Maintenance Technician

We make life more comfortable.

 

Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

 

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

 

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.

 

Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history

 

Flooring Products

 

The cushion under your carpet is vital to your home's comfort – that's why Leggett & Platt's carpet cushions provide luxurious comfort and support, along with enhanced carpet appearance and longevity. Carpet pad doesn't get the marketplace attention it deserves. Few people talk about it. There just hasn't been enough education on how quality carpet pad is the source behind the comfort and added durability in your carpeting.

 

Learn more about Leggett & Platt Flooring Products: Flooring

 

REPORSSHidS

SHIFT: 5 AM- 9 PM (Stable with 8-9 hr shifts)

JOB SUMMARY:    This position is responsible with maintenance troubleshooting and diagnosis, repairs and preventive maintenance on each task assigned and perform other maintenance functions as directed by the Maintenance Foreman and/or Maintenance Manager to assist in achieving an efficient maintenance department.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

• Have good communication skills and be able to work with people from different departments in an office and manufacturing environment.
• Be willing to work overtime and weekends when necessary.
• Be detail oriented and well organized.
• Must be able to change from one task to another frequently.
• Be self-motivated, work individually or as a team and promote teamwork.
• Must be able to repair conveyor belting, gearboxes, chains, and sprockets
• Must be able to perform basic forklift repair and maintenance.

• Work well in a team oriented and co-operative environment.

• Have a friendly, professional, and courteous attitude.
• Comply with all plant and safety rules, and company, EEOC and OSHA policies.
• Be committed to LP-9000 and continuous improvement.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

 

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds unassisted/150 pounds assisted.
• Must be able to work in an uncontrolled temperature environment of 40 degrees Fahrenheit up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Must have full range of bodily motion (IE Bending, Crouching, Reaching etc.)
• Must be able to work around hot ovens as well as items that use open flames to turn on heat. (IE Cutting Torch, Grinder, Furnace etc.)
• Must have basic math and writing skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks.
• Must be able to read and follow drawings and blueprints.
• Computer skills including knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint a plus.

 

PRIMARY DUTIES:

 

Complete assigned daily checklist and work orders assigned in a timely manner and inform supeR visor of any problems or delays.

• Turn all required paperwork (IE Completed Work Orders, Audit Corrections etc.) in on time.
• Assist on preventive maintenance as directed by the Maintenance Foreman
• Assist with continuous improvement as directed by the Maintenance Foreman
• Responsible for communicating and assisting in preventive and predictive maintenance in assigned area as defined in this job description.
• Perform other functions as directed by Maintenance Foreman
• Work as instructed by Maintenance Foreman to assist production in meeting their production standards and requirements.
• Ensure quality of material and work is to production standard.
• Initiate, recommend, or provide solutions through designated channels.

• Trouble shoot problems on equip