Taylor Farms Maintenance

Sylvan provides comprehensive on-call mechanical maintenance, repair, and improvement services for Taylor Farms’ facility in Tennessee. They are a major fresh food production and distribution facility, one of North America’s leading suppliers of fresh-cut produce and prepared foods. The Smyrna operation supports large-scale manufacturing of salads, meal kits, and other fresh food products for retail and food service customers.

Sylvan’s engagement includes a broad range of mechanical services designed to support both daily operations and long-term facility performance. This includes HVAC maintenance and repair, process equipment installation and upgrades, plumbing and piping services, preventive maintenance programs, equipment diagnostics, commissioning, and energy efficiency improvements. Given the nature of a food manufacturing environment, all work is performed with strict attention to FDA compliance, food safety protocols, and operational coordination to support uninterrupted production.

Across routine maintenance, emergency repairs, and system upgrades, the team supports a diverse range of HVAC, refrigeration, and process systems within temperature-sensitive and regulated environments. All work is executed in accordance with food safety and hygiene standards, including cleanroom protocols where required.
Over the course of this partnership, Sylvan has consistently delivered services across thousands of manhours with a strong focus on safety, responsiveness, and reliability.
Sylvan’s support has helped maintain uninterrupted production at the Smyrna facility, with zero unplanned downtime attributed to mechanical failures. The preventive maintenance program has improved equipment reliability and extended system performance across critical infrastructure. Across more than 38,000 manhours of service delivery, the team has maintained a zero lost-time incident record while supporting one of the region’s leading food manufacturing operations.