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Tyson Foods

Processes and sells chicken, beef and pork

Welder Fabricators Maintenance Generalist

Welding & Metal FabricationUpdated on Nov 5
Full-timeDanville, VA, USA$34.80 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Capable of fabricating and erecting assigned tasks using stainless steel, galvanized steel, black iron, angle iron, channel iron, round stock, and flat stock.
  • Capable of performing TIG, arc, and MIG welding.
  • Able to safely operate hand and power tools and shop equipment, including metal shears, metal brakes, drill presses, metal lathes, plasma cutters, oxy-acetylene torches, and sanders.
  • Able to weld in flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead positions.
  • Capable of reading blueprints, specifications, sketches, and work orders and planning layout, assembly, and welding operations.
  • Able to perform close-tolerance work to meet layout and print specifications using calipers, micrometers, and related tools as needed.
  • Able to perform machining using lathe and broaching tools, drilling, tapping, and other machining functions.
  • Proficient in AutoCAD or other design software.
  • Possess a degree in Industrial Technology or a related field, or have at least three years of experience.
  • Able to weld pipe and read schematics and blueprints.
  • Able to communicate effectively in writing and verbally and exercise sound judgment in project implementation.
  • Possess basic computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office and AutoCAD.
  • Willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate welding and fabrication equipment to perform jobs based on blueprints, sketches, or verbal orders.
  • Examine parts for defects and measure parts to ensure they conform to specifications.
  • Maintain tools and equipment in a safe, clean, and orderly manner, including shop tools, welding and cutting equipment, gauges, and welding equipment.
  • Follow company policies and procedures, with particular attention to safety regulations.
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

About the Company

Tyson Foods

Processes and sells chicken, beef and pork

Tyson Foods processes chicken, beef and pork and sells fresh meat and packaged foods to grocery stores, restaurants and other food businesses in the US and abroad. Its grocery brands include Tyson chicken, Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage, Hillshire Farm smoked sausage and lunch meat, Ball Park hot dogs and Wright bacon. The company runs separate chicken, beef, pork and prepared foods businesses, processing animals in its own plants into raw cuts and cooked, ready-to-heat products. It earns money selling those products by the pound to retailers and foodservice buyers and under its own consumer brands. Tyson Foods was founded in 1935 and is based in Springdale, Arkansas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Springdale, AR
Founded
1935

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