Team Leader Manufacturing Engineer

Team Leader Manufacturing Engineer

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Date:Oct 6, 2026

Location: Carthage, MO, US

Company: Leggett & Platt

We, at Leggett & Platt Incorporated, are searching for a Team Leader Manufacturing Engineering within our Manufacturing Engineering team to help support our Automotive business. Did you know we are the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of seating support and comfort systems for transportation manufacturers, as well as tier one and two suppliers within the automotive industry? That’s right! Our automotive products fall into four primary groups: Seating and Lumbar support, Motors, Actuators and Massage Systems. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

As a Team Leader Manufacturing Engineering you will have p rovide technical leadership and coordination for activities of Manufacturing Engineering Technician, or Machine Assemblers supporting production equipment, automation, process improvement, and manufacturing systems. Serves as the lead technical resource for troubleshooting, machine modifications, equipment installations, and continuous improvement efforts while coordinating technician priorities and ensuring work is completed safely, effectively, and on schedule. This role is contingent to plant size.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily activities of Manufacturing Engineering Technicians and/or Machine assemblers to support production priorities and engineering objectives.

• Provide technical leadership and troubleshooting support for manufacturing equipment, automation systems, controls, robotics, and machine vision applications.

• Coordinate equipment installation, startup, validation, modification, and continuous improvement projects.

• Assign, monitor, and prioritize technician workload to ensure safe, effective, and timely execution of work.

• Develop technician capability through coaching, mentoring, technical training, and knowledge sharing.

• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring equipment, process, and reliability issues.

• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and housekeeping standards and requirements.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve manufacturing performance, reliability, productivity, and process capability

Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability

• Associate degree, technical diploma, apprenticeship, or equivalent vocational training in Engineering, or a related technical field

• Minimum 5 years of technical manufacturing experience.

• Experience supporting automated manufacturing equipment.

• Experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled equipment.

• Experience coordinating technical work activities and supporting technician development

• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment, automation, and production processes.

• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.

• Experience supporting PLC-controlled and automated manufacturing equipment.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.

• Strong root-cause problem-solving and continuous improvement skills.

• Ability to coordinate and prioritize technical work activities.

• Strong communication, coaching, and mentoring skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and manufacturing support systems

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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