Production Operator - Robinson Plant (Parent Requsition Oct2026)

Hershey Company; Robinson (IL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan

Hershey Stock Purchase Program

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Job summary

Hershey Company in Robinson, IL is seeking a Production Operator to join our Robinson Plant team. This hourly role involves operating processing and packaging equipment, handling forklift duties, and ensuring high food-safety standards.

You will follow GMPs, perform quality checks, and participate in autonomous maintenance while supporting various shifts, including weekends and overtime, to meet production goals.

Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age and authorized to work in the United States.
• High School diploma or GED; able to read, write and understand English.
• Willing to work 1st/2nd/3rd shifts including weekends and overtime.

Responsibilities

• Operate processing and/or packaging equipment.
• Operate a forklift.
• Perform quality checks (metal detectors, weight, dates).
• Follow GMP, safety and housekeeping practices.

Skills

Basic math

Reading & writing English

Shift flexibility

Forklift operation

Computer basics

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

SAP/LPR

Job description

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Production Operator - Robinson Plant

Posted Date: Oct 26, 2026

Requisition Number: 130902

Job Location:Robinson, IL (US)

Position Type:Hourly

About the Facility: The Hershey Company Robinson plant is a non-union plant producing products such as PayDay, Heath, Skor, Milk Duds, Whoppers, Reese’s Pieces, Zero, Brookside Fruit Crunchy, & Scharffen Berger, in a high-speed complex environment.

Learn more about being a production operator! Take a quiz and see if this role would be a good match for you:https://mfgjobpreview.hersheys.com/

Pay:

• Eligible for holiday pay on first day
• Eligibility to bid for higher graded positions after successful completion of probation period
• Manufacturing Incentive Plan Eligible

Total Rewards:

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – with generous company match
• Hershey Stock Purchase Program
• Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability

Shifts:

• We ask that you are flexible to work any shift, weekends, overtime and holidays.
• Schedule assignment upon hire is determined by plant needs. New hires are eligible to bid to a different shift within their assigned department, beginning day 1 (awarded based on seniority within that department).
• Plant Operating schedules: 3 Continuous Operating Schedules (COS) of a 12-hour shift from 6:00pm- 6:00am OR an 8 to 10-hour shift on 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift.
• Mandatory overtime could be weekly (extra days scheduled) or daily (additional hours added to 8-10hr shifts) or weekends (8 to 12-hour shifts).

Candidate Process:

• Candidates are required to take and pass a pre-hire assessment to schedule an interview
• Qualified applicants will receive an email to schedule for aninterview(ensure you have access to a valid email).
• Post-Offer Drug Screen and Background Check required (valid ID required)

Job Description:

Come Make More Moments of Goodness with us as aProduction Operator!

As a Production Operator, you will work in a variety of roles in processing and packaging within the plant. Operators are responsible for maintaining our highest quality of food safety standards, sanitation standards, and production and packaging requirements.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Operating processing and/or packaging equipment.
• Operating a fork truck,
• Following and interpreting information from processes including, performing various quality checks (i.e. metal detectors, date codes, and weight systems) and following Autonomous Maintenance Programs (cleaning, inspecting, and lubricating equipment)
• Observing all safety procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and good housekeeping practices

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 18 years of age at time of hire
• Authorized to work in the United States
• High School diploma or GED Certificate
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend English
• Ability to understand and perform basic mathematics
• Basic computer knowledge with ability to find and enter information
• Must be flexible to work any shift during a 24 hour period (1st/ 2nd/ 3rd) and any variation of shift length (e.g. 8 hours or 12 hours) 1st / 2nd / 3rd (8 or 12 hour shifts) Must be available to work weekends, holidays and overtime

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a manufacturing/food manufacturing environment including the following: Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Safe Quality Foods (SQF), Autonomous/Preventative Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, and Warehouse Management Systems such as SAP/LPR.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by state and federal law:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Work from heights and in confined spaces
• Repetitive use of hands, wrists, and forearms
• Walking and standing for the majority of the shift
• Reaching, bending, stooping and crawling

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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