General Operator

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.

Generalist Operator

Make your dream career a reality.

If you are smart, driven, and authentic, with a background in operating machinery, or a desire in learning to become a General Operator we want to speak with you!

The Generalist Operator is an integral member of the James Hardie manufacturing team, you will be responsible for operating industrial scale machinery to convert raw materials into a finished product, while working with other team members to produce high-quality fiber cement building products.

Here at James Hardie, we believe that our continued growth and innovation are yours too, that's why we have a progressive internal certification program that enables you to keep learning and growing throughout your journey here with us.

What You'll Do:

• Operate and maintain industrial equipment and machinery
• Learn how to make and manufacture our wide variety of innovative products
• Communicate all pertinent information regarding safety, quality, and mechanical issues to designated leads.
• Assist in the efforts of down day machine cleaning, wash-ups, housekeeping, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Perform product adherence checks to maintain our quality standards

What You'll Need:

• Ideally a minimum of 1-year experience in manufacturing, or working with large machinery and equipment
• Ability to demonstrate past success related to manufacturing, or a business support crew environment
• Understanding of safety policies to drive a best in class Zero Harm Culture
• Solid work history of learning, job growth and achievements
• Ability to continuously stand, walk or sit
• Ability to lift up to 10lbs frequently, and 50 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to bend, climb ladder & stairs
  
  

Our Total Benefits:

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

• Comprehensive low-cost co-pay Health Insurance; medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance benefits for every 30+ hour full-time employee. *Medical Insurance starts on day one!
• 401(k) Retirementplan that will match 100% of employees saved dollars up to the first 6% of your salary.
• Paid holidays, a Wellness Pay Program, along with Jury Duty Leave and Funeral Leave paid time off.
• Free Lunch every week for Day and Night Shift crew members
• And more!

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this position is $23.04. Placement in the range depends on several factors such as experience, skills, geography and internal equity and may change over time. This position qualifies forbenefitsand you will be eligible to participate in a bonus plan.

Benefits available include:

• Comprehensive low-cost co-pay medical insurance; as well as vision insurance benefits for every 30+ hour full-time employee. Insurance starts on day one!
• Life insurance,
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401(k) Retirement plan that will match 100% of employees saved dollars up to the first 6% of your salary

• Paid Time Off that accrues at a rate of eighty (80) hours per year for the first 4 years of employment. Accrual rate subsequently increases at 5,10 and 15 years of employment.
• 11 paid holidays per year, paid vacation including Jury Duty and bereavement leave
• Paid sick leave that accrues at a rate of 1 hour for every 40 hours worked (40 hours annually)
• Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental Leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Community Involvement & Sustainable Solutions -Fire Resistant Siding to Help Rebuild the Grizzly Flats Community | James Hardie
• And more- JH Benefits At A Glance 2025

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.

Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis."

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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 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.