

Packer - Bluffton Plant
Hershey Co.
Posted Friday, October 31, 2025
Posting ID: 126381_crt:1761918281392
Bluffton, IN
Posted Date:  Oct 9, 2025 
Requisition Number: 126381
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 come be a part of our team in the Bluffton, IN location.
 
Pay:
Total Rewards:
Shifts:
Candidate Process:
Please note- communication will be through phone, email, and text. Ensure you have access to a valid email address
Job Summary
Responsible for visually inspecting, monitoring the filling process, manually packing, and stacking finished products, and completing sanitation activities
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Required Skills/Abilities
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Requisition Number: 126381
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 come be a part of our team in the Bluffton, IN location.
Pay:
- Weekly pay
- $500 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates
Total Rewards:
- Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, & Vision) starting day 30
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- $1000 referral bonus
- Paid Time off
Shifts:
- Night shift available
- 12 hours shift: 7pm-7am
- Working 3-4 days/week. 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)
Candidate Process:
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
Job Summary
Responsible for visually inspecting, monitoring the filling process, manually packing, and stacking finished products, and completing sanitation activities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintainthe 5's and GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices)
- Visually inspect and manually pack bags of product into boxes
- Recognize and report product quality issues
- Set up scales for bag, bulk, and/or tote weights
- Weigh one bag per case
- Understand the information on the lead label
- Pallet stack as needed
- Pour on rework
- Fill out all paperwork completely, accurately, and timely (including first case verifications, daily 5S paperwork, changeover/sanitation paperwork, etc.)
- Cover bulk lines and recognize and report bad product
- Clean and organize the packing area using approved chemicals and PPE as applicable
- Perform shut down, start up, and changeover procedures
- Rework product as needed
- Use pallet jacks
- Must be at least 18 years of age at time of hire
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred, but not required
- 1-month experience or training in related field
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to effectively present information to other employees.
- Basic math skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Required Skills/Abilities
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Frequently required to stand and walk.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
