EXTRUSION OPERATOR

About the Role

As an Extrusion Operator at Mohawk Industries, you will play a key role in maintaining continuous machine processing and ensuring product quality in a high-traffic production environment. This position involves hands-on tasks to keep operations running smoothly while adhering to safety and environmental guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Threads yarn positions and doffs to keep yarn ends and tails intact and away from winder components.
• Removes yarn wraps from rollers.
• Manually positions yarn ends dropped from spin packs/chimney.
• Manually removes cones and tubes as required to facilitate continuous machine processing.
• Stays informed of applicable OSHA and company safety guidelines and operating procedures.
• Proactively identifies unsafe working, building, or environmental conditions and reports them to management.
• Ensures compliance with all company and regulatory safety and environmental guidelines, including wearing appropriate safety garments and using proper tools.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Previous Extrusion Operator experience is required.
• Ability to perform basic math calculations such as addition and subtraction.
• Ability to communicate in standard English to understand and follow verbal or written instructions, and to keep simple records and make reports.
• Ability to maintain an acceptable level of attendance in accordance with company and department guidelines.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds constantly throughout a 12-hour shift.
• Ability to constantly bend, crouch, and stoop throughout the shift.
• Must be able to work in non-climate-controlled facilities.
• Ability to work in a noisy, high-traffic production floor environment.
• Ability to perform duties with instructions but without direct supervision.
• Must be able to walk long distances, climb ladders, and stand for long periods of time.

Schedule

• 12-hour shifts.
• May be required to work a flexible schedule, including evening and night shifts, weekends, and holidays.