Tyson Foods Inc. (Shelbyville)
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THE QUICK READ
Tyson Foods processes chicken parts and whole birds at its plant in Shelbyville, Tennessee, turning out more than 10 million pounds of poultry each month. In 2010, Tyson invested $5 million to upgrade the plant's operations and added 40 jobs at a time when Bedford County's unemployment rate was running at 13 percent. Shelbyville is the county seat of Bedford County in Middle Tennessee, a city of about 23,500 people known as the Walking Horse Capital of the World, located about 60 miles south of Nashville.
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PAY PICTURE
Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech
- Government data for Tennessee
- $24.28–$34.10/hr
- What techs ask in Tennessee
- $28.24–$38.23/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 20 techs in our network, Tennessee
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Tennessee
- $22.22–$32.47/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Tennessee
- $26.72–$36.63/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Tennessee pay levels
Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.
ABOUT THIS FACILITY
- Reported employees
- ~500
- Products
- chicken, poultry, processing, slaughter
- Size
- Large
- Ammonia on site
- 85,260 lbs (per EPA RMP filings)
On file · Sep 2026
SAFETY RECORD
EPA RMP · Sep 2026From public EPA records, as of September 4, 2026. Reported as filed — we add no opinions or grades.
LIVING IN SHELBYVILLE, TN
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lineage Logistics Services, LLC | Decatur, AL | 68 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Pilgrim's Pride | Guntersville, AL | 79 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Tyson Foods | ALBERTVILLE, AL | 85 mi | 10 JOBS → |
| Pilgrim's Pride | Russellville, AL | 97 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Tyson Foods | BLOUNTSVILLE, AL | 99 mi | 5 JOBS → |
| Americold Logistics | Gadsden, AL | 109 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Pilgrim's Pride | Ellijay, GA | 125 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Anheuser-Busch Inbev | Cartersville, GA | 128 mi | 4 JOBS → |
ABOUT TYSON FOODS
Tyson Foods began in 1935 when John W. Tyson started hauling chickens for sale from Arkansas, incorporating in 1947 and going public in 1963. It grew through acquisitions, including IBP in 2001, which added large-scale beef and pork processing, and Hillshire Brands in 2014, adding Jimmy Dean and Ball Park to its own Tyson, Hillshire Farm, Wright Brand, Aidells, and State Fair brands. By fiscal 2025, Tyson operated roughly 200 facilities worldwide, employed about 133,000 people, and reported $54.4 billion in revenue. It trades publicly on the NYSE under ticker TSN, while the Tyson family retains majority voting control through a dual-class share structure.
Other Tyson Foods plants in our directory: TYSON POULTRY, INC., CUMMING, GA., Keystone Foods LLC Alabama Division, TCCS Sioux City IA., AdvancePierre Foods-Willow Production, TYSON FOODS, INC. SANFORD, NC, Macon Distribution Center, AdvancePierre Foods-Distribution Center, Williams Country Sausage, Tyson Foods Inc (Union City), Keystone Foods LLC, TYSON CHICKEN INC. ROBARDS, KY., Tyson Poultry
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