Extrusion Technician

Shaw • Ringgold, GA

301d

About The Position

Shaw Industries is looking for a SPC Extrusion Process Technician to operate and troubleshoot SPC extrusion lines during startup, normal operation, and shut down. All tasks and duties are to be performed safely, while continuing efforts to maximize performance measures of the equipment and process. Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a leader in flooring and other surface solutions designed for residential housing, commercial spaces and outdoor environments. Leveraging strengths in design, innovation and operational excellence, the company takes a people-centered, customer-focused, and growth-minded approach to meet diverse market needs. It creates differentiated customer experiences through its expansive portfolio of brands: Anderson Tuftex, COREtec, Shaw Floors, Patcraft, Philadelphia Commercial, Shaw Contract, Shaw Sports Turf, Shawgrass, Southwest Greens, Watershed Geo and more. Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $6 billion in annual sales and 18,000 associates worldwide.

Requirements

• Previous equipment operation and equipment troubleshooting experience required.
• Read, write, and comprehend instructions, graphs, diagrams, schematics, charts, and pertinent information related to equipment and process.
• Mechanical and some electrical aptitude preferred.
• Strong problem solving.
• Strong ability to multi-task.
• Willingness to learn new things and agility in work scope.
• Ability to work in a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to work on projects that will have extended duration, not just daily tasks.
• Familiarity with extrusion processes.
• Able to operate powered industrial trucks.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment and make machine/process adjustments for optimized production of SPC products.
• Monitor key equipment parameters and record data as applicable.
• Continually inspect key product characteristics at designated frequencies to ensure A grade acceptability.
• Read, analyze, interpret, and react to charts and graphs while performing step 1.
• Perform physical line walks at designated intervals to monitor/inspect for product quality, equipment reliability, and general housekeeping.
• Utilize the work order entry system to enter and/or complete safety, conditional, and reactive work orders/requests.
• Conduct technical experiments including but not limited to thermal separation, mechanical separation and extrusion of PCC and PI.
• Assist with trial runs in production processes.
• Assist with troubleshooting quality issue.
• Assist in developing and updating equipment operating and maintenance procedures.
• Troubleshoot and/or modify equipment systems related failures.
• Escalate unresolved failures past length of downtime limits and/or ability to address level of mechanical/electrical/programming complexity.
• Actively participate in and contribute to leadership decision making on new product and equipment trials.
• Participate in improvement teams.
• Operate successfully in a team environment.
• Train new Extrusion operator-Technicians.
• Actively seek means to increase technical competency.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Health savings account
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• 401K and Retirement Plans
• Product discounts for employees
• Adoption assistance
• Shaw Family Health Center (Dalton, GA, and Cartersville, GA, locations)
• And much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level