Textile Technician

Confluent Medical Technologies; Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Confluent Medical Technologies in Warwick, RI is seeking a Manufacturing Technician III reporting to the Engineering Manager to support textile manufacturing and product development.

You will set up weaving and knitting looms, inspect woven and knitted materials, ensure GMP compliance, and train peers. Requires a high school diploma or GED, 5–10 years of textile experience, and fluent English.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 5–10 years textile experience with weaving/knitting looms.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Clean-room familiarity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set up equipment and troubleshoot weaving and knitting looms.
• Analyze woven/knit textile structures with focus on process improvement and cost savings.
• Perform visual and measurement inspections of knit and woven material.

Skills

Textile equipment setup

Troubleshooting looms

Inspection & measurement

Training others

English fluency

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Confluent Medical Technologies is a financially healthy and rapidly growing medical device company whose employees are passionate about providing life-saving solutions to our customers through a collaborative and high-impact work environment. We offer competitive pay and benefits to recognize the important role you will play in our life-saving work.

We are looking for a Manufacturing Technician III reporting to the Engineering Manager, to join our talented team in Warwick, RI.

Summary

Duties and Responsibilities

Works with Engineering to overcome technical textile obstacles and develop new products. Reviews customer specifications, helps with Strategy to meet needs. In-depth knowledge of textile equipment set up and troubleshooting. Able to work independently to perform work required. Review documents and fill out required forms neatly and legibly. Performs tasks related to assembly, inspections, measurements, and manufacturing of textiles as required. Understands and follows all rules related to GMP, documentation and clean room requirements. Takes direction from Project Lead and performs duties in a skilled and timely manner. Support training of other technicians and/or operators.

• High school diploma or GED.
• 5-10 years of direct textile experience setting up and running weaving and knitting looms.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Familiarity with clean-room environments is preferred.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Hands-on Technician able to set up equipment and troubleshoot machine issues related to weaving and knitting looms.
• Analyzing woven and knit textile structures with an eye on process improvement and cost saving opportunities.
• Experience working with fine fibers (<50 denier) preferred.
• Able to contribute to technical solutions and communicate effectively with members of the team.
• Offer textile and other training to peers and operators with best practices.
• Work independently and with teams to achieve required objectives.
• Perform visual and measurement inspections of knit and woven material.
• Able to run other light manufacturing equipment in support of development projects.
• Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

Confluent Medical Technologies is dedicated to working collaboratively with our customers, taking their projects from rapid prototype into high volume production. Our unparalleled technical expertise, proven experience and partnership with our clients has allowed us to perfect the process necessary to deliver world-class medical devices through innovative material science, engineering, and manufacturing. We take pride in our position as the leader in the medical technology space and are driven by a passion to create products that our clients have envisioned for their customers.

We regret that we are unable to sponsor employment visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.

Confluent Medical Technologies is an equal opportunity employer.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.