Senior Engineering Technician

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Senior Engineering Technician within our Product Development Engineering team to help support our Home Furniture Components business.

Our Home Furniture business brings an intense focus on the customer, innovation, world‑class manufacturing capabilities, and a global footprint together to create full package solutions for the industry. We do not make furniture. We make furniture more comfortable. We need the best people on our team to support our strategy, and your work will ensure people around the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

As a Senior Engineering Technician, you will have the opportunity to bring new product ideas to life through design support, prototyping, and validation activities. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by accelerating speed to market, ensuring product quality, and supporting innovation projects that shape the future of our Home Furniture Components portfolio. The team you will be working with is collaborative, innovative, and detail‑oriented, and values challenging work, craftsmanship, and diversity of thought.

So, what will you be doing as a Senior Engineering Technician?

• Manufacture and assemble prototypes based on technical drawings
• Support small‑scale production tasks
• Operate and set up machines such as turning, milling, drilling, cutting
• Skilled in sheet metal processing (e.g., embossing, bending)
• Perform welding tasks
• Independently implement adjustments and improvements
• Collaborate with the development team to bring new concepts to life
• Ensure quality, precision and strict adherence to safety standards

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

• Completed mechanical training (e.g., Industrial Mechanic, Toolmaker, Mechatronics Technician, or similar)
• Several years of professional experience in workshop or manufacturing environments
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings confidently
• Experience in operating machines (turning, milling, drilling, cutting)
• Knowledge of sheet metal processing and welding techniques
• Preferably experience with CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks)
• Strong commitment to workplace safety and compliance
• Creativity and an innovative mindset
• Team player with a proactive and independent work style

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

• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive 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 is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!

We welcome and encourage applications if you meet the minimum qualifications. Even if you do not meet the preferred qualifications, we’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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