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 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. Learn more about the history of Leggett & Platt: <a style="color:black" href="https://leggett.com/history">https://leggett.com/history</a> Furniture A Leader in the Upholstered Furniture Industry In 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 Solutions Leggett & 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: <a style="color:black" href="https://lpfurniturecomponents.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Furniture</a> Learn more about Work Furniture: <a style="color:black" href="https://lpworkfurniture.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Work Furniture</a> <div id="tor__flistingLayout_readOnlyDiv"> <div id="tor__flistingLayout_content"> <div id="tor__flistingLayout_readOnlyDiv"> <div id="tor__flistingLayout_content"> 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. <ol style="list-style-type:decimal"> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Up to 1 year of related experience or training or an equivalent combination of education and experience.</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">High School Diploma</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2 Year Assoc. Degree or equivalent experience</li> </ol> ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: <ol style="list-style-type:decimal"> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The primary duties of the employee are (but not limited to) the following:</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Have knowledge of CAD/CAM, wire EDM and CNC machines.</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Must understand how to utilize CAD/CAM, wire EDM, CNC lathe, and other machines to reduce cost. </li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Must be able to design or assist in the design of dies, fixtures, machines, machine repairs, die building and die repairs. Assist in quoting, build time and materials costs. </li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Must be capable of working with extremely close tolerances.</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Capable of training other employees. </li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Understand designs, develops, manufactures of dies, jigs, fixtures, machines and be capable of operating production equipment. Performs all aspects of machine and die building, working from blueprints, engineering sketches, piece parts, or verbal instructions. </li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Performs all duties assigned with a minimum of supervision. </li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Operates a variety of related precision metal working machinery and equipment, height gauges, sine plates, etc. </li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Assist in try-out of all tools, making sure it produces acceptable parts. </li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Must have knowledge of how to quote or assist in quoting tooling cost.</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Maintains equipment and work area in a clean and orderly manner.</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Perform all other duties as assigned</li> </ol> Safety Responsibilities <ol style="list-style-type:decimal"> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong commitment to ensuring a safe working environment.</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Wear appropriate P.P. E. in manufacturing areas.</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Follow all safety policies.</li> </ol> Quality Responsibilities <ol style="list-style-type:decimal"> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Participate in function and maintenance of quality management relating to job.</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensure quality in your process.</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Initiate action to prevent defect and recommend solutions.</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Verify solutions.</li> <li style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensure quality is maintained until solution is verified</li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> </div> What to Do Next 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. Our Values Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together. <ul style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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.</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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.</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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.</li> </ul> Our Commitment to You We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture, processes and practices promote equal opportunity for all. Join us! We welcome and encourage all applicants to apply. We’d love the opportunity to consider you. Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer For 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 <a style="color:black;text-decoration:underline" href="http://privacy.leggett.com">http://privacy.leggett.com</a>

CNC and Tooling Specialist (Tupelo, MS, US) @ Leggett & Platt Incorporated

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