Machine Assembler

Date
May 18, 2026
Location
Carthage, Missouri, United States
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.
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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.
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Summary of Position:
Perform complete and independent setup of various machine tools and perform any operation within the machine’s capacity, working from prints sketches, oral and written instructions to determine the sequence of operations to be performed, dimensions and tolerances to be held, tools to use, method of locating, aligning, and holding work, and feeds and speeds.

Skills Required:
Must be knowledgeable in machine shop operations
Capability to use various machine shop tools and equipment.
CNC Mills, Manual Mills and Lathe
Work independently as well as in a team atmosphere with minimal supervision
Ability to read various measuring devices and perform accurate inspections
Must be able to read blueprints and machine parts to tolerance
Good organization and problem-solving skills
Must be able to lift, push, or pull 40 to 80lbs

Task Descriptions:
Makes engineered parts for machinery from sketches and blueprints
Perform set-up and operate various machine tools to accomplish production machinery functions
Use milling, drilling, grinding, and other machine shop equipment
Decipher sketches, blueprints, and engineering details
Run electronic equipment and systems to perform work
Assemble in-house tooling
Perform other duties as requested or as deemed appropriate
Conform with the environmental policy and procedures and with the requirements of the environmental management system
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