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Fab Shop Maintenance Generalist (1S) - Cumming, GA

Tyson Foods

Cumming, GAFull-time$21.4–30.6/hrPosted 2 days agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$21.4–30.6/hr
Location
Cumming, GA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Fab Shop Maintenance Generalist troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs equipment and company assets while following safety practices and Tyson policies. The role involves physical work in cold, damp, or hot and humid environments, and requires proficiency in reading, writing, completing paperwork, and communicating across management levels. Pay ranges from $21.40 to $30.60 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Equipment TroubleshootingEquipment MaintenanceEquipment RepairReading and WritingPaperwork CompletionCommunicationLifting Up to 70 Pounds

Qualifications

6 Months Maintenance Experience or Apprenticeship or Technical DegreeIndustrial Maintenance or Mechanical CertificateRespiratory Physical

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Details: 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.

  • Duties could include standing, walking, bending, stretching, climbing, pushing, pulling, and reaching, climbing up and down stairs and ladders.
  • Lifting is required in many areas (up to 70 pounds).
  • Successful completion of a respiratory physical will be necessary.
  • These positions work in a cold, damp, or hot and humid environment.
  • Proficiency in reading and writing, ability to complete on-the-job paperwork and effectively communicate across all management levels.

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Pay is commensurate with experience and ranges from $21.40 to $30.60per hour.

REQUIRMENTS:

  • 6 months experience in maintenance, a maintenance apprenticeship or degree from technical school will be considered in lieu of experience. Industrial Maintenance or mechanical certificate preferred.

(experience must be listed on application/resume)

All applicants must provide their Social Security Number on their application. This is a necessary item in order to complete your application review, the process is not complete until your US Social Security number is provided.

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*INFORMATION FOR RE-HIRES:

  • Candidates who have worked 3 or more times with Tyson Foods will not be considered.
  • Rehires will have a waiting period of 90 days before they will be considered for a position at this facility.

Relocation Assistance Eligible: No Work Shift: 1ST 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.

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,031 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$21.4–30.6/hr
  • Georgia median$28–34/hr76 hourly ranges
  • US median$26–33/hr3,285 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $26/hr, is 19% below the Georgia median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the middle half of Maintenance Technician hourly ranges in Georgia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 243 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Georgia and 7,031 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Georgia
Experience
Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (3,872 postings).
Education
28 of the 7,031 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 October 31, 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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