Maintenance Mechanic - Melt Shop

Sterling Steel Company produces over 500,000 tons of wire rod annually. Customers have various uses for this rod, including Leggett & Platt making bed springs, which they invented.

Leggett & Platt is not only our largest customer, but after purchasing NWSW in 2002 they are also the owner.

It is the mission of Sterling Steel Company to be the Safest and Lowest Cost provider of Quality Steel. We are committed to conform to all established requirements and expectations of our customers and to a philosophy of Continuous Quality Improvement.

Meeting these goals requires teamwork, dedication, and ongoing training from all our 275+ employees.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Maintenance employees on a 3-week rotating schedule -

SSC Incentive Pay: Yes

Holiday Pay: Yes

Contribute to Sterling Steel safely producing high quality products at the lowest cost by repairing machines & structures throughout the plant, fabricating and/or installing mechanical items when necessary and completing scheduled maintenance as to prevent future failures.

• Inspect mechanical equipment for operating conditions and determine need for maintenance or repair. Trouble shoots and determines course of repairs required
• Dismantle, repair, and assemble mechanical equipment such as gears, bearings (Babbitt and scrape bearings), shafts, cables, belts, etc.
• Calibrate or operate various diagnostic instruments to collect/analyze/interpret equipment operational data
• Develop and perform equipment inspection routes; collect and document findings
• Perform equipment failure analysis and recommend potential corrective actions
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