MATERIAL HANDLER III - 1st Shift

Mohawk Industries, Inc.; Calhoun (GA); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is seeking a Material Handler III for 1st shift in Calhoun, GA. The role emphasizes safety, team guidance, and timely shift reporting while maintaining clean, organized work areas.

You will troubleshoot and report machine issues and ensure equipment is inspected and repaired as needed. The position supports production runs for multiple styles, ensures proper changeovers, and maintains PPE availability.

Qualifications

• High-School or GED diploma preferred.
• 1 year of experience in the operation of production machinery and monitoring products preferred.
• Flexible for all shifts.
• General Labor, Production Worker, lift up to 60 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for personal safety and monitors the safety of others.
• Responsible for providing team guidance on daily tasks
• Responsible for the completion of shift report by the end of the shift and for communicating issues to management right away.
• Responsible for ensuring the housekeeping of department by making certain all tasks are completed on shifts.
• Responsible for troubleshooting and reporting machine malfunctions.
• Responsible for ensuring equipment is inspected throughout the shift and repaired as needed.
• Responsible for ensuring proper and efficient changeover
• Responsible for preventing & limiting the amount of defects.
• Responsible for ensuring the production of runs for all styles are prepared and reported if any issues
• Responsible for ensuring PPE are available for the shift (gloves, safety glasses, etc.)

Education

High-School or GED diploma

Job description

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MATERIAL HANDLER III - 1st Shift

Date: Sep 29, 2026

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.

• Responsible for personal safety and monitors the safety of others.
• Responsible for providing team guidance on daily tasks
• Responsible for the completion of shift report by the end of the shift and for communicating issues to management right away.
• Responsible for ensuring the housekeeping of department by making certain all tasks are completed on shifts.
• Responsible for troubleshooting and reporting machine malfunctions.
• Responsible for ensuring equipment is inspected throughout the shift and repaired as needed.
• Responsible for ensuring proper and efficient changeover
• Responsible for preventing & limiting the amount of defects.
• Responsible for ensuring the production of runs for all styles are prepared and reported if any issues
• Responsible for ensuring PPE are available for the shift (gloves, safety glasses, etc.)

Nonessential Skills and Experience:

• High-School or GED diploma Preferred
• 1 year of experience in the operation of production machinery and monitoring products preferred
• Flexible for all shifts.
• General Labor, Production Worker, lift up to 60 lbs.

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.