Mohawk Industries, Inc.

Warp Changer Hillsville VA

Posted on: 13 Feb 2021

Hillsville, VA

Job Description

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At Mohawk Industries, were 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 whats important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

*** 12hr. Rotating Night 8pm-8am***

Responsibilities:

* Removes/replaces loom beams using tie-in equipment.
* Check warp out paper for warp outs.
* Determine the loom beam to be used.
* Remove the empty beam from the loom.
* Take the empty beam to the storage area.
* Grease/oil harness drives, bearings, and beam stand at each warp out.
* Remove oil pads from underneath tappet housing and loom, scrape grease, oil, and clippings from underneath loom and tappet housing. Sweep floor, mop underneath loom, beam area, and tappet housing. Put out wet floor sign and remove wet floor sign only after the floor has dried.
* Transport loom beam from storage area to loom.
* Remove loom beam from inventory.
* Load new loom beam in the loom.
* Rack and tie beams.
* Break down tie frame.
* Pull knots through drop wires, heddles, and reed.
* Repair broken ends, remove loom safety pin, start loom, and check quality.
* Enter information in the computer system.
* Performs reties, as needed.
* Assists personnel in drawing reeds.
* Change battery in warp truck once per shift.
* Empty mop bucket at end of each shift.
* Use beam gear hand truck to remove beam gear.
* Use required personal protective equipment for the task at hand.
* Use a safety pin to lockout loom when changing warps.
* Maintains a clean and orderly workplace.
* Reports any hazardous or unsafe conditions to supervisor.
* Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

* High school graduate or GED equivalency preferred
* Successful completion of all required health and environmental safety training.
* Successful completion of all required on the job training.
* Ability to communicate in standard English to understand and follow verbal or written instructions and to keep simple records and make reports.
* Ability to work well with people.
* Ability to maintain an acceptable level of attendance in accordance with company and department guidelines.
* Ability to perform specific duties with instructions but without direct supervision.

EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawks 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 worlds 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 Dont Work participant.

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

Calhoun, GA

Mohawk Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, sources, distributes, and markets flooring products for remodeling and new constructions of residential and commercial spaces worldwide. It operates through three segments: Global Ceramic, Flooring North America (Flooring NA), and Flooring Rest of the World (Flooring ROW). The Global Ceramic segment provides a range of ceramic tile, porcelain tile, and natural stone products; and sources, markets, and distributes other tile related products. This segment markets and distributes its products under the American Olean, Daltile, Eliane, EmilGroup, KAI, Kerama Marazzi, Marazzi, and Ragno brands.

The Flooring NA segment offers floor covering product lines in a range of colors, textures, and patterns, including carpets, carpet tiles, rugs and mats, carpet pads, hardwood, laminate, medium-density fiberboards, luxury vinyl tiles, and sheet vinyl products. This segment markets and distributes its flooring products under the Aladdin Commercial, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Mohawk, Mohawk Group, Mohawk Home, Pergo, Portico, Quick-Step, and SmartStrand brands. The Flooring ROW segment provides hardwood flooring and vinyl flooring, as well as roofing elements, insulation boards, and chipboards products under the Balterio, Feltex, Godfrey Hirst, Hycraft, Itec, IVC, Leoline, Moduleo, Pergo, Quick-Step, and Unilin and Xtratherm brands; and licenses patents related to flooring manufacturers.

The company sells its products through independent distributors, home centers, company-operated service centers and stores, floor covering retailers, ceramic specialists, commercial contractors, commercial end users, mass merchandisers, department stores, e-commerce retailers, shop at home, buying groups, retailers, and wholesalers, as well as private labeling programs. Mohawk Industries, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Calhoun, Georgia.

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