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Tyson Foods

Processes and sells chicken, beef and pork

Lead Maintenance Generalist

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWaverly, NE, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least six months of cumulative experience in industrial maintenance or auto mechanics; completion of an education program or certification may substitute for this experience.
  • Strong mechanical background.
  • Ability to use hand tools and trade-type tools.
  • Computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, databases, and email.
  • Training in maintenance of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
  • Excellent attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills.
  • Willingness to work overtime as required.
  • Ability to stand for most of the shift and operate equipment safely and effectively.
  • Ability to identify industry-standard parts and assist with procuring parts as needed.
  • Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including frequent lifting and working around moving machinery, cold environments, dust, and fumes.
  • No more than two previous Tyson employments; a 90-day waiting period applies to rehire.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure work orders assigned to the shift are assigned correctly and completed on time, while tracking and assessing associates’ workloads.
  • Train 4th Shift team members on the preventive maintenance program, work orders, and standard operating procedures.
  • Communicate expectations to 4th Shift Maintenance team members regarding teamwork, attitude, and work performance, and continually assess individual performance.
  • Verify the pre-operational status of all equipment.
  • Maintain and update the Lock Out Tag Out program.
  • Coordinate with departmental supervisors and the manager to plan installations, rebuilds, and upgrades.
  • Ensure good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis and critical control points, the process safety management program, company policies, and safety programs are followed.
  • Audit and validate departmental procedures and revise them when necessary.
  • Cooperate and communicate with other department leaders and managers.
  • Develop working knowledge of facility equipment, components, and utility systems.
  • Monitor and maintain ammonia refrigeration equipment in accordance with process safety management requirements.
  • Complete and maintain required reports.
  • Perform other duties as required.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least one year of experience within the facility’s Maintenance Department is preferred.

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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