Electronics Supervisor

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for an Electronics Supervisor within our Rod Mill Electrical team in Sterling, IL to help support our bedding business. Did you know we have been revolutionizing the sleep industry since 1883? That’s right! In fact, we hold the original patent on a spiral steel coil bed spring, filed way back in 1885. Since then, we have been an industry leader in guaranteeing you get the best sleep possible.

If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

As an Electronics Supervisor you will have the opportunity to safely produce high quality products. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by providing leadership and direction to the Rod Mill Electrical Department. The team you will be working with is collaborative and innovative, and values challenging work and diversity of thought.

• Monitor electrical processes that affect operation of Rod Mill and quality of product
• Troubleshoot to find cause of electrical problems (equipment, electrical, motors, PLC…) and implement solution for correction to decrease the amount of down time
• Take readings and predict source of problems
• Manage drives program for backup and restore
• Receive calls during ‘non work hours’ to assist with trouble shooting; return to mill if needed
• Oversee Electrical Supervisor & department
• Fill in for Electrical Supervisor as needed
• Assist Rod Mill General Supervisor & General Manager as directed
• Educate employees on what we do as well as how and why we do it
• Provide ongoing training & coaching of current and electrical end employees
• Document employee performance issues & administer discipline
• Participate in Union employee grievance procedures if needed
• Report operational issues to General Manager & Roller in a timely manner
• Share information with other Maintenance and Production Supervisors/Managers
• Complete required reports
• Assist in initial creation and ongoing evaluation of SSC Electrical Apprenticeship
• Provide training to
• Audit and update SJPs
• Verify that all SJPs and Safety processes are followed
• Enforce SSC Work Rules and Policies consistently
• Champion and participate in ECO, QMS & Continuous Improvement initiatives
• Comply with and enforce all SSC Safety rules
• Participate in training from HR, Rod Manager, Safety, and Leggett & Platt
• All other duties as assigned

• 5+ years heavy industrial electrical & electronics experience
• 2-5 years leadership experience
• Able to learn the sequence of operations for equipment and understand sensors, motors, valves, gearboxes, etc. in detail
• Knowledge of energy points
• Understand properties of physics
• Basic understanding of process control, machine control and hydraulics
• Read/Cross reference/modify electrical and P& basic layout prints
• Strong comprehension of AC and DC electricity
• Able to follow distribution layouts and understand why sources of power are controlled in panels as they are
• Understand voltages from high voltage yard to plant floor
• Understand discrete and analog designs
• Apply understanding of schematics’ symbols and logic in problem resolution
• Understand AC and DC motor designs, starters, fusing, overloads, drive and dynamic braking
• Working knowledge of drives as source of controls power including wired connections, interfacing relays, IO, Power and communication connections
• Understand communication control without wired connections and be able to connect to drives that use communication for controls.
• Drives software
• Knowledge of basic structure of OS, ES, HMI servers, HMI clients, backing up servers and downloading HMI Servers
• Understand PLC Hardware configuration and communication from point to point
• Know how to access addressing of the hardware
• Average to advanced computer skills including use of Microsoft Office, accessing files on network drives, writing/sending/receiving emails
• Understand licensing of installed software

• Degree in industrial technology/Electronics/Electrical or related field
• Knowledge of Siemens software

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