Carthage Plant; Choctaw - Maintenance Generalist MGU - 1st Shift

Equipment Maintenance Technician

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.

The base pay will be commensurate with experience between $18.10 and $25.85 per hour plus the possibility of an attendance bonus.

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

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.