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Maintenance Generalist 1st (A) shiftGreen Forest Plant 1

Tyson Foods

Green Forest, ARFull-timePosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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Compensation
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Location
Green Forest, AR
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Lock Out Tag Out Certification

Job overview

This position maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs plant equipment and company assets while supporting production and maintaining a safe work environment. The role includes routine preventive maintenance, responding to equipment problems during the shift, and keeping equipment in good working condition. Candidates need at least one year of mechanical work experience or graduation from an industrial maintenance training program, and must obtain Lock Out Tag Out certification.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Preventive MaintenanceMechanical TroubleshootingElectrical TroubleshootingPneumatic TroubleshootingHydraulic TroubleshootingBasic MathLiftingStandingBendingReachingSquattingGrippingOverhead Work

Qualifications

Lock Out Tag Out Certification1+ Year Mechanical Work Experience or Industrial Maintenance Training

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Full job description

Job Details: Job Description

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. Position is responsible for maintaining equipment in good working condition. RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Perform routine preventative maintenance repairs

  • Perform preventing maintenance

  • Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic Plant equipment

  • Minimize downtime due to equipment failure

  • Support production in addressing equipment problems during shift

  • Handle all mechanical problems that may arise

  • Ensure work area is clean at all time

  • Record keeping and attention to detail REQUIREMENTS:

  • Ability to push, pull, and lift up to 20 pounds repeatedly during shift

  • Ability to push, pull and lift up to 75 pounds occasionally

  • Ability to stand on hard surface for up to 12 hours per day

  • Repetitive bending, reaching, squatting, and gripping

  • Frequent overhead work

  • Basic Math skills: percentages, fractions, and measurements

  • Position will require Lock Out Tag Out certification

  • Must have a minimum 1 year mechanical work experience documented in the work history section of the application or be a graduate of an industrial maintenance training program (can be a combination of employers as long as experience is at least 1-year)

  • Rehires eligible after 365 Days

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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. RESUME IS REQUIRED

Relocation Assistance Eligible: No Work Shift: A Shift (United States of America)

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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.

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How this job compares

Set against the 6,595 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$58–81K/yr307 salary ranges
  • Arkansas median$24–32/hr30 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 67 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Arkansas and 6,595 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Arkansas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 3,763 postings).
Education
25 of the 6,595 open Maintenance Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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