Team Assembler

Leggett & Platt; Conover (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Elite Comfort Solutions, a Leggett & Platt Company, is seeking a Team Assembler to perform repetitive assembly at assigned workstations using hand and power tools to assemble products and sub-assemblies. Move completed work to designated areas and stock to and from workstations.

This is a 2nd shift position: Monday–Friday, 6pm–2:30am with overtime. Requires a high school diploma or GED, good mechanical aptitude, and the ability to follow safety rules and written and verbal instructions.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High School diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Good mechanical aptitude.
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Committed to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Follow instructions and procedures to assemble parts and components in sequence and location.
• Visually inspect work to ensure quality.
• Maintain clean, orderly, and safe work area.
• Assist team members to ensure a smooth workflow and on-time production.
• Move completed assemblies to conveyors or designated areas, and stock workstations as needed.
• Operate at various stations on the assembly line as required.

Skills

Attendance/Punctuality

Quality

Quantity

Safety

Attention to detail

Verbal/Written Instructions

Mechanical aptitude

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Elite Comfort Solutions, a Leggett & Platt Company, is comprised of hardworking individuals dedicated to delivering innovative, high-quality foam products for the bedding and furniture markets and beyond. With locations around the globe, we offer a world of opportunities in areas such as business, information technology, and manufacturing.

We make life more comfortable.

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 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.

Learn more about the history of Leggett & Platt: https://leggett.com/history

Bedding

The world leader in bedding technology.

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.

Learn more about Bedding Components: L&P Bedding Group

Job Summary

The Team Assembler will perform a range of repetitive assembly operations at assigned workstations using hand and power tools to assemble various products and sub-assemblies. Move completed assembly to designated areas. Move stock to and from workstations, stock racks and holding areas. May be required to rack and unrack parts and finished goods. Team Assemblers may be required to work at any workstation on the assembly line. (2nd Shift, Monday - Friday, 6pm-2:30am overtime required)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Follow instructions and procedures to assemble various parts and components in prescribed sequence and location.
• Visually check and inspect work to insure proper quality.
• Responsible for both quality and quantity of work.
• Assist other team members in their duties to ensure a quality product and smooth flow.
• Ensure that work area and equipment are maintained in a clean, orderly, and safe condition.
• Follow prescribed safety regulations.
• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Team Assembly Segments (Some segments may not apply, based on product types and line set up.)

Material Handling Station

• Working in tandem with another Team Assembler, obtain materials to be assembled from designated area.
• Remove laminated product from conveyor and set up on assembly table.
• Align parts to be assembled together.
• Hand “pinch” edges of glued component areas as needed to ensure proper adhesion.
• Move assembled product to conveyor, to be transported to the next workstation.
• Move empty pallets to designated areas as needed.

Off Load Station

• Set up pallet and cardboard at the end of the conveyor.
• Working in tandem with another Team Assembler, obtain finished product from conveyor and place on pallet.
• Inspect product for poor glue bonding or any other quality issues.
• Move full pallet of finished product to curing area using hand pallet jack.

Rail Station

• Obtain bed bases from compression machine and place on cardboard on top of assembly table.
• Assemble product, ensuring a tight glue bond at all connecting surfaces.
• Move completed product to the conveyor, to be transported to the next workstation.

Laminator Cleaning

• Working with the other Team Assemblers, follow work instructions to complete proper cleaning of the lamination equipment.
• Wear required PPE (gloves) when cleaning the equipment.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Education & Experience

Must be at least 18 years of age to perform this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience

• Good mechanical aptitude

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 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.
• Good attention to detail.
• Able to work accurately from verbal and written instructions.

This description is a general statement of required major duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continual basis. It does not exclude other duties that may be assigned.

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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.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer

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