Setup Technician (2nd shift)

Interface, Inc.; Georgia; On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Interface, Inc. in the United States, Georgia, is seeking a Setup Technician to manage creel changeovers and loading/unloading creels for tufting machines, ensuring minimal downtime and strict adherence to specifications.

This role requires basic math, good communication, and prior tufting or textile experience, along with a focus on safety and sustainability in Interface's manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Intermediate math skills, including fractions and percentages.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Tufting and textile experience preferred.
• Normal color vision or good shade discernment.

Responsibilities

• Locate paperwork and master for next run and place at machine.
• Prepare creel sets and thread-up for tufting machines.
• Load and unload creels to proper thread up.
• Operate tufting machines and monitor quality.
• Record changeover times and maintain production logs.
• Maintain housekeeping and safety compliance.

Skills

Intermediate math skills

Good communication skills

Tufting experience

Textile experience

Color vision

Safety awareness

ISO procedures knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

*Interface is a global flooring and sustainability leader dedicated to rethinking how spaces work for people and the planet. Our portfolio includes Interface carpet tile and LVT, nora rubber flooring, and FLOR premium area rugs. Across every brand, we innovate in a way that combines design, performance, and sustainability—without compromise.**Trusted by architects, designers, and building professionals worldwide, we help bring bold visions to life with solutions that deliver real, measurable impact. Building on more than 30 years of sustainability progress and industry‐first innovation, we remain ‘all in’ on our goal of becoming carbon negative by 2040, without the use of offsets.***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 ensureminimum downtime.**Educational requirements:*** High school diploma or GED required**Skills and experience:*** Intermediate math skills to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals and percentages required* Good communication skills, verbal and written* Previous tufting experience preferred* Previous textile experience preferred* Must have normal color vision or average to above average shade discernment* Interface White Belt and 6S training preferred**Essential duties:*** 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.**Physical demands:*** Walking up and down stairs* Considerable standing* Continuous lifting of up to 15 lbs* Occasional lifting of up to 25lbs**Work environment:*** Non climate-controlled factory environment