Maintenance Generalist 1st Shift Forest, MS
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- Forest, MS Complex - Forest, Mississippi
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Job Details
The Maintenance Generalist is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining production equipment, machinery, and facility systems to support efficient plant operations. This position plays a critical role in minimizing downtime, ensuring food safety, maintaining equipment reliability, and promoting a safe work environment while adhering to Tyson Foods policies and procedures. Responsibilities are based on existing Tyson maintenance job descriptions and Forest facility references.
Essential Functions
- Maintain and promote Tyson's safety culture.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on plant equipment and machinery.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and plumbing systems.
- Repair and replace motors, pumps, bearings, shafts, conveyors, augers, couplings, steam and water lines.
- Perform welding, cutting, fabrication, and minor electrical repairs.
- Read and interpret equipment manuals, drawings, and schematics.
- Monitor equipment performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Assist with equipment installations, upgrades, and modifications.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and complete required documentation.
- Operate hand tools, power tools, lifts, forklifts, and other maintenance equipment as trained and certified.
- Support emergency repairs and respond to equipment breakdowns to minimize production interruptions.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by maintenance leadership.
- *Must have 1 year maintenance experience within the immediate past 2 years.
- Rehiring Criteria: Applicant must not have worked for Tyson more than a total of 3 times prior. Applicants must also have completed at least 180 days since their last employment with Tyson.
- Relocation Assistance Eligible: No
Work Shift: 1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
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- Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
- We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
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Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
From Tyson Foods's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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