Quality Engineer

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.

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. We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Quality Engineering candidate for our Quality department.

What will you be doing?

• Liaise quality-related activities between LPA branch and its customers with proactive interactions that may include customer visits.
• Lead and resolve escalated quality issues using problem-solving methodologies such as Shainin Red-X, Kepner Tregoe, DMAIC, and 8D.
• Organize and lead cross-functional teams to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and verify and prevent future issues.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Materials, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering departments the problem containment process, including internal and external sorting.
• Investigate and research substandard test results and product defects.
• Concise preparation and maintenance of records and reports, and update documentation.
• Ensure product, process, and system quality by addressing issues, identifying improvement opportunities, and guiding employees to follow reference documents during serial production and new part development.
• Prepare and submit PPAP documents for new parts development, ECR, and annual validations.
• Prepare 8D reports for customer complaints, visit customer production facilities to analyze new part production lines, and implement lessons learned.
• Support the APQP team in establishing PFMEA, Control Plans, and other engineering documents, and manage risk throughout the project to ensure effective launches.
• Manage internal and external calibration activities.
• Ensure supplier quality by verifying parts and supplier PPAPs, ensuring correct materials are received, and requesting 8D reports when necessary.
• Measure parts, design, and provide expertise to establish new inspection fixtures for part inspection.
• Schedule and perform Layered Process Audits and guide the LPA auditor team to ensure effective audits.
• Schedule and perform internal IATF and process audits.

We’re looking for someone with the following:

• University in an Engineering field with at least 5 years of related experience within an IATF16949 automotive manufacturing environment.
• Solid problem-solving skills using advanced statistical techniques and problem-solving methodologies such as Shainin Red-X, Kepner Tregoe, DMAIC, 8D, etc.
• Six Sigma Black Belt training with working experience preferred.
• Knowledge of advanced SPC/DOE/MSA.
• Knowledge and experience of APQP.
• Knowledge and experience in preparing and reviewing PPAPs.
• Ability to work independently and in core teams with respect and professionalism to others and meet deliverables.
• Positive thinking and willingness to coach and be coached.
• Willing to travel to customers.

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.

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 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 are 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.