Finishing Operator - C Shift VC; Dalton, Georgia,

Overview

Are you looking for more? At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team. As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you.

Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

• Inspect packaging and labels, monitor packaging equipment, changeover finishing equipment.
• Responsible for personal safety and participating in plant safety process.
• Monitor box forming, packaging, and palletizing process on the finishing line.
• Set up box forming equipment for various sizes of boxes.
• Keep constant supply of boxes to the box former.
• Call for pallets when needed.
• Set up palletizer for multiple sizes of pallets.
• Inspect quality of boxes, packaging, and labels.
• Must follow the quality management system policy and procedures to insure accuracy of inspection.
• Communicate defects and issues to appropriate manufacturing team members.
• Provide appropriate disposition of sub quality product.
• Maintain a clean and efficient workstation.
• Assist with changeovers.
• Use hoist/crane when necessary for changeovers.
• Perform preventative maintenance and cleaning in area.
• Inspect and sort off quality product when needed.
• Operate fork truck.
• Job rotation and relief of other team members.
• Fix any jams on the line which requires going under and on top of the machines at any time.
• Load and unload 4k pound dies into the machine with crane.
• Lifting boxes of planks that weigh around 15-20 pounds.
• During changeover the operator must go inside the machines while it is locked out and change over parts. During this process the operator must climb around on the inside of the packaging area to be able to change these parts out.
• Load boxes into the box machine. Must be able to lift 50lbs.
• May be asked to work in Avercon area performing same duties as finishing operator.

• Flexible for all shifts.
• Computer efficient.
• Mechanical or maintenance experience desired.
• Strong problem‑solving skills.
• High level of mechanical aptitude.
• Commitment to company values and safe work practices.
• Excellent attention to detail.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands:
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand for long periods of time; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk; and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include color vision, close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment:
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

The information on this description was prepared by Compensation and department management and is designed to indicate the general nature and level of the work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry‑leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements.

Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick‑Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.