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Robards Plant Maintenance Generalist for all Shifts

Tyson Foods

Robards, KYFull-time$24.1–30.15/hrPosted 2 days agoStill listed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$24.1–30.15/hr
Location
Robards, KY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Maintenance Generalist troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs plant equipment and company assets to support continuous production. The role works rotating three- and four-day weeks with 12-hour shifts across all shifts. It requires at least six months of mechanic work experience or participation in an industrial maintenance training program, along with the ability to meet the job’s physical requirements.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Equipment TroubleshootingEquipment MaintenanceEquipment RepairProduction Machinery SetupSAPVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationMathematicsLifting 70 PoundsStanding 12 Hours

Qualifications

6 Months Mechanic 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.

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: o To maintain and promote the Tyson safety culture o Receive training as required o Perform various positions as required/assigned o Assist maintenance supervisor with personnel and equipment o Assign maintenance techs to equipment during process periods o Assist with preventative maintenance and breakdowns o Train maintenance techs on equipment o Utilize computer-based PM program to track equipment maintenance o Fill in for absenteeism or assisting in other areas of plant

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.

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)

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation. Relocation Assistance Eligible: No Work Shift: ALL SHIFTS (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.

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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How this job compares

Set against the 6,891 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$24.1–30.15/hr
  • Kentucky median$28–31/hr62 hourly ranges
  • US median$26–33/hr3,213 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $27.13/hr, is 9% below the Kentucky median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the middle half of Maintenance Technician hourly ranges in Kentucky.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 124 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Kentucky and 6,891 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
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 (3,763 postings).
Education
25 of the 6,891 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 4, 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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