Farm Maintenance Tech – On-Call, Day-1 Benefits

Tyson Foods; United States; On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability - Short-Term

Disability - Long-Term

Telehealth

Mental Health Services

Well-Being Programs

401K

Stock Options

Life Insurance

Education Benefits

Citizenship Assistance

Discounts via Beneplace

Cobb Rewards

Referral Bonuses

Paid Vacations

Paid Holidays

Overtime Eligibility

Earned Time Off

Job summary

Cobb, part of Tyson Foods, is seeking a farm maintenance technician at Pocomoke Farm in Maryland. You will troubleshoot, maintain, and repair equipment and farm infrastructure while following safety and biosecurity guidelines in a production setting.

The role runs Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with rotating on-call weekends and holidays. Starting pay is $23.70 per hour plus shift differentials for evenings, nights, and weekends. Benefits begin on day one of full-time hire.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, and have simple math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).
• Must have good oral and written communication skills.
• Must have Valid Driver’s License, 1 year verifiable Driving experience with clean safety record
• Fork lift certified or able to obtain certification.
• Maintain maximum point level of 6.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for preventive maintenance program for all farm vehicles and poultry houses (50%).
• Connects electrical wiring and cables; installs lighting fixtures, outlets, switches, wall boxes, and terminal boards (20%).
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments; repairs or replaces defective parts; reports machinery defects or malfunctions to supervisor (20%).
• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change with notice, including following lock out tag out guidelines and performing generator test runs weekly (10%).

Skills

Reading & basic math

Communication skills

Driver's license

Forklift certification

Safety compliance

Job description

Cobb, part of Tyson Foods, is seeking a farm maintenance technician at Pocomoke Farm in Maryland. You will troubleshoot, maintain, and repair equipment and farm infrastructure while following safety and biosecurity guidelines in a production setting.

The role runs Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with rotating on-call weekends and holidays. Starting pay is $23.70 per hour plus shift differentials for evenings, nights, and weekends. Benefits begin on day one of full-time hire.