Maintenance Superintendent

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

 

Bedding

 

The world leader in bedding technology.

 

Leggett & Platt has been the driving force in bedding components technology since inventing the bedspring in 1885. Now, we own more mattress industry patents than anyone in the world.

 

Springs, foam, adjustable beds, machinery – our Bedding businesses design, produce, and supply innovative sleep solutions that help you rest comfortably.

 

Learn more about Bedding Components: L&P Bedding Group

 

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Maintenance Superintendent within our maintenance team to help support our bedding  business.  Did you know we have been revolutionizing the sleep industry since 1883?  That’s right!  In fact, we hold the original patent on a spiral steel coil bed spring, filed way back in 1885.  Since then, we have been an industry leader in guaranteeing you get the best sleep possible.  If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

As a Maintenance Superintendent you will have the opportunity to work closely with all production supervisors, maintenance personnel and TPM coordinator.  Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by provide support and direction for the maintenance operations in our Drawn Wire manufacturing facility, while providing support to the Branch’s mission and vision..  The team you will be working with is collaborative and innovative, and values challenging work and diversity of thought. 

So, what will you be doing as a Maintenance Superintendent?

• Manage Maintenance Personnel:
• Screen and help select maintenance personnel.
• Provide training and evaluate performance.
• Schedule maintenance personnel for projects and machine moves.
• Administer all branch policies fairly.
• Supervise maintenance staff and labor used.
• Machine Maintenance and Repair.
• Identify weaknesses in machines that create stoppage and correct. 
• Communicate with the Branch Manager regarding problems and justify needs of repairs or machine improvements.
• Utilize maintenance staff to build or rebuild parts and review benefits.
• Install or move machinery with minimal down time.
• Hands-on involvement on production equipment to recognize machine problems and reduce them.
• Take care of safety problems utilizing maintenance personnel.
• Work with Superintendents and Supervisors on machine breakdowns to give quick response and results.
• Justify the need before ordering new parts that have been requested.  Help determine minimums, maximums, and reorders levels.
• Work with utility companies to ensure they provide necessary services for the Branch.
• Hire and supervise outside contractors on maintenance projects.
• Preventative and Predictive Maintenance.
• Schedule planned maintenance functions and repairs while coordinating with production schedules.
• Utilize Computerized Maintenance Management System to support