Engineering Technician (Mold Repair)

Engineering Technician (Mold Repair)

Date : Oct 31, 2025

Location : Carthage, MO, US

Company : Leggett & Platt

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for an Engineering Technician (Mold Repair) within our Engineering team to help support our 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! In fact, in 2019, we were named as one of GM's Supplier of the Year recipients. Our automotive products fall into four primary groups : Seating and Lumbar support, Wireless Charging, Motors and Actuators, and Mechanical Cables. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

As an Engineering Technician (Mold Repair), you will have the opportunity to maintain and enhance production injection molds and equipment, and process injection molded parts to ensure a good part is repeatedly produced. You will work in a collaborative team environment supporting each other and striving to achieve cost and quality objectives.

So, what will you be doing as an Engineering Technician (Mold Repair)?

Ensure safety practices are implemented, including the use of protective equipment as required.

Provide advanced troubleshooting and repair, development of injection Mold manufacturing systems, including but not limited to :

Trouble shooting and repairing complex injection molds

Develop injection molding processing parameters to ensure consistent, good product

Work with other team members to troubleshoot issues and determine a course of action to meet quality and production volume goals

Work with the Engineering team on mold design, spare parts list and troubleshooting

Communicate mold status and timing expectations

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

Previous experience in injection mold repair and processing

Machining skills, manual mill, lath, grinding, CNC skills a plus, required to repair / make parts for injection molds

Ability to understand priorities and stay on task

Able to use measuring tools.

Have mechanical skills and ability.

Able to read blueprints and use CAD data to make / repair parts

Able to work in teams on continuous improvement projects.

Good Communication skills

Reasons You’ll Love It Here

Our benefits may vary slightly from one location to the next, but what you will find, is that we offer : medical, dental, and vision insurance; as well as paid vacation, paid personal time, and various opportunities to give back to your local community. One convenient fact about our medical plan, is that we offer tele-visits, so you don’t have to leave the comfort of your home when you are feeling under the weather! We also strongly encourage and provide opportunities for learning and professional development. Our Learning & Development team has put together in-house training on subjects like front-line supervisor essentials, how to manage conflict in the workplace, and many others.

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 Commitment to You

We’re proud of the fact that we are strongly rooted in being an inclusive, people-focused organization. Our company culture reflects values like integrity, ownership, and authenticity. We take these to heart, and if you do as well, you’ll fit right in.

Leggett & Platt is committed to making a reasonable accommodation to the known of physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability unless the accommodation would create an undue hardship on the operation of the business.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Veteran / Disability Employer

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