Maintenance Generalist - CW Processing Maint 3rd Shift - Carthage, MS
Listed on 2026-10-12
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic -
Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Location: Carthage
Job Details:
Why join Tyson?
At Tyson, we are raising the worlds expectations on how much good food can do. We are hiring immediately for various roles where you will be a critical part of that mission. Come join the great Team at Tyson Foods! Earn vacation time, incentive pay and the opportunity to self-promote within the company. Safety is first with Tyson and all Team Members are expected to practice Safety within the company.
Some of our great benefits include:
- Competitive, Weekly Pay
- Career Growth Opportunities
- People-First Culture
- Tyson Guild Education - 175+ Programs Free Tuition
- A Safe Workplace
- Healthcare Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Longevity Pay
- 401(k) with Company Matching
- Attendance Bonus and many more benefits to offer
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. This position is scheduled for 3rd shift. The position is full-time. 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 a minimum of six (6) months of industrial maintenance work experience documented in the work history section of the application or be graduate of an industrial maintenance training program. (can be a combination of employers as long as experience is at least 6 months)
- 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.
- All applicants must provide their government identification number so the system can verify any previous Tyson employment history.
- 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.
- Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No - Work Shift:
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