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Position Overview

Shaw Industries is looking a Reliability Tech C to serve the Tufting/Warping Department by making necessary repairs and/or adjustments to tufting machines for the purpose of maintaining their efficient and accurate operation.

I.          Essential Duties:

• Make necessary repairs to tufting machines and warpers.

• Perform preventative maintenance on tufting machines and warpers.

• Make major changes of blades, loopers and needles on tufting machines

• Make necessary speed adjustments to tufting machines

• Obtain dissection weight checks for the purpose of determining the nature of tufting machine adjustments and make the needed adjustments pending the analysis of the dissection weight checks

• Make necessary tufting machine adjustments to accommodate style changes

• Troubleshoot machines and warpers for mechanical issues.

• Perform minor and major overhauls of tufting machines when machine shop work is not required

• Repair mending guns and other Tufting/Warper Department equipment.

• Attend periodic departmental meetings as well as training that will foster continued job improvement

II.        Non-Essential Duties:

• Serve on task forces and committees as necessary

• Perform other non quality-related duties as directed by Supervisor

Physical Requirements:

• Sit or stand intermittently for at least 8 hours

• Climb steps several times per day

• Walk through plant several times per day

• Withstand exposure to changes in both temperature and humidity

• Apply forces to tools necessary to accomplish the work

VI.       Other Requirements

• Communicate to other employees both in speech and in writing

• Ensure the work environment is free of harassment and that employees feel free to express problems and concerns

• Assure compliance of all corporate policies

VII.     Training Requirements:

• EQA

VIII.    Tools, Equipment & Material Requirements:

• Various wrenches, hammers & other hand tools

• Support equipment

• Gauge Parts

IX.       Safety & Security Requirements:

• Abide by and enforce plant safety rules and regulations

• Know evacuation routes and gathering location

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