Production Floater - Night Shift

Brio Energy; Kouts (IN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Leggett & Platt Incorporated in Kouts, Indiana, is seeking a Production Floater to support multiple departments across daily operations. The role requires flexibility to cover absences and high workloads, with a focus on safety and reliable performance.

The ideal candidate has 1+ years of manufacturing experience and can quickly learn new tasks while maintaining quality and productivity in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Attendance and punctuality at all shifts.
• Suitable for a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Willingness to learn multiple roles across departments.
• Safety procedures must be followed at all times.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with supervisor at shift start to determine daily functions.
• Step into various roles within operations (annealing, shipping, machine operating).
• Keep wire drawing machines supplied with proper carriers.
• Perform plant housekeeping duties.
• Fill propane.
• Operate and inspect sweeper.
• Dump lube barrels.
• Dispose of garbage.
• Practice good safety techniques.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attendance/Punctuality

Quality

Quantity

Safety

Learn multiple tasks

Instructions (verbal/written)

Manufacturing experience

Job description

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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.

We are seeking Production Floaters to join our team at our Merit Steel location in Kouts, Indiana. The Production Floater is a dynamic and adaptable team member responsible for performing a variety of duties across multiple departments as needed. This position is designed to provide support wherever required, ensuring the smooth operation of daily business activities and covering absences, high workloads, or special projects. The ideal candidate is flexible, quick to learn new tasks, and able to work effectively in diverse environments.

So, what will you be doing as a Production Floater?

• At the beginning of each shift coordinate with supervisor to determine what job functions are needed for the day


• Step into various roles within operations, including but not limited to positions in the annealing department, shipping department, and machine operating.


• Keep wire drawing machines supplied with proper carriers.


• Perform plant housekeeping duties.


• Fill propane.


• Operate and inspect sweeper.


• Dump lube barrels.


• Dispose of garbage.


• Practice good safety techniques


• Perform other duties as assigned

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

• Attendance/Punctuality- Is consistently at work and on time.


• Quality- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; maintains a clean and organized work environment.


• Quantity- Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.


• Safety- Observes all safety procedures and policies; Reports potentially unsafe conditions to supervisor; Uses equipment and materials properly.


• Ability to learn multiple job functions with a willingness to tackle tasks as needed on a day-to-day basis.


• Able to work accurately from verbal and written instructions.


• 1+ years of manufacturing experience.

Our Values

• 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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Nearest Major Market: Gary
Nearest Secondary Market: Chicago

Leggett & Platt Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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