Robards Plant Maintenance Generalist for all Shifts
- Pay
- $24 – $30 per hour
- Location
- Robards Plant - Robards, KY
- Listed
- 4 days ago
About the role
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.
Maintenance Generalist
Rotating schedule of 3-day and 4-day workweeks with 12-hour shifts.
Pay ranges from $24.10 to $30.15 per hour, depending on experience.
Functions
- To maintain and promote the Tyson safety culture
- Receive training as required
- Perform various positions as required/assigned
- Assist maintenance supervisor with personnel and equipment
- Assign maintenance techs to equipment during process periods
- Assist with preventative maintenance and breakdowns
- Train maintenance techs on equipment
- Utilize computer-based PM program to track equipment maintenance
- Fill in for absenteeism or assisting in other areas of plant
About the role
Tasks
General Maintenance positions are responsible for keeping machinery running to maintain continuous production. Must be willing to set up, adjust and break down production line machinery. Must be willing to learn Tyson SAP software to make work orders and fill out the daily documentation that is required in the system.
Must have good verbal and written communication skills and able to communicate with other Team Members, producers, USDA personnel and drivers. Must be able to use math as needed to make work related computations for machinery, fluid capacities, etc. Must be willing to lift 70 lbs. periodically throughout the shift on a daily basis and be willing to work on your feet for a period of 12 hours.
Must be willing to complete all required training for the job.
Rehire Consideration: 180 days wait period from last termination date.
3X rule (candidates cannot have worked for Tyson 3X before).
Requirements
Must have minimum of 6 months of mechanic work experience documented in the work history section of the application or be a graduate and/or student of an industrial maintenance training program (can be a combination of employers as long as experience is at least 6 months)
Relocation Assistance Eligible: No
Work Shift: ALL SHIFTS (United States of America)
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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 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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