1st Shift Material Handler

Leggett & Platt • Fort Smith, AR

42d • Onsite

About The Position

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. 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.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Maintains a clean and organized work environment.
• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.
• Safety - Observes all safety procedures and policies; Reports potentially unsafe conditions to supervisor; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Good mechanical aptitude and attention to detail.
• Able to work accurately from verbal and written instructions.

Nice To Haves

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

• Moves and marks finished goods and scrap foam from various machinery and departments.
• Assist various areas of operations with positioning foam onto pallets for production or shipping.
• Move empty flats to end of conveyor lines.
• Unload any leftover foam blocks on conveyors.
• Move finished and unfinished products as needed throughout operation.
• Ensure all flats of material have tickets.
• Use hand trucks, buggies, or other material handling equipment.
• Assist in wrapping department as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED