Shaw Industries Named To Forbes' Best Employers List

DALTON, GA —Shaw Industries Group, Inc., has been ranked on Forbes magazine’s 2018 list of America’s Best Employers, the company said Tuesday. To come up with its list, Forbes asked 30,000 American employees – 82 percent full-timers – working for large firms or institutions to rate their willingness to recommend their own companies on a scale of 0 to 10.

The employees who took part in the survey were consulted not via their employers but anonymously through several online access panels. The mix of respondents (gender, age, region, educational level, and ethnicity) in the sample is representative of the overall U.S. workforce. Data was recorded this past August, and the scores were then analyzed using the theory of net promoter score.

Shaw Industries has a considerable footprint in and around Bartow County. In 2017, the company opened its commercial Create Centre in Cartersville, a three-story, 67,000-square-foot facility houses its marketing, design and innovation associates – including its Patcraft and Shaw Contract teams.

In 2016, the company completed construction of a new carpet tile manufacturing facility located in Adairsville. The $85 million facility, which became operational in the fourth quarter of 2016, employs 170 associates and will create a total of 500 new jobs once it reaches full capacity.

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“Even as Shaw continues to invest in new and upgraded manufacturing facilities, we know that our most important asset is our people,” said Vance Bell, chairman and CEO of Shaw Industries. “More than 22,000 passionate, talented individuals come to work every day at Shaw to produce industry-leading flooring solutions and to create a better future for their families and communities – and our customers and company.”

Shaw’s ranking reflects its ongoing support of associates at all levels and divisions of the company, the company said in its news release. Its talent management strategy places investment in associates at the core of the company, helping them develop personal and professional skills that align with the company’s needs.

“We take pride in fostering an environment that continues to attract and retain the best available talent,” said Mike Fromm, chief human resources officer (CHRO) of Shaw Industries. “In our culture of respect, inclusion and accountability, our associates feel empowered to share their ideas and use their creativity to meet today’s business objectives while developing themselves to meet tomorrow’s challenges.”

For more information on career opportunities available with Shaw Industries, visit shawinc.jobs.

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