Maintenance Generalist 1st Shift - Carthage, MS

Tyson Foods•Carthage, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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 role involves preventive maintenance, providing maintenance on complex production equipment, controlling inventory, requisitioning parts, performing maintenance checks on buildings and equipment, and maintaining electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems. The Generalist will also operate industrial equipment and ensure compliance with company safety and sanitation guidelines, working collaboratively with production staff to encourage proper use and care of all equipment. Maintaining appropriate maintenance and repair logs, and a clean, sanitary, and safe work area are also key aspects of the role.

Requirements

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.
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.

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
Perform any other work as assigned by supervisor