Intern Operations Excellence (Spring 2026)

Location: Memphis, TN

Duration: Spring and Summer 2026

Operations Excellence Intern/Co-Op

This posting is for a position within The Hershey Company’s Operations Excellence group located in Memphis, TN.  The goal of this internship/co-op position is to provide an opportunity for students to gain real world experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods and Food processing industry and to help students develop professionally in a progressive manner with an increasing amount of responsibility.  This position will give you an excellent opportunity to gain real world experience while working alongside Line Centric Teams to meet the Company goals pertaining to continuous improvement and Hershey Lean. 

Responsibilities:

Typical Student assignments & responsibilities may include: 

• Recipe standardization across all equipment (remove old and ensure all recipes are identified correctly)
• 5S activities (Focus on Consumable item location and quantities, working with the PM pillar)
• RCO Implementation based on input from Process Leads
• CI Projects (specific projects based on timing of individual coming on board) Work with Process Leads on existing projects
• Work with operators to identify project opportunities on the lines (Go-Do’s)
• Other items as needed. 

Education

Must be an undergraduate student majoring in engineering at the sophomore level or higher.

Primary focus currently is recruiting for an intern to start working Spring term 2026.  Preliminary recruiting for Summer 2026 term is also underway.  Please specify what term(s) you are available during the interview process. 

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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