1st Shift Team Leader

Company Overview

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. AsThe 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:

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

The Team Leader performs various tasks necessary to lead and direct production activities in a singular work cell or product line. Team Leaders may be required to perform any or all of the job duties listed below.

• Oversee production activities within a specific work cell.
• Assist in the set-up of production areas or startup of equipment as necessary.
• Accountable for maintaining production workflow.
• Follow production schedule ensuring production standards are met.
• Check measurements and quality of all materials and completion of quality record(s) where required.
• Complete general area maintenance duties on equipment as assigned. This may include help from the maintenance department when necessary.
• Responsible for accurate and timely completion of paperwork, data collection/entry, labeling/tagging, etc.
• Assist with physical inventory inspection and measurements as required.
• Record material usage where required.
• Accountable for identification of safety hazards, and support and sustain a safe work environment.
• Maintain excellent housekeeping practices.
• Practice proper safety techniques.
• Follow all procedures and guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Must be at least 18 years of age to perform this job. 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.

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

• 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 a 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.

Now 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.

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