What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Manager position at Leggett & Platt?
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.
It is the responsibility of the Manufacturing Manager to provide support and direction for the Triad Process, while providing support to the Branch One Mission and Vision. Responsible for coordinating and directing the components of efficient manufacturing operations, ensuring the production, maintenance, industrial engineering, and personnel functions operate in a team atmosphere to achieve the goals of the operation. Works closely with Branch Manager, Branch Controller, Material Manager, Customer Service Team, Master Scheduler, Quality System Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Director and payroll functions to ensure a safe working environment is maintained while maximizing the efficiencies of the operation. Supervises a group of seven salaried personnel.
So, what will you be doing as a Manufacturing Manager?
Responsible For The Direction Of All Production Operations, Including
Responsible for the direction of the Master Schedulers overseeing the production scheduler function including:
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To Be Successful In This Role, You’ll Need
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.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veteran/Disability Employer
For more information about how we handle your personal data in connection with our recruiting processes, please refer to the Recruiting Privacy Notice on the “Privacy Notice” tab located at http://privacy.leggett.com
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.
It is the responsibility of the Manufacturing Manager to provide support and direction for the Triad Process, while providing support to the Branch One Mission and Vision. Responsible for coordinating and directing the components of efficient manufacturing operations, ensuring the production, maintenance, industrial engineering, and personnel functions operate in a team atmosphere to achieve the goals of the operation. Works closely with Branch Manager, Branch Controller, Material Manager, Customer Service Team, Master Scheduler, Quality System Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Director and payroll functions to ensure a safe working environment is maintained while maximizing the efficiencies of the operation. Supervises a group of seven salaried personnel.
So, what will you be doing as a Manufacturing Manager?
Responsible For The Direction Of All Production Operations, Including
- Supervises the Department Superintendents.
- Developing production tasks, which support the manufacturing processes.
- Developing physical layouts to support these tasks in the most efficient manner possible.
- Determining staffing requirements for the manufacturing operations.
- Must strive for continuous cost reductions in all areas of responsibility.
- Efficiently and effectively utilizing machines, materials, methods and labor to achieve production goals.
- Must strive for continuous profit and quality impact.
- Assess and evaluate productivity of all manufacturing equipment.
Responsible for the direction of the Master Schedulers overseeing the production scheduler function including:
- Supervise Master Scheduler in generating weekly production schedules for designated department and performance tracing for schedule stability and shop order performance.
- Participate in the S&OP process.
Responsible For Overseeing The
- Planning and negotiation of labor opportunities.
- Job training and progression programs.
- Initiation of career progression programs.
- Sustainment of employee morale.
- EOJT Process
- People development and strategic thinking.
- Internal and external safety programs.
- Quality programs and procedures.
- Labor and production recording practices.
- Daily inventory procedures.
- Interact with customers to solve problems.
- Review operations reporting and foresee problems with processes.
- Initiate corrective action and follow through for manufacturing opportunities.
- Coordinate periodic communication meetings between Production, Personnel and Engineering.
- Participate in Sales and Operational Planning (SOP) process.
- Perform salary reviews, screen, hire and train manufacturing supervision and staff positions.
- Communicate continuously with all manufacturing partners.
- Set productivity goals for each manufacturing team.
- Strong project management skills.
To Be Successful In This Role, You’ll Need
- 3-5 yrs of facility or manufacturing related leadership/management experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Management or a related field
- Intimate knowledge of the manufacturing process used by the company.
- Product familiarity, including the product structures.
- Good communication skills.
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.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veteran/Disability Employer
For more information about how we handle your personal data in connection with our recruiting processes, please refer to the Recruiting Privacy Notice on the “Privacy Notice” tab located at http://privacy.leggett.com
