Designer I

Designer I - Resilient

     Find your more with Mohawk!
 

At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our people.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Come find your “more” with Mohawk!

What we need:

The Designer will be guided by Senior level Designers & Design leadership to create and develop high quality color & design work (custom & running line) across multiple resilient product platform types. Previous (work) experience in the field of graphic design is required. Positive interaction with established team members & other departments, being open to learning new skills and receiving criticism well will be required.

What you’ll do:

• Use artistic skills and design principles to develop exclusive visuals for desired resilient flooring products and prepare artwork for internal and external client approval
• Responsible for developing design and color, following instruction from management, from concept to completion in a timely manner, with minimal guidance
• Use Industry standard software such as photoshop or AVA to create technically accurate and aesthetically innovative designs for specific machine types
• Responsible for understanding and following manufacturing guidelines for product creation
• Knowledge of project management combined with solution-oriented, independent & detailed working methods
• Research flooring markets by participating in company supported research methods such as trend reports, subscription materials and research outings.  
• Other duties as assigned

What you have:

• A Four-year college degree in a related field, preferably in product design or graphic design.
• Understanding of art design principles and concept of product development process.
• Knowledge of project management combined with solution-oriented, independent working methods
• Good knowledge of presentation software such as PowerPoint, Canva and alike is a must.
• Familiarity with Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) is desired (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign…)
• Technical knowledge of roto-gravure printing, digital printing, and homogenous flooring production processes strongly preferred
• Technical knowledge of digital color calibration and production color profiling with AVA preferred
• Technical knowledge of creating artwork separations for heterogeneous products using Photoshop and/or AVA preferred
• Demonstrated creative and artistic achievement with a minimum of 1–2-year job specific work experience preferred

What you’re good at:

• Must be an effective team member
• Ability to work independently, set priorities, and handle multiple tasks with concentration and accuracy to meet multiple deadlines and shifting priorities to meet customer specifications and production schedules/requirements.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills necessary to effectively interact with team members, management, and other internal and external customers and to build positive interpersonal relationships with various business partners in a cross – functional environment.
• Consistent, proven ability to manage and implement projects and to contribute to concept development.
• Ability to approach unfamiliar situations and conceptualize a range of creative and imaginative solutions with ease, using creativity skills to document and sell them to clients.

What else?

• Physical Demands and Work Environment:
• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• We’re located in a pretty great spot – check out this video to see what we mean

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.