Future Opportunities Intern Quality & Regulatory Compliance - Digital Quality (Summer 2026)

Summary: The Hershey Company is seeking a summer intern to manage and support small-to-medium sized projects on their Digital Quality team. This position provides an excellent opportunity to gain meaningful experience in the digital aspects of Food Safety and Food Quality functions. Responsibilities: - Create actionable metrics that capture risk modeling from food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance - Generate scorecards and reports that evaluate the effectiveness of our product excellence programs - Leverage datasets from various software systems used for food safety and quality - Create and execute a data governance process for food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance data - Evaluate data integrity and process mapping to improve data hygiene - Use digital and software tools for horizon scanning and compliance - Manage your own project and support other Digital Quality initiatives - Map the end to end business process across multiple food safety and quality functional teams with the intent to automate and optimize - Create a PowerApp or Python App for tracking Choking Hazards process - Create a PowerApp or Python App for Regulatory Contaminates - Review current documentation practices and existing tools to automate or optimize - Leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), or Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to improve any of the processes above - Manage your own project and support other Digital Quality initiatives Required Qualifications: - Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills, and excellent interpersonal skills - Verbal and written communication skills are critical in this assignment - Strong computer skills - Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Excel; SAP experience a plus - Able to effectively address all levels within the organization - Strong influencing and leadership skills with the ability to challenge decisions and facilitate change - Exemplary organizational skills - Ability to respond to a diversity of requests - Ability to work in a remote team-oriented environment and be able to assist in different areas where needed - Must be detail-oriented - Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment - The successful candidate must be capable of working independently after receiving direction - Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's) while working in the production and office areas - Enrolled in a bachelor's degree program - A minimum overall GPA of 2.8 is required Preferred Qualifications: - Preferred declared majors are data analytics, data science, food science, chemistry, biology, or a similar discipline - An overall GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred - Experience with any of the following tools will help determine the best project for you: PowerAutomate, PowerApps, SharePoint, Teams - Programming languages such as SQL, Python, C# - Analytics Tools, such as SAP Analytics Cloud, PowerBI, Alteryx, Tableau - Data warehousing and marketplaces, such as SAP Datasphere, Snowflake, or Collibra, are a plus Required Skills: Data Analytics, Data Science, Programming languages Important Skills: PowerApps, SAP Analytics Cloud, PowerBI, SQL, Analytical Tools Nice-to-Have Skills: analytical skills, Problem-solving skills, Interpersonal skills, Communication skills, Organizational skills, Detail-oriented, Leadership skills Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer