Safety & Quality Coordinator

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.

What we need:

The Safety and Quality Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that workplace safety and product/service quality standards are consistently met and improved. This role supports the development, implementation, and monitoring of safety programs, quality control processes, and compliance initiatives. The coordinator works closely with leadership, supervisors, and team members to foster a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

What you’ll do:

Safety:

• Develop and implement workplace safety policies, conduct proactive safety audits and hazard assessments.
• Implement Flooring North America (FNA) and divisional safety programs at the plant level and maintain records of site training.
• Investigate incidents, accidents, and near misses. Complete root cause investigations including recommendations for corrective measures.
• Maintain records of safety-related activities (training, incident reports, inspections).
• Schedule and conduct annual safety training to include LTO, LOTO, and safety harness training.
• Lead Safety Committee meetings. Assist with generation and implementation of Employee Engagement Initiatives.
• Understand OSHA regulations and assist management and Safety Specialists in applying regulations to the manufacturing operations.
• Manage Action Item list for all Safety Related items.

Quality:

• Support the development and implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM).
• Conduct inspections, audits, and testing to ensure product and process quality standards.
• Assist in root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Track, analyze, and report quality metrics, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
• Ensure compliance with customer and industry-specific standards.

Other:

• Partner with HR to increase new hire retention, be accessible and visible on the floor, be prepared and organized, help resolve issues and give timely feedback, educate new employees on the policies, procedures, culture, and key relationships, and ensure the MPACT program operates smoothly.
• Work with operations and leadership to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

What you have:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalency
• 2+ Years manufacturing environment experience
• Previous experience in a Safety role (preferred)
• A willingness to learn on the job and grow your career 

What you’re good at:

• Working collaboratively as part of a fast-paced team, with strong personal organization, poise and professionalism
• Communicating effectively with a wide range of individuals in written, oral and interpersonal form
• Driving optimization and results through reporting and analytics
• Solving practical problems and dealing with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Engaging your emotional intelligence when facilitating conversations with employees and resolving safety matters

What else?

• Expect to travel occasionally to trainings and to assist at other plants, etc.
• While we’re a primarily in-office team, we thrive on flexibility and ensuring our people can balance personal and professional time

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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.