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James Hardie Building Products Inc. is the North American leader in fiber cement home siding and exterior design solutions. Hardie® products offer long lasting beauty and endless design possibilities with trusted protection and low maintenance. The company pioneered modern fiber cement building products and continues to invest in innovation to transform the industry. James Hardie is a high-performance organization, with an unwavering commitment to Zero Harm. The company proudly employs a diverse workforce of over 3,000 employees across operations in North America.

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Onsite from the Westfield, MA plant

As a member of the Color Plus Department reporting to the Department Manager, the Process Engineer is responsible for improving the efficiency of the manufacturing process and managing small capital projects.

What You’ll Do:

Process Improvement Projects

Understand the waste, speed, and delay design for each product on each machine, then meets or exceeds design by:

• Communicating on the production floor with all associated operators to ensure continuous improvement in the manufacturing process; and
• Creating and updating process maps for each machine; i.e. identifying and removing bottle necks in process;
• Networking with other Process engineers in all plants to freely share best practices.
• Identifying all delay and developing and implementing plans that close the delay gaps;
• Driving collaboration between respective departments that ensures all issues are addressed and resolved;
• Developing and implementing plans that reduces scrap, improves paint yield, and improves laminate yield;

 

Routinely verifies conformance of material being produced to meet or exceed the quality standard by:

• Participating in quality audits and meetings.
• Monitoring lab results; and

 

Actively leads and supports the plant safety program by:

• Participating in safety audits.
• Identifying and reducing hazards related to plant equipment;
• Monitoring and addressing safety conditions and behaviors; and

 

Develops and manages capital projects by:

• Identifying improvement opportunities;
• Organizing teams to help in research efforts;
• Writing Capital Expenditure Requests (CER); and
• Coordinating and implementing projects.

 

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (mechanical, chemical, industrial, paper science).
• Demonstrated intermediate skills with the standard features of various personal computer word processing and spreadsheet software (Microsoft Word and Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet, and other proprietary software).
• Strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills with the ability to relate well and cooperate with others to effectively coordinate activities and accomplish goals.
• Demonstrated ability to think ahead and plan over a 30-day time span and prepare action plans to achieve results.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a strong team player.
• Experience in troubleshooting electrical control systems on continuous production lines including programmable logic control (PLC) and variable frequency drive systems (VFD).
• Demonstrated ability to act independently upon information and make decisions that achieve optimal results.
• Ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of quality, productivity and cost.
• 1 Internship or coop in a high-speed manufacturing environment.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload while paying attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively take action to solve problems while exhibiting sound judgment and successful stress tolerance.

What You’ll Receive:

At James Hardie, we recognize that our success depends on our people. We've worked hard to build a generous and competitive benefits program that demonstrates our commitment to our employees.

• Paid holidays, paid vacation including Jury Duty and bereavement leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) Retirement plan that will match 100% of employees saved dollars up to the first 6% of your salary
• Parental Leave
• Comprehensive low-cost co-pay Health Insurance; medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance benefits for every 30+ hour full-time employee. Insurance starts on day one!
• And more
• Community Involvement & Sustainable Solutions - Fire Resistant Siding to Help Rebuild the Grizzly Flats Community | James Hardie
• Wellness Program

Apply now and come “home” to Hardie!

 

 

 

James Hardie Building Products Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, veteran's status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, or any other basis protected by law.