Maintenance Technician

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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.

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.

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.

Shift/Hours: Sunday through Friday, 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

This role requires flexibility to work various shifts, and candidates must be willing and able to adapt to different schedules.

We are seeking skilled and dedicated Maintenance Mechanics to join our team at our Merit Steel location in Kouts, Indiana. The ideal candidates will possess a strong background for effectively troubleshooting and repairing electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment. This role is essential for ensuring the smooth operation and providing a safe and efficient environment for all employees.

So, what will you be doing as a Maintenance Technician?

• Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment and boiler systems.
• Perform preventative maintenance measures.
• Responsible for installation of new manufacturing equipment.
• Support in the development and implementation of improvement activities for all manufacturing equipment.
• Assist in maintenance record keeping and documentation.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, boiler systems, and pumps and pumping systems.
• Experience in 110V, 220V, 277V, and 480V single and three phase hands on.
• Ability to read wiring schematics.
• Welding and torching experience.
• Must be organized and able to multi-task.
• Must exhibit strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Trained technician in electrical, mechanical either or both.
• At least 3 years of working experience in the trained area, or the successful completion of a technical program in industrial maintenance.
• Experience in industrial manufacturing is preferred.

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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