Quality Assurance Tech - Bluffton, IN

Why Hershey: 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.

Location: Bluffton, IN

We are mixing up something new in Bluffton, IN. This is an exciting time to join our team. We hold ourselves to the highest of quality standards. Each bag of Dot’s Pretzels tastes as if they were made straight from the home kitchen of Dot herself. Our foundation is built on relationships. We are family. We believe in our employees and lead by example. The Dot’s Pretzels brand has seen an enormous amount of growth, so we are looking for employees to become a part of our team in the Bluffton, IN location.

Weekly pay

$500 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates

Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, & Vision) starting day 30

401(k) Retirement Plan

$1000 referral bonus

Paid Time off

Night shift available

12-hour shifts (7pm-7am)

Working 3-4 days/week ( One week : Sun, Wed, Thurs  Next week : Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat). This is a 2-2-3 schedule (2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off rotation)

Please note- communication will be through phone, email, and text. Ensure you have access to a valid email address

Qualified applicants will receive a phone call to schedule an onsite interview

Post Offer background check, drug screen, and physical assessment required

Responsible for performing hourly control tests, inspections of random samples of finished products, pre-operational inspections and swabbing to ensure cleanliness of lines.

Essential Functions/Duties and Responsibilities

Ability to check all of the following

Oven exit & finishing moisture

Salt contents, color, P.H.

Count per pound

Breakage and length

Bag, label, case count and bag weight checks

Metal detection checks as required

Collection of samples for Micro Testing

Completion of COA paperwork

Pre-operational inspections of line

Swabbing using ATP, AllerSnap, and AllerFlow swabs

Sanitation of lab and equipment

Enter test results into computer as required

Adhering to all GMP’s, both personal and operational

High School Diploma or GED

1-3 months related experience

Basic Data Entry

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure

HACCP Qualified

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Stand, walk, climb, and reach with both hands and arms, bend and twist.

Agility of both hands and all fingers to push, pull, grasp, touch and feel.

Visual acuity and hand/eye coordination.

Talk/communicate and hear.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by team members assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, qualifications or working conditions.

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