Setup Technician (2nd shift)

Interface • West Point, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Interface is a global flooring solutions company and sustainability leader, offering an integrated portfolio of carpet tile and resilient flooring products that includes Interface® carpet tile and LVT, nora® rubber flooring, and FLOR® premium area rugs for commercial and residential spaces. Made with purpose and without compromise, Interface flooring brings more sophisticated design, more performance, more innovation, and more climate progress to interior spaces. A decades-long pioneer in sustainability, Interface remains “all in” on becoming a restorative business. Today, the company is focusing on carbon reductions, not offsets, as it works toward achieving its verified science-based targets by 2030 and its goal to become a carbon negative enterprise by 2040. Position summary: The Setup Technician is responsible for changeovers of creels and tufting machines, as well as loading and unloading creels to service creels and tufting machines, efficiently and in accordance with the specification sheets to ensure minimum downtime.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required
• Intermediate math skills to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals and percentages required
• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• Must have normal color vision or average to above average shade discernment

Nice To Haves

• Previous tufting experience preferred
• Previous textile experience preferred
• Interface White Belt and 6S training preferred

Responsibilities

• Locate paperwork and master for next run and place at machine
• Check next creel set for correct thread-up and stage at Tufting machines
• Cut out creels set and burn in new set
• Run burns through needles and check for misdraws
• Record changeover time on production report
• Operate Tufting machines
• Relieve Operators for breaks
• Load and unload all creels to the proper thread up
• Recognize quality problems and make corrections when operating Tufting machine
• Deposit all yarn and headers scrap into specific containers to be recycled
• Maximize recycling of all recyclable materials and minimize waste
• Maintain a daily log of production
• Maintain housekeeping
• Comply with safety rules
• Comply with environmental regulations
• Be aware of departmental Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Ensure ISO procedures are followed.
• Understand and support Interface commitment to sustainability.
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED