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Tyson Wilkesboro

Wilkesboro chicken complex, Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Fully cooked chicken.

ATier 3ProcessDownsizing

Address

704 S Factory St, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

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Parent
Tyson Foods
Industry
Meat processing (poultry)
People
~2,500 before cuts (2024)
Status
Downsizing - hundreds of jobs cut (2024)
Source
manufacturingdive.com ↗
Verified
2026-10-11

How tools get used here

Maintenance-driven MRO: pumps, valves, motors, conveyors and shutdown or turnaround work.

Buying signals

Shifting to fully cooked products with fewer positions.

Who buys tools here

Usually the maintenance manager, plant manager, MRO or indirect purchasing, and the tool crib lead. At refineries and mills, maintenance contractors buy a large share as well.

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