production associate

warehouse associate

machine operator

warehouse associate ii

forklift operator

Mohawk Industries

As a twister operator I have learned this job to be incredibly fast paced and overwhelming for the amount of work you are tasked with every day. The machines do not operate and twist the yarn properly causing break outs in the machine. I feel the idea of having 100% of the machine running at all times while you continue to doff is unrealistic to do in 12 hours considering the machines don’t operate properly and the breakouts cause the doffs to take much longer than it should be. Each machine has two sides and 84 positions. As a full time operator and to receive the top out pay you are required to run two and a half sides. That is 210 positions. Let’s say every position is running good and the time it takes to doff a position is 1 minute which is reasonable and normally takes a minute or less to do. 210 minutes nearly 3 hours. Now let’s say every position is broke out and requires you to re tie and re thread the position. This takes at least 2-3 minutes including the troublesome wind that blows above some machines causing the yarn to fly around making it incredible hard to tie, causes more breakouts because yarn flies into the machine and wraps around the creel. The managers im assuming do not think about this or even realize 210 positions times 3 minutes at least is 10.5 hours. Sometimes takes even longer because the machines break out again afterwards because it does not run the way it’s supposed to. This is only the main part of the work doffing. You are also required to keep the creel filled up under these intense air conditioning vents blowing the yarn around causing a major issue with breakouts. You are required to find buggies for your yarn and recently everyone has been struggling to have one because there aren’t enough. You are required to find a lift driver to get more yarn for your machine and sometimes this could take several hours, you must then have a buggy ready, cut open the package, take the plastic wrap and cardboard all the way to the bins and break your cardboard down and place each in the correct bin walk back then proceed to fill your ridiculous hard buggy to push because of the yarn wrapped around the wheels while you break your back. This is only a few of the issues at this plant. The yarn made in the facility itself runs so incredibly bad you could have a single side and literally work on that one side all day long fixing break out after break out because it is such low quality. Then there is another type of soft yarn that the machines spin too fast for and it just breaks out and you have to take extra time to start specially so it doesn’t break which this could take even longer than 3 minutes a position. Remember 210 positions, every single position has to be started in a certain special way for this yarn. They have recently just started a team though. The team has several operators and I believe 4 machines. They have plenty of time to take breaks and creel their machine and fix their break outs. While the single operators on 2 and a half sides struggle to keep theirs running. 

This company in no way offers a healthy work/life balance. You will be devoting 70% of your waking free time to work; getting ready, commuting, working a 12 hour shift with a 30 min lunch and 10 min breaks (if you're lucky) 5-6 days/week. In my opinion this is asking too much and the reason why Americans feel overworked. The number one mission statement at this company that governs the other mission statements is "to create value for the shareholders"; in other words, keep the shareholders rich. By overworking their employees they are fostering an environment to keep everyone exhausted, uninformed, unhealthy, and unhappy.

Training/orientation was complete lie; except for the number one mission statement. Everyone is on their phones when they are not supposed to be. People are chewing tobacco and spitting it on the docks when it is supposed to be a tobacco free workplace. There was no supervision/direction of new hires; you're just expected to know where  to go and who to see when you have some  downtime. The people I talked to said they would rather be working for one of the company's competitors. Veterans of the company told me that training is a joke. All in all I got the impression that new hires and most employees weren't cared about in the slightest by the people supervising them. 

Their "concern" for happy and healthy employees is patently fake and hypocritical.  The supervisor extolled the virtues of eating healthy to maintain a healthy lifestyle offering no guidance or suggestions on what you should be doing in the little free time you have to accomplish this. Yet breakrooms were stocked with ultra-proceessed snacks and junk food that are basically sugar and sodium packed chemistry experiments. The pre-work "stretch" was a joke that took all of a minute (but we got paid for it as it was mentioned in orientation) holding each stretch for maybe 5 seconds apiece demonstrated by "bouncing" through the stretch. FYI: Holding a stretch for less than 30 seconds is pointless and bouncing through the stretch increases your risk of injury.

This company has serious problems and short comings and I would tell anyone asking about this company to turn around and run the other direction. This is not the place for you if you want a balanced life where you have enough time away from work to pursue activities that are meaningful.

