How to hire a textile technologist

How to hire a textile technologist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step textile technologist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a textile technologist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new textile technologist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your textile technologist job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a textile technologist for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a textile technologist to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a textile technologist that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of textile technologists and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Textile Technologist	Description	Hourly rate
   Textile Technologist	Agricultural and food scientists research ways to improve the efficiency and safety of agricultural establishments and products.	$20-57
   Field Laboratory Operator	A field laboratory operator prepares a safe environment setting and checks on the equipment to be used in performing the experiment or procedure. They are responsible for recording results and correcting any discrepancies observed... Show more	$17-37
   Chemical Processor	Chemical processors are the workers who prepare a variety of chemicals for manufacturing and production. The processors operate and monitor the equipment that controls the chemical reactions when processing consumer or industrial products... Show more	$13-24

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Textile
   • R
   • ASTM

   Responsibilities:

   • Create Visio drawings on base facilities ensuring company have adequate facilities to accomplish maintenance tasks.
   • Ground knowledge in soft-lines ASTM and CSPC standards.
   • Analyze short and long fibers in textile laboratory, and make off and on-line control.
   • Document all record data in laboratory notebooks that are in compliance with all FDA, GLP/GMP guidelines.
   • Automate textile manufacturing machine operator.
   • Test for quality durability in compliance with government standards.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your textile technologist job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A textile technologist can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, textile technologists' average salary in colorado is 58% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level textile technologists 64% less than senior-level textile technologists.
   • Certifications. A textile technologist with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a textile technologist's salary.

   Average textile technologist salary

   $72,659yearly

   $34.93 hourly rate

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   Entry-level textile technologist salary

   $43,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 20, 2025

   Average textile technologist salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$96,523	$46
   2	New York	$84,963	$41
   3	Florida	$49,730	$24
   4	Florida	$49,538	$24

   Average textile technologist salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Mast	$82,221	$39.53
   2	Arthrex	$73,105	$35.15	1
   3	Chico's FAS	$48,596	$23.36

4. Writing a textile technologist job description

   A job description for a textile technologist role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a textile technologist job description:

   Textile technologist job description example

   
   Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education. Arthrex Manufacturing is hiring additional team members to the Textile department on second shift. The Textile Technician is responsible for setting and operating machines that produce the materials for the Sutures department. The second shift hours are 3:00 pm to 11:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Training will be on first shift for approximately 8 weeks. The job location will be at the Arthrex manufacturing facility in Ave Maria, FL. Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™.
   
   If hired after 2/1/2022, you will be eligible for a $1,000.00 retention bonus (minus appropriate tax withholdings). You will be paid the first $500.00 after completing your first 90 days and the second $500.00 after completing your first 180 days, if you are an employee in good standing.
   Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
   
   * Support current process related to existing suture assembly.
   * Set-up and operate a variety of hand-operated tools and light duty machines to manufacture product specified on work order using engineering prints, standard work instructions and Inspection procedures.
   * Assemble the finished product to specifications with the use of measuring equipment, specialized hand tools and microscopes, making decisions in fitting and adjustment of parts or part substitutions within established guidelines to achieve the required specifications.
   * Perform inspection of completed and in-process work and accurately prepare documentation to assure correct specifications and functional criteria have been met prior to submitting the batch to Quality Control.
   * Coordinate the processing of new product pilot runs by completing first piece to ensure compliance to blueprint.
   * Work primarily unassisted or with minimal supervision and instruction on newly developed items.
   
   Education and Experience:
   
   * High School Diploma or equivalent required
   * At least 1 year of previous manufacturing experience preferred. Medical device assembly experience strongly preferred. Textile processing experience is preferred.
   * Experience in Lean manufacturing environment is desirable.
   
   Knowledge and Skill Requirements/Specialized Courses and/or Training:
   
   * Self-motivated and able to work independently when necessary.
   * Ability to determine materials and tools required to perform the operation.
   * Can perform different tasks/operation required to manufacture the product.
   * Creative thinker and is able to suggest process improvements and problem solve.
   * Ability to use inspection tools and measuring devices to assure quality of product.
   * Knowledge of administrative procedures and computer systems such as word processing, managing files and records, Excel, Power Point, MQ1, SAP, and Microsoft Outlook is preferred.
   * Understanding of textile processes including twisting, winding, braiding, coating and dyeing, and able to communicate with suppliers as it relates to quality issues and process improvements.
   
   Machine, Tools, and/or Equipment Skills:
   
   The technology and the frequency of the technology required to perform this job are as follows; the occasional operation of some automated equipment, winding, attaching machines, label printing, weigh scales, label dispenser machine, manual sealers, cleaning machine, and general test equipment.
   
   Reasoning Ability:
   
   Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, problem solve and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
   
   Mathematical Skills
   
   Ability to comprehend and apply mathematical principles to the degree required to perform the job based upon job requirements.
   
   Language and Communication Skills:
   
   Ability to comprehend and apply language skills to the degree required to perform the job based upon the job requirements listed above. Ability to verbally communicate ideas and issues effectively to other team members and management. Ability to write and record data and information as required by procedures.
   
   Physical Demands:
   
   The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and stand, use hands and fingers to handle and feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must lift and/or move up to 20 lbs on a regular basis. The employee must also be able to bend frequently and lift 30-50lbs occasionally.
   
   Vision Requirements:
   
   Visual acuity necessary to do the job safely and effectively.
   
   Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
   
   Work Environment:
   
   The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is primarily performed in a cleanroom/controlled environment. A cleanroom is a controlled environment where products are manufactured, in which the concentration of airborne particles is controlled to specified limits. These contaminants are generated by people, processes, facilities, and equipment and must be continually removed from the air. Strict rules and procedures are followed to prevent contamination of the product. The only way to control contamination is to control the total environment- air flow rates and direction, pressurization, temperature, humidity, specialized filtration and the sources of these particles all need to be tightly controlled. Temperature ranges from 69F-73F. Hearing protection will be required.
   
   All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find textile technologists for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your textile technologist job on Zippia to find and recruit textile technologist candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit textile technologists, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new textile technologist

   Once you've decided on a perfect textile technologist candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new textile technologist. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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