HR Generalist

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 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.

Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history

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: Furniture

Learn more about Work Furniture: Work Furniture

Join Our Team as an HR Generalist!

Are you a people-focused HR professional passionate about supporting teams and improving workplace processes? We’re looking for a highly motivated HR Generalist to support four of our West Michigan businesses and help shape an engaging, high-performing environment.

In this role, you’ll be a trusted partner to teammates, leaders, and cross-functional teams—helping elevate the employee experience from onboarding to career development and beyond.

What You’ll Do

As our HR Generalist, you will:

• Be an HR contact for branch teammates—handling onboarding, offboarding, benefits, and day‑to‑day employment questions.
• Support training and development programs, including skilled trades training, co-op programs, and structured career pathways.
• Coordinate leaves of absence, serving as a supportive liaison throughout the process.
• Partner closely with the safety committee, tracking progress and supporting safety-driven initiatives.
• Assist Continuous Improvement (CI) projects by supporting organizational development efforts and project coordination.
• Support plant projects, using project management skills.
• Provide backup support for HR teammates on recruiting activities and company events.

What You’ll Bring

You’re a great fit if you have:

• A bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or a related field — or equivalent experience in human resources.
• Knowledge of the manufacturing industry, including workforce needs, scheduling, and production environments.
• Experience with benefits, onboarding/offboarding, hiring practices, training programs, and general HR operations.
• Proficiency with MS Office products.
• Strong proficiency working across HR platforms—with accuracy in data compliance, employee changes, and communication.
• Experience coordinating leave of absence cases with teammates, leaders, and healthcare providers.
• Organizational development or project management skills, especially supporting Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to partner effectively with safety teams and cross-functional groups.
• A proactive, team-centered approach—and a genuine passion for helping people grow and succeed.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

You’ll join a collaborative HR team that values innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement. You’ll have the opportunity to influence teammate experience, support meaningful programs, and play a key role across our West Michigan operations.

If you're ready to bring your HR expertise into a role with variety, impact, and purpose — we’d love to meet you!

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.

• 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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