Shift Supervisor

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

Bedding

The world leader in bedding technology.

Leggett & Platt has been the driving force in bedding components technology since inventing the bedspring in 1885. Now, we own more mattress industry patents than anyone in the world.

Springs, foam, adjustable beds, machinery – our Bedding businesses design, produce, and supply innovative sleep solutions that help you rest comfortably.

Learn more about Bedding Components: L&P Bedding Group

POSITION:      PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

It is the responsibility of the Production Supervisor to provide support and direction for the Triad Process; while providing support to the Drawn Wire Mission and Vision.  Ensure department is operating safely and focused on the Mission and Goal statements.  Works closely with Safety/EHS Manager, Customer Service, Human Resources, Maintenance Department, Quality Systems Department, and Production Scheduler to assist department in daily operations.

QUALITY STATEMENT: It is the responsibility of the Production Supervisor to:

• Identify and stop further processing of non-conformances related to products, processes, or the quality systems.
• Take action to prevent non-conformities related to the product produced, services provided or the ISO 9001:2015 management system.
• Make suggestions for improvement and verify the implementation of solutions.
• Know the location of and understand their control plans, work instructions and specifications.

REPORTS TO: OPERATIONS MANGER

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of the manufacturing process used by the company.
• Product familiarity, including the product structures.
• Good communication skills and the ability to motivate employees.
• Ability to perform the job independently.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

SAFETY

• Inspect working areas of employees throughout department.
• Maintain safe working environment.
• Must know and be responsible for proper procedures for accident reporting, methods, and investigation.
• Must know and be responsible for locating SDS sheet, bloodborne pathogen, hearing conservation, OSHA standards, environmental and hazardous material programs, and other personnel programs.
• Handle emergency medical situations.
• Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM)

QUALITY

• Perform quality checks in the departments.
• Ensure employees follow all quality programs in the departments.
• Ensure the department maintains ISO 9001:2015 compliance

PRODUCTION

• Oversee employees and work with other supervisors in the departments.
• Ensure all employees receive proper training, achieve each appropriate training level, and get any tools that they may need to do a good job.
• Ensure people in the departments are working at highest efficiency potential.
• Must have knowledge pertaining to inventory procedures, including RF scanning procedures.
• Ensure that preventative maintenance is performed correctly,
• Work to solve problems in departments.
• Monitor overtime within departments and initiate better methods through working with supervisors and employees.
• Communicate with Production Scheduler and other Department Superintendents if quantities, methods, and product line are not in order or appear to be incorrect.
• Address problems utilizing factual data.
• Assist in scheduling overtime.
• Must have working knowledge of equipment and ability to assist maintenance personnel with questions and work situations as needed.
• Schedule and organize product flow in order to meet department and Branch goals.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for department housekeeping, organization, and scrap removal.
• Help  to create a pleasurable work environment for employees.
• Analyze machines to determine machine update/overhaul requirements.

In addition, the Production Supervisor performs any other tasks related to the operation of this Branch as directed by management.  This position may require occasional overtime and travel.

 We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer

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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.

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We welcome and encourage all applicants to apply. We’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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