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Shaw Industries Group

Makes flooring for homes, businesses and outdoor spaces

Process Engineer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Chickamauga, GA, USA
In Person
Manufacturing & Process EngineeringProcess Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent.
  • Availability to work an 8-hour, non-rotating shift starting in the morning.
Responsibilities
  • Provide daily technical assistance to the ATY and Needlepunch department manager, supervisors, associates, and internal customers.
  • Provide production engineering and process control support for the ATY and Needlepunch department.
  • Improve process reliability, consistency, and documentation.
  • Manage capital projects, drive Total Productive Maintenance initiatives and cost improvements, investigate off-quality situations, and monitor and analyze departmental performance through reports, feedback, and observations.
  • Act as a liaison between the Department Manager and department associates by providing effective lines of communication within the department.
  • Monitor departmental safety, quality, production, processes, and procedures.
  • Ensure all departmental SMS procedures and instructions are followed.
  • Give direction and support to department employees to achieve departmental goals.
  • Coordinate and oversee special departmental projects that improve safety, quality, productivity, cost, and efficiency.
  • Establish, maintain, and issue process specifications and operating instructions.
  • Assist employees in resolving job-related problems or concerns.
  • Attend or conduct periodic departmental meetings.
  • Understand and use USF II.
  • Act as the department driver for the Total Productive Maintenance program.
  • Actively participate in SMS, Total Productive Maintenance, and S.A.F.E. programs.
  • Continuously identify areas for improvement in the ATY and Needlepunch department.
  • Assist supervisors with problems involving PI Process, Total Productive Maintenance, quality, safety, equipment, and training.
  • Perform other non-quality-related duties as directed by department or plant management.
  • Take actions to meet site goals for percent efficiency and percent waste.
  • Provide support for associates in the ATY and Needlepunch department.
  • Assist in maintaining support equipment.
Desired Qualifications
  • Lean/Six Sigma certification.
  • Project management experience.

About the company

Shaw Industries Group designs and makes flooring for homes and commercial buildings, selling through a portfolio of specialist brands worldwide. Its products include carpet and hard surfaces, while other businesses supply synthetic turf for sports fields and outdoor spaces. The group combines manufacturing with an integrated supply chain, moving finished products from its factories to the businesses that sell or install them. It earns revenue from sales of these surfaces and related products, with its residential and commercial operations serving different customer needs. Founded in 1967, Shaw Industries Group is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Dalton, GA

Founded

1967

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What believers are saying

  • Education has support: Shaw lists education assistance and GED support for U.S. associates.
  • Family care extends beyond insurance: Shaw's health centers serve U.S. associates and household members regardless of coverage.
  • Training includes housing: Shaw's operations management trainees receive accommodation during their initial eight-week training.

What critics are saying

  • Production changes sleep schedules: Shaw's Andalusia entry-level manufacturing job requires rotating 12-hour shifts with changing day and night starts.
  • Installation means extended travel: Shaw Sports Turf's installer job specifies approximately 300 days of out-of-state travel.
  • Permanent placement has another step: Shaw's trainee program offers interviews for engineering roles after roughly six months.

What makes Shaw Industries Group unique

  • Ownership is concentrated: Shaw is a wholly owned Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary.
  • Certification spans production: Shaw's April 2026 report puts Cradle to Cradle Certified products at almost 90%.
  • Recycling has scale: Shaw's April 2026 report records nearly one billion pounds of flooring reclaimed since 2006.

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