Job Title
Carpet Designer - Patcraft Commercial
Position Overview
Carpet Designer - Patcraft Commercial
Patcraft designs flooring solutions that transform spaces and experiences, connecting our inner spaces with the outer world. Inspired by our surroundings, we create products for learning, healing, working, and living. We prioritize performance, sustainability, and design, striving to close the loop and reduce environmental impact. Our flooring solutions are balanced at the intersection of these elements, ensuring they meet the needs of today while looking toward the future. Patcraft is dedicated to creating products that not only enhance spaces but also contribute to a better world through thoughtful, sustainable design practices. Patcraft is a part of Shaw Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than$5 billionin annual sales and approximately 18,000 associates worldwide.
Patcraft’saward-winning design team is looking for a skilled, curious designer witha strong designsensibility and a passion for color, pattern,textilesand materials.Ourcommercialflooringdesigners are both creative thinkers and product makers.You’llexplore ideas, experiment with color,patternand materials, and take products from early concept through sampling,refinementand commercialization.You’lldesign around realcustomerand market needs while having the freedom to explore how we solve them.With manufacturingclose at handand the resources andexpertiseof Shaw Industries behind us,you’llhave the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of flooring while working closely with Fabrication and Manufacturing.You’llstay close to the development process, seeing your ideas evolve through sampling and refinement into finished commercial flooring.
Thishybrid position is basedat our Create Centre campus in Cartersville, GA, north of the Atlanta metropolitan areaandwill work in the office 3-4 days per week.
Research influences across art, design, textiles, interiors and materials to inform product direction.
Manage the details of product development, including prototyping, color development, production set-up, specifications, timelines and launch deliverables.
Collaborate with Product Launch, Marketing, Brand, Digital, Segment, Manufacturing and Sales teams.
Travel for market research, customer visits, presentations, industryeventsand trade shows. Overnight travel isrequired.
Bachelor’s degree ordegree in Textile Design, Surface Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, or a related design disciplineor equivalent combination of education and professional design experiences.
Experience in textiles, materials, surfacedesignor physical product development is preferred and may include professional, internship or academic project workto suffice.
A strong portfolio demonstrating design thinking and a sophisticated sensibility for color, pattern, texture, material and composition.
Required Competencies
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Work Shift
8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AM
Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
