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 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.

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

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated is seeking a Product Testing Technician within our Product Development team for its Adjustable Bed Group in Carthage, Missouri.

As a Product Testing Technician you will have the opportunity to execute product testing, part inspections, and create documentation for our Consumer Products Group.  Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by ensuring that our products meet our stringent product quality and durability requirements.  The team you will be working with is very innovative and eager to develop exciting new technologies, and values helping our customers improve their health through quality sleep technologies. 

So, what will you be doing as a Product Testing Technician?

• Set up & execute various testing procedures
• Measure a wide variety of metal, wood, & plastic adjustable bed components
• Accumulate, record, and report test data
• Assist project engineers with testing of complete prototypes and/or individual components
• Communicate regularly with Product Development Manager, Sales Program Managers, and the Compliance Coordinator regarding testing status and results

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

• Skilled use of calipers, measuring tape, and other measuring devices
• Comfortable using variety of hand & power tools
• Ability to lift and move 50+ pounds on a frequent basis
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• The “YES!” attitude when assigned additional duties by manager

Helpful, but not required:

• Quality Assurance background
• Functional experience in a shop environment
• Experience with Zoho, a web-based CRM and Project Management tool

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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