About this role
<p><strong>Are you looking to build a career? We have career advancement paths!</strong></p> <p><strong>We have raises for pay at 60 and 180 days for great work performance. We offer Quarterly work bonuses, Attendance bonuses, vacation, and Paid Time Off.</strong></p> <p><strong>Medical, dental, vision are available. 2 Medical plans to choose from. Free life insurance plan!</strong></p> <p><strong>Come work for a company with fun events, safety success lunches, Anniversary parties, and a path for your future.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>We make life more comfortable.</p> <p> </p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As <em>The Components People</em>, 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.</p> <p> </p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>Learn more about the history of Leggett: <a href="https://leggett.com/history">https://leggett.com/history</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Furniture</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>A Leader in the Upholstered Furniture Industry</p> <p> </p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>Workplace Furniture Solutions</p> <p> </p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>Learn more about Furniture components: <a href="https://lpfurniturecomponents.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Furniture</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Learn more about Work Furniture: <a href="https://lpworkfurniture.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Work Furniture</a></p> <p> </p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:20.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Maintenance Technician</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.leggett.com/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Leggett & Platt, Incorporated</span></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif"> is looking for someone to hire to be a Maintenance Technician at Davidson Plyforms in Grand Rapids, Michigan. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">SUMMARY:</span></span></strong> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Shift: 2pm - 12am, Monday through Thursday, with Friday for as-needed overtime. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Repairs tools and fixtures as required. Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe and electrical systems by performing the following duties.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What you’ll be doing:</span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.</span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Listen for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction. Review variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Dismantles defective machines, tools, fixtures, and other equipment and installs new or repaired parts.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots or programmable controllers.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Monitor and report (to supervisor) all lock-out and tag-out procedure violations.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Interprets blueprints.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Measures, marks and scribes material for machining.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Sets up and operates bandsaw, grinder, drill, milling machine, table shaper, router, upright drills, edge sander, mitre saw, lathe, milling machine, and related woodworking equipment, to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures. </span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">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.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A few things you’ll need:</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Must be able to operate fork lifts and platform lifts where needed or required.</span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Must be able to work at heights up to 24’ when required.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">High school diploma or general education degree (GED); A minimum of 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. We will consider applicants with a Industrial Maintenance Certificate, journeyman certificate, etc.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">LANGUAGE SKILLS:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Ability to read and analyze professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations in English. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to use basic geometry and trigonometry.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">REASONING ABILITY:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WORK ENVIRONMENT: </span></strong></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">PHYSICAL DEMANDS:</span></span></strong> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">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.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">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; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision and depth perception.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Reasons You’ll Love It Here</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Our 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.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">What to Do Next</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">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.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Our Commitment to You</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all, including people of color, people from working-class backgrounds, women, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We welcome and encourage applications from people with these identities or members of other historically marginalized groups.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Research shows that women and people of color tend not to apply to jobs unless they believe they are 100% qualified and apply to fewer senior-level positions. With that in mind, we encourage you to apply if you meet the minimum qualifications but perhaps not all of the preferred qualifications. We'd love to have the opportunity to consider you! In keeping with our commitment, Leggett & Platt Inc. will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'CG Times (W1)', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Equal Employment Opportunity/Veteran/Disability Employer</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p> </p><p><b>What to Do Next</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p><b>Our Values</b></p> <p>Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.</p> <ul> <li>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.</li> <li>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>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>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> <p><b>Our Commitment to You</b></p> <p>We'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!</p> <p>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.</p> <p align="center">Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veteran/Disability Employer</p> <p>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 href="http://privacy.leggett.com/">http://privacy.leggett.com</a></p>