Mohawk is a very professional yet fun atmosphere for growth and knowledge. Although being a very large corporation my experience has been that it is very family oriented or maybe thats the relationships I've built with colleagues.  I've progressed over the years from a desktop support technician to a systems analyst II...Management is very encouraging and for the roles they are in they are always striving for their team to do better, they encourage you to take training and will provide training...All the ones I have worked for or have been under have an open door policy, even the directors.  Co-workers/Colleagues are very open and always willing to help if they see you struggling with something or if you have questions, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask...I've always felt very comfortable here whether its talking about something serious or just joking around, everyone knows what's required of them so it makes it a fun environment that you can grow with knowledge and experience. As stated before, I don't think there is a hard part of the job because of the environment of course there are times when systems go down and you have to work a little extra but being in a team that works together and accomplishes one goal makes most jobs easier, and with any corporation you'll have ups and downs with systems.  I think everything I stated above describes how fun and enjoyable a job can be, but I also believe if you do not enjoy what you are doing how can you be happy?  I enjoy most the type of work I do, the people I work with and the management everyone is easy to get along with and we all have one goal in common and that's to make the overall customer experience whether they be internal or external a smooth and flawless experience.

Poor management, Employees are in positions/Roles they shouldn't be and absolutely not qualified for and thats due to the "Good Ol Boy" club, therefore there is no such thing as team. You are over worked consistently. On call 24/7 doesn't matter if you've worked multiple 16 plus hour days in a row, you are expected to be there the next morning on time and on the dot. which leads to having worked sometimes 70 plus hours a week. There have been multiple employees on several different occasions thats slept in thier vehicles in the parking lot because of exhaustion. If you don't "conform" and get in with the good ol boys you'll be one of the out cast and they'll do whatevers necessary to wash you out and be out to get you because you are a threat. Their Motto is "Make others look bad to make yourself look good" Which is a huge reason for the high attrition rate. The company pays good, Start pay for a maintenance lead or automation tech is $40+an hr, the only reason they pay that coming in the door is due everything listed above and much more. The work environment is harsh and its not for everyone but the job itself isn't bad, it would be a great place to work if you didnt have to deal with all the other stuff above. It's the management thats the root of the problem, they are fully aware of these issues but fail to take action. The Mt Gilead facility will continue to be a revolving door just as it has been for years until they fix it. They have lost  almost all their best Technicians with years of knowledge and great skill sets that were huge assets to the company because the company is ran. I would not recommend any one here at this facility, especially if your background is in automation and maintenance. I wish I could say better things about the company but thats just not possible.

Mohawk Industries has been a very good experience for me so far. I have worked here for almost 10 months now. I currently work a 3am to 11am Monday thru Friday schedule. I have learned many new things and one of the biggest has been the introduction to AS400. Each work day is never the same. I start by checking emails and taking notes of anything specific a customer or my manager has sent me the day before. Next I begin unloading trailers from our mill in Georgia, along with two other warehouse employees I oversee. After unloading has finished, I am in charge of routing the product that has been received and loading it out along with my coworkers. This is when time management and delegating plays a big roll because we are on a time restraint for getting the loads completed. The route drivers can not afford to leave the facility late because customers are expecting their orders on time. After all the paperwork has been completed and load outs are done we continue our day doing a number of things. These responsibilities include but not limited to; cleaning the warehouse, inventory, helping will call customers and answering phone calls. The most enjoyable part of the job is all the reports and delaing with customers. I am constantly learning more and more with our computer system. The hardest part of the job is keeping up with the physical portion of the job. Multiple times a week we have 300 rolls of pad on a trailer that is hand unloaded. I also love the lead aspect of the job. I have always had the urge to lead and help others, whether it was in sports or a simple group project at school. 

The only reason I am looking to leave Mohawk Industries is because of the lack of positions available. There is no room for advancement other that possibly relocation.

I worked at Mohawk Industries Inc for 4 years, and very enjoyable ones too. I first started out as a maintenance man, repairing electrical problems in this HUGE warehouse as well as plumbing problems I fixed too. My duties involved filling up all propane tanks throughout the warehouse and storing filled tanks in an open air metal shelving facility, secured by a lock. I would pick orders of flooring and tile by using a forklift to get items too heavy to hand carry and stored on heavy racks in the warehouse. Then assist in using a stinger forklift to put heavy carpet rolls into warehouse, scanning barcodes with infra red scanners.

Later promoted to Special Projects Manager.
Provided sales personnel with various carpet and tile samples of open line products.I maintained a high degree of accuracy in receiving new products into the warehouse as well as interaction with sales staff in packaging and loading samples into a computerized order tracking system I set up. My coworkers were like part of my extended family, we shared amusing stories and pictures taken on our phones, had snacks together and when needed, worked OT together.

The hardest part was not trying to disappoint those who were counting on me to deliver whatever I had promised them that day, whether it was an order, spare parts or just assisting our sales staff.

