Production Associate (day shift)

Leggett & Platt • Carthage, MO

9d • 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 span more than 130 years. Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products for all areas of life. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the automotive, furniture, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile and geo components industries.

Leggett & Platt Automotive is a global provider of wire forms, mechanical control cables, wireless charging, as well as seat lumbar, suspension, bolster, actuator, and motor systems. In addition to these award-winning, category-leading products, we offer tailored goods due to our expertise in product development and attention to market trends. Our unique competitive advantages give us unmatched insight into the demands of the consumer.

Requirements

• Sufficient dexterity and mechanical understanding to operate an automated machine.
• Ability to understand both verbal and written instruction. This includes the ability with proper training to follow construction blueprints and document ongoing processes.
• Sufficient aptitude to identify proper product quality.
• Ability to lift objects not to exceed 70 pounds.
• Basic understanding of and full compliance with all standard safety practices.
• The willingness to be involved in ongoing skills improvement classes and efforts of which are included IATF-16949/ISO-9001:2015, Kaizen, and SMED.

Responsibilities

• Controls operation of single or multiple production machines for the process of manufacturing products.
• Must be able to work in teams on continuous improvement projects.
• The job is a standing/sitting job requiring the operation of a grid/lumbar assembly machine. The machine processes straight wire to form a mat, which is used in the assembly of automotive seating.
• Upon completion of a bundle of approximately 50 pieces, the bundle is carried to a strapping machine for tying and placement in a shipping container.
• The operator is responsible for producing quality products and must be able to identify such.
• If necessary, the operator must be able to notify appropriate person to fix machine.
• Perform other duties as requested or as deemed appropriate
• Conform with the environmental policy and procedures and with the requirements of the environmental management system.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed