Administrative Assistant

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Date: Apr 15, 2026

Location: Cape Girardeau, MO, US

Company: Leggett & Platt

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: https://leggett.com/history

  

Flooring Products

 

The cushion under your carpet is vital to your home's comfort – that's why Leggett & Platt's carpet cushions provide luxurious comfort and support, along with enhanced carpet appearance and longevity. Carpet pad doesn't get the marketplace attention it deserves. Few people talk about it. There just hasn't been enough education on how quality carpet pad is the source behind the comfort and added durability in your carpeting.

 

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The Cape Girardeau, Missouri branch of Leggett & Platt is hiring for a full-time administrative assistant. The main responsibilities include weekly payroll, billing, data entry and customer service. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Enter weekly payroll data
  • Manage multiple spreadsheets in a timely manner
  • Retrieving, submitting, and keeping records of AP invoices
  • Preparing billing and logistical documents for shipments
  • Answer and direct phone calls, emails, and other correspondence in a professional manner
  • Greet visitors and assist with inquiries
  • Maintain and organize electronic and physical filing systems
  • Assist with data entry, recordkeeping, and basic reporting
  • Handle confidential information with discretion
  • Perform other administrative duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • Proven experience as an administrative assistant or in a similar role
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent organizational and time-management abilities
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
  • Attention to detail and accuracy

Preferred Skills

  • Experience working with Excel spreadsheets using various formulas and functions
  • Familiarity with a manufacturing setting a plus
  • Basic knowledge of accounts payable and payroll processes
  • Customer service mindset

Work Environment

  • Office-based position
  • Full-time hours 7:30am-4:00pm M-F

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive pay based on experience
  • Benefits package includes health, vision and dental insurance, 401K, and paid time off

 

What to Do Next

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Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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.

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