Tempur Sealy is committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a leading designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of bedding products worldwide, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries. Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic, Sealy and Stearns & Foster. We hire people who have a passion for helping others find their best night's sleep. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Tempur Sealy!

OUR COMPANY OFFERS GREAT BENEFITS, INCLUDING:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Competitive Medical, Dental & other wellness programs
• Disability and Life Company Paid
• Retirement Plan Options
• Generous Employee Purchase Discounts

Pay Range: $44,000 - $62,000

Job Summary: The Product Development Technician will serve as a key resource within Advanced Development for creating prototypes of new spring / support concepts as well as new mattress and sleep system constructions. This includes everything from ordering and/or making components, assembling prototypes, and testing / evaluating / analyzing test data. This position be a source of knowledge on spring design and mattress construction and will provide support to the other parts of the organization on these topics.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities, and Key Results Area:

• Build prototypes of new spring and support design concepts
• Build prototypes of new mattress and foundation design concepts
• Test prototypes to design requirements and document best practices for specification development
• Evaluate current product against existing specifications for quality confirmation
• Use 3-D Modelling to document design changes and revisions
• Evaluate and test value engineered product iterations

Other primary duties and responsibilities include the following; however, Management reserves the right to assign or reassign other appropriate duties to this job at any time. This document excludes the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.

Ideal Candidate Possesses These Attributes:

• Enthusiasm and passion for creative development of new products
• Strong analytic and strategic problem-solving ability
• High mechanical aptitude and ability to operate machine shop equipment
• Flexible team player / collaborative
• Knowledgeable in basic quality system statistics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Self-motivated, excels with minimal supervision
• Healthy sense of urgency

Internal and External Interfaces:

• Member of the Global Product Development Organization

• Internal Partners:
• New Product Development, Sourcing, Merchandising, Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Operations, Prototype Build Lab and TSI Testing Labs
• External Partners:
• Spring and support component suppliers

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2-year technical degree or 2-3 years associated work experience

• Experience using Solidworks 3D modelling software and AutoCAD 2d software
• Experience with Winlims testing environment
• Strong MS Excel skills including statistical analysis

To perform this job successfully, the employee must be capable of performing each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements herein are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

Training/Equipment:

• Comfortable on basic machining equipment including Bridgeport type mill, saws, sanders, and basic hand tools

Work Environment/Physical Requirements: Fast-paced laboratory and prototyping environment. Regular travel is not expected in this position; however, travel around scheduled projects such as program rollouts may be necessary. Should be capable of lifting at least 40 pounds.

The work environment and physical demands characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties, responsibilities, and key results of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties, responsibilities, and key results outlined herein.

Tempur Sealy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.