Generalist Operator

James Hardie Corporation; Prattville (AL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

James Hardie Corporation in Prattville, AL, seeks a Generalist Operator to support safety, quality, and production goals on a 12-hour rotating shift. The role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to KPI targets, and proactive problem-solving in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will follow safety rules, maintain the Skill Based System, and coordinate with leads to stage pallets, review run plans, and complete required paperwork while upholding a clean, safe, and productive workplace.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work 12-hour rotating shifts in a 2-2-3 schedule.
• Ability to follow safety rules and perform quality checks.
• Experience with pallets, lines, and equipment handling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety rules and support leads in accomplishing KPI’s.
• Maintain SBS and communicate with your lead on progress and training.
• Ensure you are part of achieving team goals and assist teammates as needed.
• Listen and communicate with all team members and report safety, quality, and mechanical issues to the lead.
• Operate mobile equipment and/or lines efficiently and keep areas clean and free of debris.

Skills

Safety compliance

Team communication

Time management

Forklift operation

Job description

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James Hardie is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, with a portfolio that includes fiber cement, fiber gypsum, composite and PVC decking and railing products. Our family of trusted brands includes Hardie®, TimberTech®, AZEK® Exteriors, Versatex®, fermacell®, and StruXure®. With over 8,000 employees and our U.S. operating entities headquartered in Chicago, we boast 31 operating sites, 6 recycling facilities, and 6 research and development centers globally. Powered by a dynamic workforce, we’re united by our purpose of Building a Better Future for All™ through sustainable innovation, a Zero Harm culture, and a commitment to empowering our people and communities. For more information, visit www.jameshardie.com .

James Hardie is a leading global manufacturer of fiber cement products, known for its high-performance building materials. Work 12 hour shifts 6:45-7:00 rotating days to nights every 2 weeks. 2-2-3 schedule (every other weekend off). Starting pay rate is $22.17/Hr.

What You’ll Do:

Position Responsibilities: Generalist Operator

1. Follow all safety rules and support leads in accomplishing KPI’s.

2. Maintaining Skill Based System (SBS) to include keeping in communication with your lead and trainer on driven the system. You will accomplish this by ensuring your individual progress, direction, and coordinating any/all training through your lead.

3. Ensure that you are a part of accomplishing team goals.

4. Assist your team members with any/all needs around the job.

5. Listen and communicate with all team members.

6. Communicate all pertinent information of safety, quality, and mechanical issues to designated lead.

7. Immediately notify lead of any variances in the mobile equipment and position areas.

8. Operate mobile equipment and/or lines as efficiently as possible.

9. Keep all mobile equipment inside and out free of debris, trash, and improperly stored items.

10. Fill out daily mobile equipment inspection sheet; report any non-compliance items to lead.

11. Consult run plan with lead and stage greensheet pallets, WIP, finished pallets, etc.

12. Perform quality checks to maintain our quality standards.

13. Remove pallets from the line and stage in staging areas.

14. Ensure all pallets are in place prior to shift being over.

15. Empty dumpsters.

16. Ensure no downtime has occurred due to pallet handling.

17. Report any/all damage and/or incidents to the lead immediately.

18. Assist in the efforts to reduce wash-up, size changes, and/or any/all delay categories.

19. Keep accurate records FIFO (first in first out)

20. Accurately complete any/all paperwork required.

21. Work on items from downtime list as time prevails.

What You’ll Bring:

Work smart not hard. Every move that we make should have a purpose. Whether we are on foot or on mobile equipment. Traveling with an empty forklift is a good example of a bad habit for time management. The whole forklift area of how well we stay ahead is based upon how well we are with time management.

Cost reduction by:

• Assisting machine operators on line at each stackers.
• Alert lead with and defects found while doing a quality check.
• Not damaging pallets and product with mobile equipment.
• Stacking pallets correctly.
• Taking care of any/all mobile equipment you are operating.
• Alerting lead on when emptying reject hopper or dumpsters more than normal.
• Housekeeping in the areas you come in contact with.

Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues: problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts; constraints, and probable consequences.

Continuous Learning: Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.

Stress Tolerance: Maintaining stable performance under pressure or opposition (such as time pressure, or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.

Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.

Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

Tenacity: Staying with a position or plan of action until the desired objective is obtained or is no longer reasonably attainable.

What You’ll Receive:

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.

James Hardie will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies.

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.