Setup Technician (2nd shift)

Interface, Inc.; West Point (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Interface is a global flooring and sustainability leader seeking a Setup Technician in Georgia. You will perform changeovers for creels and tufting machines, load/unload creels, and ensure tasks align with specification sheets to minimize downtime.

Educational requirements include a high school diploma or GED, with preferred tufting or textile experience. You will contribute to safety, quality, and environmental goals while supporting ISO procedures.

Qualifications

• Educational requirements: High school diploma or GED.
• Intermediate math including fractions and percentages.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Tufting or textile experience 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.
• Run burns through needles and check for misdraws.
• Record changeover time on production report.
• Operate tufting machines and relieve operators for breaks.
• Load and unload all creels to the proper thread up.
• Maintain housekeeping and comply with safety rules.
• Maximize recycling and minimize waste, follow ISO procedures.

Skills

Math skills

Communication skills

Tufting experience

Textile experience

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 requiredSkills and experience:Intermediate math skills to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals and percentages requiredGood communication skills, verbal and writtenPrevious tufting experience preferredPrevious textile experience preferredMust have normal color vision or average to above average shade discernmentInterface White Belt and 6S training preferredEssential duties:Locate paperwork and master for next run and place at machineCheck next creel set for correct thread-up and stage at Tufting machinesCut out creels set and burn in new setRun burns through needles and check for misdrawsRecord changeover time on production reportOperate Tufting machinesRelieve Operators for breaksLoad and unload all creels to the proper thread upRecognize quality problems and make corrections when operating Tufting machineDeposit all yarn and headers scrap into specific containers to be recycledMaximize recycling of all recyclable materials and minimize wasteMaintain a daily log of productionMaintain housekeepingComply with safety rulesComply with environmental regulationsBe 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 stairsConsiderable standingContinuous lifting of up to 15 lbsOccasional lifting of up to 25lbsWork environment:Non climate-controlled factory environment#LI-AS1#LI-OnsiteLearn more about Interface (NASDAQ: TILE) and our brands at interface.com and FLOR.com. Join us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We desire priority referrals of Protected Veterans for job openings at all locations within the State of Georgia. An Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Disabled.