TWISTER OPERATOR - 2nd Shift

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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.

Primary Objective

Set up, operate and tend a large number of machines organized into a frame that twist yarn together.

MAJOR FUNCTION AND SCOPE:

• Creel single or double ply yarn packages.
• Loads yarn into twister.
• Repositioning buggies of yarn at the twisters.
• Threading ends of single yarns and operating the spindle.
• Doffing twisted yarn packages, transferring packages from conveyor to a buggy/container.
• Monitor production output and machine equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Clean and dechoke spindles to maintain machine efficiency to meet production requirements.
• Stays informed of applicable OSHA and company guidelines and operating procedures, and proactively identifies unsafe working, building, and other environmental conditions to management and/or appropriate department for resolution.
• Ensures compliance to all company and regulatory safety and environmental guidelines and practices to include wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment, using the appropriate tools and equipments, and exercising the required safety behaviors for the task at hand.
• Assist in keeping working area in a clean and orderly manner.
• Obey all safety rules and regulations
• Immediately report to supervision all hazards, accidents, and/or injuries, no matter how slight
• Attend any job-related training deemed necessary by supervision
• Follow all established standard operating procedures
• Perform general housekeeping duties as necessary
• Perform other tasks assigned by management

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Ability to read and write numbers.
• Pays attention to details.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving variables in standardized situations

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds

• Must be able to sit, stand, reach, bend and twist without restrictions.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.

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.