Maintenance Trainee

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

 

The Cape Girardeau, Missouri Branch of Leggett & Platt is currently looking for an experience Maintenance Trainee to join their team! This position will work a set 8 hour shift M-F. This position is responsible for troubleshooting, installing, maintaining and repairing plant machinery, equipment, and physical structures.

 

Job Duties include:

• Repairing industrial equipment
• Replacing glands and seals in pumping equipment
• Analyzing equipment and machinery malfunctions, determining the appropriate procedure and performing repairs
• Installing and maintaining machinery
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems
• Performing preventative maintenance functions
• Performing plant start up and shut down procedures

 

Education and Experience:

• Highschool Diploma or GED
• Two (2) years of experience in industrial maintenance, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with 480/ three phase required.
• Experience or Training in the Following Perferred:
  • Use, interpretation and development of hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical drawings
  • Installation and maintenance of electronic devices including flow meters, encoders, servo motors, sensors, photo eyes, etc

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• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
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• Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
• Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovat