Head of Engineering & Manufacturing Excellence

Leggett & Platt; Carthage (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Leggett & Platt Inc. is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and shape a multi-disciplinary engineering team across machinery development, automation, and manufacturing readiness.

The role focuses on building capability, setting engineering standards, and ensuring efficient transition of new products into stable manufacturing performance. You will partner with Product Development, Quality, and Manufacturing to drive capital projects, TPM, and continuous improvement while leading cross-site

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related).
• 12-15+ years of progressive engineering experience in a manufacturing environment with leadership responsibility.
• Proven success leading engineering teams, machinery development, automation, and launch readiness activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multi-disciplinary engineering organization across machinery development, industrial and process engineering, controls, automation, electrical engineering, and drafting.
• Establish and reinforce clear engineering standards, documentation expectations, design rigor, decision rights, and project discipline across all supported sites.
• Own the transition from new product development to stable, capable, and mature manufacturing performance with stage-gate oversight.
• Provide disciplined project leadership on timing, resources, cost, scope, risk, and cross-functional accountability for engineering and manufacturing readiness initiatives.
• Maintain regular presence in manufacturing to understand equipment, process, quality, reliability, and operator challenges.
• Drive Lean manufacturing, SPC, root-cause analysis, and structured problem solving to improve quality and efficiency.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Machinery development

Automation

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

SPC

PFMEA

PPAP

Job description

Leggett & Platt Inc. is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and shape a multi-disciplinary engineering team across machinery development, automation, and manufacturing readiness.

The role focuses on building capability, setting engineering standards, and ensuring efficient transition of new products into stable manufacturing performance. You will partner with Product Development, Quality, and Manufacturing to drive capital projects, TPM, and continuous improvement while leading cross-site