The most enjoyable part was delivering my promised orders to whomever I had promised to, as I never disappointed any of our sales staff, employees or warehouse manager with my failure to deliver.

The Logistics department at Mohawk is unorganized and has no structure. Members of Sr. Management and above have no appreciation of it's employees. The turnover rate in the last 2 years has been astounding. Employee ideas are disregarded with no attempt. So many people have been "let go" and their job duties have been assigned to remaining employees with no direction or compensation. An employee can do numerous things right or correct in a day, but one thing not done or a mistake being made, they are basically exploited for it amonst other employees and told they are not right for the job and told their opportunity for advancement is nonexistant. Human Resources is sneaky and can not be trusted when an employee goes to them in confidence when resolution is wanted. Sr. Management and above asks it's employees to do things that are known to be wrong to the employee but they do it anyway, and when the issue is brought to the employees manager, the manager doesn't side with the employee or back his/her decision and disciplines the employee for doing what they were told to do. Ethical and moral values is not something that is practiced at Mohawk. Employees there are not treated fairly and not appreciated for what they do.Mohawk is a far cry from what it once was, it is really a shame and it is sad that a person can't ask the ones that have been there for a long period of time, because those types of "dedicated" employees have been "let go" and told that "this isn't for you" or "time has outgrown you". Loyalty no longer is employed at Mohawk

The BEST part of my position with Mohawk was before they bought another company with their established sales people and began territory realignments . AND went into a "team selling" approach . This was based on trust of each other & it became extremely "cut throat" to one another . The new leaders slowly began changing individual accounts to their stars & when my sales showed declines I was terminated . They began a systematical approach to rid themselves of prior established "Mohawk" sales reps including the top 3 regions (myself included) that annually produced over $11 million in sales ...just in one product line . It ended up with me competing against my own teammates which made no sense .
 Lost huge volume in the Mid Atlantic region . This had to be a difficult scene for any person to work within .   Best part of my job was seeing things work & all pleased with product , installation , and follow through . Mohawk is a successful company however it came with the loss of many great people . Only concern was who had the next specification . I did that volume of business within the floor covering dealers by closely working with them and simply listening . This provide me with many wins by simply putting my arms around the dealer , his customers , and Mohawk . No longer appreciated . I am a team player but within product lines . If things were kept as they were all would be happier & I would not be looking for another job . I truly loved the position .

Had 15+ years at the Thomasville facility.  I was salary, and no matter how much you give, it was always expected to give more (70+ hours / week). Upper-Management would trash talk you and belittle you in front of others. Creativity was verbally encouraged, however it was just an act.  If anything was not 100% the way Upper-Management wanted it, it was wrong and everyone knew it. Upper-Management would also change their minds quite often, so you never knew what to expect.  Quality of the product is often sacrificed when production needs are high.  Machines are not maintained in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations, a decision made by Upper-Management that supersedes all maintenance efforts.  The facility has a terrible odor of fine dust in some areas and chemicals in others, cant be good for your lungs.  Employee morale is usually very low, but Upper-Management tries to buy your trust with free food and gifts from time to time. Not worth the stress. Upper-Management makes you feel as if you will never succeed outside of the organization as they are the reason you made it where you are. I never had a day that didn't like my job or my subordinates. My employees are why I stayed so long. But I hated dealing with mindless upper management that would mentally beat you down every day. If your reading this, there are better opportunities out there.

I was a utility, meaning I filled in where ppl called out.  I loved my job, learned alot and had a good time.  It is production, making fast fast fast.  All decisions came from corporate, they ran us to the ground during covid, never shutting down to maintain equipment.  Now everything is garbage, and this place does not give merit based raises.  So,  u can bust your butt and be the best worker your plant manager has ever seen, and he has no way to reward you for your hard work,  you get paid the same as the worst and laziest person there.  Mohawk could possibly be a good place to work, but that would mean either corporate needs a complete overhaul and get rid of there garbage leadership in our division.  

Or better yet, corporate could allow the people they have in place in there place across the country to actually run the plants they see fit and give raises and fire people as they see fit, if that were to happen this could be an amazing place to work.  Until then GARBAGE.  DO NOT RECOMMEND TO ANYONE. I worked there 2 years almost exactly before I was laid off several weeks ago due to the economy and there abysmal performance last year in Washington my position along with one other was terminated.  But I loved it and didn't quit, looking back, can't recommend to anyone, horrible corporate structure that bleeds down into the individual plants. 

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