Engineering Technician /4-10hr days

Leggett & Platt, Inc.; Carthage (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Carthage, Missouri, is hiring an Engineering Technician to maintain production injection molds and enhance equipment. This role requires expertise in injection mold repair, microwelding, and machining skills. The ideal candidate will thrive in a team-oriented setting, focusing on safety and quality objectives. Join us in a dynamic work environment to contribute to impactful projects, ensuring quality production while upholding core values of respect and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in injection mold repair and processing.
• Ability to understand priorities and stay on task.
• Able to use measuring tools.
• Able to work in teams on continuous improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance production injection molds and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair complex injection molds.
• Develop injection molding processing parameters.
• Collaborate with engineering team on mold design.
• Communicate mold status and timing.

Skills

Injection mold repair

Microwelding

Machining skills

Mechanical skills

Blueprint reading

CAD data usage

Job description

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.

Leggett & Platt Automotive is a global provider of wire forms, mechanical control cables, wireless charging, as well as seat lumbar, suspension, bolster, actuator, and motor systems. In addition to these award-winning, category-leading products, we offer tailored goods due to our expertise in product development and attention to market trends. Our unique competitive advantages give us unmatched insight into the demands of the consumer.

For this role you need to be willing to learn Mold Repair

As an Engineering Technician you will have the opportunity to maintain and enhance production injection molds and equipment, and process injection molded parts to ensure a good part is repeatedly produced. You will work in a collaborative team environment supporting each other and striving to achieve cost and quality objectives.

So, what will you be doing as an Engineering Technician ?

• Ensure safety practices are implemented, including the use of protective equipment as required.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and repair, development of injection mold manufacturing systems, including but not limited to:
  • Trouble shooting and repairing complex injection molds
  • Develop injection molding processing parameters to ensure consistent, good product
  • Work with other team members to troubleshoot issues and determine a course of action to meet quality and production volume goals
  • Work with the Engineering team on mold design, spare parts list and troubleshooting
  • Communicate mold status and timing expectations

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

• Previous experience in injection mold repair and processing.
• Microwelding
• Machining skills, manual mill, lath, grinding, CNC skills a plus, required to repair/make parts for injection molds.
• Ability to understand priorities and stay on task.
• Able to use measuring tools.
• Have mechanical skills and ability.
• Able to read blueprints and use CAD data to make/repair parts.
• Able to work in teams on continuous improvement projects.

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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