Manufacturing Engineering Manager
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Date:Oct 2, 2025
Location: Carthage, MO, US
Company: Leggett & Platt
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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. AsThe 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 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.
Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history
Automotive
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.
Learn more about Leggett & Platt Automotive: Leggett & Platt Automotive (https://leggett-automotive.com/)
Summary
The Manufacturing Engineering Manager leads as well as develops the Manufacturing Engineering team whilst maintaining a Safety-First approach in all activities. This role drives manufacturing excellence by running the daily business in line with the budget and optimizing structures as well as processes by applying Lean Manufacturing methods and sharing best practices in global teams. Together with the team, this role ensures that equipment is specified correctly and complies with branch/country/region standards. As part of the Branch Management Team the role has close interactions with all areas to establish efficient processes to meet our customers' needs.
So, what will you be doing as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager?
· Leading a safety-first approach maintaining a zero-accident culture. Ensures and monitors work, accident prevention and environmental protection regulations of the facility to assure a safe and productive work environment free of any liabilities or defects. Ensures equipment safety is always met by making sure that equipment safety specifications are correct and fulfilled and branch/country/regional safety standards are adhered to.
· Develops and manages within the Manufacturing Engineering budget. Monitors quality and quantity of output of processes; takes appropriate action, including shutdown, to prevent scrap and assists others in investigations to determine causes of process defects, and downtime.
· Supports in DFM and DFSS in new product development. Designs and develops new manufacturing processes (including equipment specifications to support RFQ process) in line with latest technology advancements within global manufacturing standards.
· Prepares, reviews and submits manufacturing input into the quote cycle that ensures alignment with capabilities and competitiveness in the market.
· Leads team responsible for PLC control systems and Vision inspection systems and design of mechanical systems and tools to manufacture parts.
· Maintains document control and bills of material in ERP and IT systems.
· Tracks and executes requests for quote (RFQ's) from Sales team through generation of manufacturing and tooling plans, costing estimates, and quotations for manufactured parts and tooling.
· Manages internal machine shop processes and injection mold design/repair processes.
· Serves as an action oriented, collaborative member of the local Branch Leadership Team.
· Represents the local Branch for technical engineering competence with Global functional teams supporting business activities.
· Optimizes manufacturing efficiency / lean excellence through flexible manufacturing structure, improvement through Lean Manufacturing methods within operations and optimizes production utilization and strategy. Maintains a culture of functional and Operational Excellence, supports 5S and lean initiatives.
· Ensure PFMEA, Process Flows and Work instructions are created and maintained. Manages plant layout to support lean process flow and optimization of total facility footage.
· Establishes and maintains appropriate internal capabilities and strengthens the organization (Succession Planning) through training, career development opportunities and recruiting as necessary to achieve Manufacturing objectives.
· Adherence to internal and external business processes and certifications synonymous with a large US Incorporation operating within the Automotive Industry and all other local legal requirements.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
· Bachelor's Degree of technical studies (e.g. Mechanical, Industrial Engineering)
· Minimum of 5 years' experience in operational leadership
· Automotive experience
· Experience in people management
· Experience in project management
· Experience in workplace design and product development is an asset
· Ability to lead with targets to ensure continuously improving manufacturing engineering performance
· Working knowledge of operational metrics and improvement tools (VSAM, PDCA, 8 wastes, line balancing, time studies, etc.)
· Understanding of financial statements
· Adequate experience in the use of common IT-solutions (MS Office, etc.)
· Hands-on mentality and excellent communication skills both written and oral
· Good interpersonal and organizational skills
· Commitment to 100% safety, quality and continuous improvement
· Ability to interact positively with employees of all levels across the organization
What to Do Next
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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.
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