Finish Sprayer
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Salary
- $17 – $22/hr
- H-1B history
- 1 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
About this role
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 span more than 130 years. Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products for all areas of life. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the automotive, furniture, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile and geo components industries. Learn more about the history of Leggett & Platt: https://leggett.com/history Furniture A Leader in the Upholstered Furniture Industry In our Furniture Components business, we design, manufacture, and distribute a wide range of components and finished products that enhance comfort, motion, and style in upholstered furniture, including recliner mechanisms, seating support systems, and sofa sleeper units. With a global footprint that includes international manufacturing, product development, distribution and sales, we are strategically positioned to support upholstered furniture manufacturers around the world. Workplace Furniture Solutions Leggett & Platt is North America’s leading independent manufacturer of office furniture components and mechanism. Our Work Furniture business produces task and finished components, as well as select lines of private label finished seating. From surface-critical bent tube assemblies and molded plywood components to chair mechanisms, bases, arms, seats, and backs, Work Furniture brings diverse world-class manufacturing capabilities together in the production and assembly of high-quality contract furniture products. Learn more about Furniture components: Furniture Learn more about Work Furniture: Work Furniture We are looking for a 1st Shift (M-Th - 5am to 3:30pm) Finish Sprayer. We are looking for a candidate with at least 12-14 months of Sprayer experience. Pay range is $17-$22, based on experience. . Summary: The finishing operator is responsible to operate the finishing line in an efficient manner, perform secondary operations as needed or assigned, follow all procedures, complete paperwork accurately, and perform job set-ups as needed and pursue training opportunities which further job skills. 5. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned)
5.1. Beginning of the shift: Check routing/E-schedule for
5.1.1. open balances on current jobs
5.1.2. any needed or special instructions to run current job
5.1.3. Be sure area is setup with all necessary materials and equipment.
5.1.4. Run 1st cycle on each job and complete a 1st piece inspection.
5.2. While running production
5.2.1. Sanding, cleaning, and preparation of exposed grade plywood surface using orbital sander and other tools up to 220 grit.
5.2.2. Identify and repair typical wood flaws such as lathe checking, flaking, veneer tear-out, orbital swirl marks, voids, etc.
5.2.3. Use of putty, lightning bond, and other materials as required.
5.2.4. Loading and unloading parts from the finishing line. This will include changing the hooks as required.
5.2.5. Sealer sanding as required. Typically, a part needs to be sealer sanded with 400 grit sandpaper after the part has been sprayed with the first coat of varnish.
5.2.7. Load and unload parts from the laser etching machine.
5.2.8. Pack finished parts properly before moving them to shipping.
5.2.9. Be responsible for meeting production rate and quality standards.
5.2.10. Disposal of linseed oil rags - Ref. 7.5.1-D11 Disposal of Linseed Oil Rags
5.3. Shift end
5.3.1. Clean up work area.
5.3.3. Return any tools/fixtures/etc. to their proper locations if not being used in production.
5.4. As required
5.4.1. Ensure hooks are in