Assembler

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Leggett & Platt designs and manufactures innovative, distinctive products and components for bedding, furniture, seating, homes, offices, airplanes, and automobiles.

Job Profile

The company is looking for an Assembler who will be responsible for production, quality, and safety standards in assembling and packaging furniture products.

Education Level

• Not mentioned, a High School Diploma (a plus)

Work Experience

• Possess work-related experience (a plus)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists team members in solving work problems.
• Communicate quality concerns/issues with the supervisor, engineering, and materials
• Confers with other team members to meet production schedules.
• Coordinate with members of the team to operate the cell most efficiently.
• Ensure all safety standards are being followed and unsafe acts or conditions are reported.
• Ensure preventive maintenance is performed as required.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate team members to achieve work goals.
• Inspect production materials.
• Interprets specifications, instructions, and job orders.
• Maintain the work area’s cleanliness and organization.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Meet production schedules.
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and safety methods.
• Responsible for the completion and accuracy of cycle counts.
• Responsible for ensuring that specified quality verifications and procedures are followed and quality parts are produced.
• Responsible for filling out required paperwork.
• Responsible for pursuing further training opportunities for one’s self-advancement.
• Responsible for the training and development of new and current employees working on the product line.
• Responsible for understanding the non-conforming product procedure.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and product information books.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Work Environment

• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently requires talking or hearing.
• Occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Employer’s Statement

Leggett & Platt is an Equal Opportunity Employer.