General Manager

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

Aerospace

At L&P Aerospace, we specialize in creating complex tube and duct assemblies using high-performance materials capable of withstanding extreme pressure, temperature, and chemical interaction.

After our materials have gone through the necessary processes, we are left with high-performance finished goods that are ready to be incorporated into assemblies for our customers.

Learn more about L&P Aerospace: Aerospace

As a General Manager, you will have the opportunity to manage the overall operation within a high-product mix, low-volume aerospace business.  Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by providing leadership through operational excellence. The team you will be working with are seasoned professionals who truly care about the work they are doing and value a people-focused leader who can help take their business to the next level. 

So, what will you be doing as a General Manager?

• Develop and execute plans to improve and maintain stability of financial performance
• Monitor key performance indicators for quality, on-time delivery, productivity, and cost management
• Oversee Sales order administration & Operations Planning activities
• Optimize production scheduling to meet customer delivery requirements while maintaining efficient resource utilization and limiting arrears
• Implement suitable cost performance indicators and demonstrate achievement of operational efficiency improvements
• Ensure strict adherence to AS9100 quality management system requirements.
• Drive a zero-defect culture through the implementation of robust quality control processes.
• Achieve satisfactory reporting, including projection submission, variance explanations, and monthly business reviews
• Oversee regulatory compliance and provide suitable interaction with government and regulatory bodies
• Complete appropriate capital expenditure requests and justify recommended investments accordingly
• Hire, train, develop, and provide leadership and mentoring to the branch management team, putting in place suitable succession planning activities where needed
• Drive conformance to company policies and achieve satisfactory audit performance
• Drive a safety culture to ensure a safe working environment for all employees

To be successful in this role, you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Aerospace, or related field.
• 7-10 years' progressive manufacturing management experience; minimum five years experience as a people leader
• Strong understanding of aerospace industry standards (AS9100, NADCAP, etc.) strongly preferred
• Proven track record of improving operational efficiency and quality metrics
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Strong financial acumen and business management capabilities
• Ability to build and maintain a high-performing team through employee engagement, coaching, and accountability 

Reasons You’ll Love It Here

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.  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.

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 inclusive 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 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!

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.

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