Tyson Foods

Refrigeration Technician

Posted on: 10 Jan 2021

Cincinnati, OH

Job Description

This position is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the refrigeration systems while maintaining a safe work environment and adhering to Tyson policies and procedures.

Tasks:

Able and willing to perform electrical and mechanical preventative and predictive maintenance as tasked. Able to complete daily log sheets, communicate effectively, and be proactive in recognizing and reporting unsafe conditions and other mechanical concerns. Be proactive in the daily plant operations to ensure maximum plant efficiencies and product quality and capacity. Assist in maintaining a relevant and accurate mechanical inventory. Must support the company personnel and food safety programs, policies and procedures, and contract employee programs. Follows all company personnel safety, food safety, attendance, GMP policies. Basic mechanical knowledge and ability to include lubrication power train & bearing maintenance, motor and gearbox replacement, fork truck & pallet jack maintenance. Able to use measurement devices.

Requirements:

* One-year certificate from college or technical school; or a minimum of two years of ammonia related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Must have boiler, ammonia and HVAC experience.
* Must be able to lift or move up to 100 lbs.
* Required basic electrical troubleshooting experience including troubleshooting electrical circuits.
* Ability to work in a cold, wet, and humid environment.
* Ability to work overtime and weekends.
* Be able to furnish own tools.

Work Shift:

ALL SHIFTS (United States of America)

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Tyson Foods

Springdale, AR

Tyson Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. The company processes live fed cattle and live market hogs; fabricates dressed beef and pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts, as well as case ready beef and pork, and fully-cooked meats; and raises and processes chickens into fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products.

It also supplies poultry breeding stock; sells allied products, such as hides and meats; and manufactures and markets frozen and refrigerated food products, including ready-to-eat sandwiches, flame-grilled hamburgers, Philly steaks, pepperoni, bacon, breakfast sausage, turkey, lunchmeat, hot dogs, flour and corn tortilla products, appetizers, snacks, prepared meals, ethnic foods, side dishes, meat dishes, breadsticks, and processed meats. The company offers its products primarily under the Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells, ibp, State Fair, Gallo Salame, and Golden Island brands.

It sells its products through its sales staff to grocery retailers, grocery wholesalers, meat distributors, warehouse club stores, military commissaries, industrial food processing companies, chain restaurants or their distributors, live markets, international export companies, and domestic distributors who serve restaurants and foodservice operations, such as plant and school cafeterias, convenience stores, hospitals, and other vendors, as well as through independent brokers and trading companies. The company has a collaboration with IdentiGEN Ltd. Tyson Foods, Inc. was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas.