with answering interview questions is prohibited unless explicitly approved in advance. This is consistent with local data protection laws. Note: To protect the confidentiality, privacy, and security of The Hershey Company, its personnel, and its interview process, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools during interviews to listen, transcribe, record, or assist with answering interview questions is prohibited unless explicitly approved in advance. This is consistent with local data protection laws. Note: To protect the confidentiality, privacy, and security of The Hershey Company, its personnel, and its interview process, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools during interviews to listen, transcribe, record, or assist with answering interview questions is prohibited unless explicitly approved in advance. This is consistent with local data protection laws. 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. Future Opportunities Electrical Controls Co-Op (Fall 2026) Posted Date: Aug 11, 2026 Requisition Number: 126286 Location : Hershey, PA Duration :  Fall 2026 (Full-time Co-Op June 2026 – December 2026 with possible additional 6-month rotation) We are currently prioritizing recruitment for Spring 2025 Co-Ops. However, we do have a Fall 2025 opening as well. Please refer to the correct job posting based on your availability to complete a Co-Op or Internship. Overview : This Controls Engineering Co-Op has the potential for the selected candidate to work 3 consecutive rotations within the Controls Engineering department depending on your availability. The available Intern/Co-op position would have the opportunity to begin in Fall 2026. Successive rotations would then follow school schedule for a co-op experience. Responsibilities This position may include but is not limited to the following: Project Work :  Under the guidance of the controls engineer, the intern may be involved in project work which may include electrical design, equipment/instrument installation, equipment/instrument checkout, project startups and maintenance troubleshooting and support. Intern Project :  Working on their own assigned project. Projects may involve developing electrical elementary drawings, writing program logic controller (PLC) programs, Human Machine Interface (HMI) screen development. Project work may also include observing existing plant processes, making recommendations, setting up a test design and working with plant operators and supervisors to troubleshoot existing systems.  Researching new technologies to implement in production environments. Other :  The student intern may also gain experience in talking to vendors, equipment/instrument selection, equipment/instrument set up and training of manufacturing personnel.  The intern may also work with process engineering, packaging engineering, quality assurance, industrial engineering and other Hershey personnel. Qualifications Major :  Sophomore or junior working toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0. Coursework :  The candidate must have completed the basic or introductory courses in the following areas: Electrical Theory Electronics Electrical Design Coursework or experience in the following areas is not necessary but would be a plus: Networking SCADA Systems Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Programming - Ladder Logic, Function Blocks, Structured Text Human Machine Interface (HMI) Development – Using Visualization Software Food Processing or Manufacturing Candidate must have a valid driver’s license. This position may involve international travel. Technical Skills :  Ability to use basic electrical instruments such as digital multimeter, current probes and signal calibrators. The successful candidate must also have basic electrical troubleshooting experience. Personal Skills :  The successful candidate works well with others, is organized, takes initiative, is dependable, has common sense and is flexible and willing to travel. Please be advised that The Hershey Company welcomes all applicants to internships. However, Hershey will not provide immigration-related support for these internships. Hershey also will not provide immigration-related sponsorship (such as H-1B) for entry-level roles should you later apply for one of those roles in the future. 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. 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