Molding Lead Operator

Mohawk Industries; Thomasville (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Industries, a Fortune 500 global flooring leader, seeks a shift supervisor to coordinate all shift activities and maintain the production schedule. You will ensure safety compliance and lead a team of production staff across multiple processes, using Kronos and other systems to track attendance, production and costs.

The role requires 1–3 years of lead experience, strong math and communication skills, and the ability to mentor others.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of production processes and quality control concepts.
• Knowledge of business and management principles for resource allocation and coordination.
• 1-3 years lead experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and coordinates shift activities to maintain production schedule.
• Ensures compliance with all safety rules and procedures.
• Directs and coordinates the activities of all shift employees engaged in production process.
• Delegates and follows up on work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Confers with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or issues.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within departments or between departments.
• Reads and analyzes charts, work orders, or production schedules to determine production requirements.
• Uses information systems (Kronos, Shop Floor Control, Locus, Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) to maintain data and prepare reports.
• Fills in for operators and team members as needed.
• Recommends or implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, or efficiency.
• Requisitions materials, supplies, or repair services.
• Interprets specifications, job orders, and company policies for workers.
• Inspects materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Demonstrates equipment operations or trains new employees.

Skills

Math skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Computer skills

Forklift operation

Education

1-3 years lead experience

Tools

Kronos

Shop Floor Control

Locus

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

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.

Objective:

Supervises and coordinates all shift activities to maintain production schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures compliance with all company safety rules and procedures.
• Directs and coordinates the activities of all shift employees engaged in production process
• Delegates and follows up on work schedules, assignments, and production sequences, to meet production goals.
• Confers with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or issues.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within departments or between departments.
• Reads and analyzes charts, work orders, or production schedules to determine production requirements.
• Uses information systems (Kronos, Shop Floor Control, Locus, Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) to maintain employee and operations data including time and attendance, production, and cost records and prepares management reports.
• Fills in for operators and team members as needed.
• Recommends or implements measures to motivate employees and improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Requisitions materials, supplies, or repair services.
• Interprets specifications, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Inspects materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Demonstrates equipment operations or work procedures to new employees or assigns employees to experienced workers for training.
• Maintains certification for and serves as first responder.
• Monitors or patrols work area and enforces safety and housekeeping policies.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by management.

Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Knowledge of production processes, quality control concepts, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacturing of goods
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, allocation of resources, and coordination of personnel
• 1-3 years of lead experience

Competencies

• Good math skills, including the knowledge of arithmetic, basic algebra, geometry, and statistics, and their applications
• Excellent time management skills, adequately managing one’s own time and the time of others within the department
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization, and the ability to motivate, develop and direct subordinates
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Good computer skills
• Ability to safely operate forklift

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.