Carthage Plant (Choctaw) - Maintenance Generalist - 1st Shift

Tyson Foods; Carthage (MS); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) plans

Health, dental, vision and life保险

Job summary

Tyson Foods in Carthage, MS is hiring a Maintenance Technician responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing all equipment, ensuring a safe work environment and compliance with Tyson policies. The role involves preventive maintenance on complex production equipment and collaboration with the production team.

You will inspect electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, operate industrial equipment such as skyjack, forklift, and boomlift, and maintain logs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of maintenance experience within the past 2 years.
• Ability to inspect equipment and take corrective action to prevent downtime.
• Willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends and holidays.
• Facility may rehire after 365 days under Tyson policy.

Responsibilities

• Preventively maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and replaces defective equipment.
• Maintains electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Operates industrial equipment such as skyjack, forklift, and boomlift.
• Maintains maintenance logs and a clean, safe work area.
• Works with production staff to ensure proper use and care of equipment.
• Complies with safety, GMP, and SQF requirements.
• Reports food safety and quality issues to management.
• Lifts up to 50 pounds and pushes up to 100 pounds.

Skills

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Teamwork

Tools

Skyjack

Forklift

Boomlift

Job description

Job Details: This position is responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing all equipment and company assets while maintaining a safe work environment and adhering to Tyson policies and procedures.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preventively maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, replaces and alters defective equipment.
• Provides maintenance on complex production equipment.
• Responsible for controlling inventory and requisitioning appropriate parts.
• Performs maintenance checks on buildings and equipment.
• Maintains electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Operate industrial equipment (skyjack, forklift, boomlift).
• Complies with company safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Performs general equipment repair and installation of safety equipment when necessary.
• Teams with production staff to encourage proper use and care of all equipment.
• Maintains appropriate maintenance and repair logs.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary and safe work area.
• Follow all required work safe practices. This would include lockout-tag out requirements and wearing of all required PPE in designated areas, confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc.
• Report any food safety and food quality related issues to management immediately.
• Comply with all safety, food safety, GMP and SQF Requirements
• Must be willing to frequently lift up to 50 pounds and push up to 100 pounds.
• Effectively work in a team environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform any other work as assigned by supervisor

REQUIREMENTS

• Must have 1 year of maintenance experience within the immediate past 2 years.
• Ability to inspect equipment, recognize potential problems and independently take appropriate corrective action to prevent component failures or equipment down time
• Must be willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends and holidays.
• This facility accepts rehires after 365 days and only if the applicant has not worked more than two previous times for Tyson. Tyson reserves the right to require longer waiting periods or not accept rehires based on the reason for dismissal.

Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.

Relocation Assistance Eligible: No

Work Shift: 1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

• paid time off
• 401(k) plans
• affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• and more