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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: Leader in the Upholstered Furniture IndustryIn our Furniture Components business, we design, manufacture, and distribute a wide range of components and finished products that enhance comfort, motion, and style in upholstered furniture, including recliner mechanisms, seating support systems, and sofa sleeper units. With a global footprint that includes international manufacturing, product development, distribution and sales, we are strategically positioned to support upholstered furniture manufacturers around the world.Workplace Furniture SolutionsLeggett & Platt is North America's leading independent manufacturer of office furniture components and mechanism. Our Work Furniture business produces task and finished components, as well as select lines of private label finished seating. From surface-critical bent tube assemblies and molded plywood components to chair mechanisms, bases, arms, seats, and backs, Work Furniture brings diverse world-class manufacturing capabilities together in the production and assembly of high-quality contract furniture products.Learn more about Furniture components: FurnitureLearn more about Work Furniture: Work FurnitureHiring 1st and 2nd shift. 1st shift hours: 5AM-3:30PM. 2nd shift 3:30PM-2AM. Monday-Thursday with occasional overtime on Fridays depending on work load.Summary: Responsible for the safe operation of all divisions machinery he has received training on per Davidson Plyforms 6.2.2 Personnel Training Plan. Responsible to adhere to all safety, quality and operational standards, and perform the following duties:Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned)* 5.1. To be fully trained and signed off as a level 2 operator within 1 year on the machine (s) assigned to operate.* 5.2. Responsible for meeting production rates and quality standards.* 5.3. Perform necessary quality verifications.* 5.4. Perform general preventive maintenance on machinery.* 5.5. Full compliance with all safety rules and policies.* 5.6. Responsible for understanding and completing all production forms and instructions that apply to his assigned work area.* 5.7. Follow all departmental ISO procedures and work instructions.* 5.8. To work as a team member.* 5.9. To maintain work area cleanliness, organization, and housekeeping.* 5.10. To pursue training opportunities which further job skills.* 5.11. User defined:* 5.11.1. Be familiar with and able to utilize a tape measure and calipers.* 5.11.2. Demonstrate basic math skills.* 5.11.3. Be knowledgeable with the decimal system and be able to read a ruler.* 5.11.4. Be able to read a blueprint.Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.* 6.1. Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED)* 6.2. Experience; One to three months related experience and/or training* 6.3. Language Skills: Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.* 6.4. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.* 6.5. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.* 6.6. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:Other Skills and Abilities:Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.* 8.1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.* 8.2. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.* 9.1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts.* 9.2. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.Reasons You'll Love It HereOur benefits may vary slightly from one location to the next, but what you will find, is that we offer: medical, dental, and vision insurance; as well as paid vacation, paid personal time, and various opportunities to give back to your local community. One convenient fact about our medical plan, is that we offer tele-visits, so you don't have to leave the comfort of your home when you are feeling under the weather! We also strongly encourage and provide opportunities for learning and professional development. Our Learning & Development team has put together in-house training on subjects like front-line supervisor essentials, how to manage conflict in the workplace, and many others.What to Do NextNow that you've had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.Our ValuesOur values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.* 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.* Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth - good or bad.* 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 innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.Our Commitment to YouWe're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!We welcome and encourage applications if you meet the minimum qualifications. Even if you do not meet the preferred qualifications, we'd love the opportunity to consider you.Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veteran/Disability EmployerFor more information about how we handle your personal data in connection with our recruiting processes, please refer to the Recruiting Privacy Notice on the Privacy Notice tab located at