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What they do

Tyson Foods processes chicken, beef, and pork and makes prepared foods. The work happens in plants, hatcheries, poultry farms, and truck garages across the United States. Postings name brands and sites such as Barber Foods stuffed chicken breast in Portland, Maine, and Cobb poultry farms. Most postings are for the production line itself.

What they value

• Safety on the plant floor, which almost every posting names first.
• Showing up for a fixed shift, because postings print the exact days and hours.
• Willingness to do physical work in cold, wet, or dusty conditions.
• Training on the job, because many postings ask for no prior experience.
• Staying, which the sign-on bonuses pay out over one year to encourage.

Where they hire

All 619 postings are in the United States, spread across more than thirty states. Arkansas holds the most with 172, because the head office is in Springdale. Nebraska holds 51, Missouri 43, Alabama 43, Texas 40, and Tennessee 38. Every posting names a plant, a farm, a garage, or an office. None is remote, and none mentions sponsorship.

Teams and roles

Operations holds 345 of the 619 postings, so this board is mostly plant work.

• Production line: floor operators, rehangers, reworkers, live hangers, and general labor. Titles carry the shift and the crew, such as first shift, C crew, or every other Saturday.
• Maintenance: industrial maintenance technicians, refrigeration and ammonia technicians, maintenance generalists, and trailer and truck mechanics in the company garages.
• Plant leadership: production supervisors, maintenance supervisors, general managers of production, and safety supervisors.
• Poultry farms: brooder house workers, poultry farm crew, poultry selection workers, and farm production managers under the Cobb name.
• Support functions: 35 postings in human resources, 32 in information technology, 21 in finance and accounting, 19 in health and safety, 12 in quality assurance, and 10 in marketing.

What they look for

Line postings state the pay, the shift, and the body first. One floor operator posting gives a starting rate of $19.35 an hour, a twelve-hour day, and work that means walking, bending, standing, and lifting up to 70 pounds. A live hanger posting says the worker stands on a metal platform for up to eight hours and must tolerate dark and dusty conditions. Reading and basic paperwork are often the only office skills asked for. Maintenance postings ask for a trade: the refrigeration posting asks for knowledge of ammonia systems, and the trailer mechanic posting asks for diagnostic work on truck engines, minor welding, and a valid driver's license, with three months of experience preferred but not required. The safety supervisor posting asks for training in ergonomics, lockout and tagout, hazard communication, and compliance with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules.