CREELER - Upper 3rd Shift

About the role

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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and hang cones of yarn on Creels to feed and run the Tufting Machine, which produces carpet.
• Maintain the yarn supply fed to the tufting machine which includes unpacking yarn, loading it into the creel, splicing the ends together, removing empty cones and placing cone caps on the hung yarn.
• Feed correct yarn into the tufting machine by making sure the correct lot numbers are used.
• Place yarn into buggies (carts), pushing it to the creel area and hanging the yarn on creel racks.
• Blow back lines of yarn to the operator when needed.
• Learn how to run the machine to give breaks to the tufting machine operator.
• Help change backing on the machines as needed.
• Climb up to 4 flights of stairs depending on creels.
• Follow all safety rules and procedures.
• Maintain all housekeeping items and follow all housekeeping procedures associated with the position.
• Follow instructions and direction from supervisor, lead, and other functions related to safety, quality, and production requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred. Basic English grammar, reading, and math skills. Must be able to pass a color blind test. See variations on color Hue test preferred. Carpet mechanical skills preferred. Frequently required to crawl, stoop, kneel, stand, walk, crouch