Manufacturing Supervisor

About James Hardie

James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE: JHX; ASX: JHX) 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. Products offered by James Hardie are engineered for beauty, durability, and climate resilience, and include trusted brands like Hardie®, TimberTech®, AZEK® Exteriors, Versatex®, fermacell®, and StruXure®.

We are on a mission to fulfill our purpose of Building a Better Future for All™ by inspiring how communities design, build, and grow today and tomorrow. The James Hardie portfolio is marketed and sold throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

We maintain best-in-class relationships with customers and contractors, as well as superior, localized manufacturing operations, to ensure we deliver timely and sustainable solutions tailored to meet our customers' specific needs.

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. We are on a mission to be the most respected and desired building materials brand in the world, operating under a set of shared values, with priority placed on our Zero Harm culture.

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Summary

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Onsite from our Peru, IL plant

The Shift Supervisor embodies the 100% Leader concept by balancing Challenge with Connection, enabling engaged team members to exceed safety, quality, productivity, and financial expectations. This relationship is characterized by mutual trust, open communication, teamwork, and positive recognition. The Shift Supervisor is a key leader for the Hardie Manufacturing Operating System (HMOS), with execution of the Daily Management System at an L1 level as a critical deliverable. This position is responsible for the safety of the shift personnel first and is responsible for their training and development. The Shift Supervisor coordinates all production work and is accountable for ensuring safe execution of standard work and operational procedures, production of material to customer specifications, and meeting quality and performance metrics. The Shift Supervisor is the key change agent on the plant floor, identifying and removing barriers to Continuous Improvement (CI).

Reports to: This position reports to the Department General Foreman.

Span of Control: This position directly supervises all production team members assigned either permanently or temporarily to the shift team and has responsibility for all plant team members outside of normal working hours (night shift, weekends, and holidays).

What You’ll Do:

Drives expectations and implements best practices, such as 5S, to drive world-class safety performance

Identifies and immediately corrects risks and hazards in the workplace to drive the Zero Harm vision

Partners with department trainers to ensure completion of all required training

Ensures safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work areas, building a culture where EHS excellence is seen as the top value

Effectively engages all teams to collaboratively own the success of the business, contributing to the continuous improvement in the areas of safety, quality, cost, productivity, and employee engagement

Actively leads and builds effective work teams to increase plant performance, driving continuous improvement through HMOS

Partners with relevant stakeholders to ensure team members are well-trained

Monitors and enforces all plant and corporate policies and procedures

Manages all aspects of the shift, including staffing, to meet operational targets

Anticipates, identifies, and corrects issues autonomously, escalating when additional resources are needed

Develops and executes action to identify and eliminate top losses, using Pareto methodology

Effectively utilizes manufacturing systems to identify, execute, and track improvement opportunities

Recognizes HMOS as the manufacturing solution and builds HMOS culture through: HMOS training and problem-solving tools

Leading, mentoring, and developing talent at the L1 level

Promoting skill enhancement of team members

Leading problem-solving using HMOS tools to drive CI activities throughout the department

Collaborates with relevant cross-functional teams and takes proper actions to achieve desired output for Zero Harm, Rolled Throughput Yield (RTY), Net Hours, and employee engagement

What You’ll Bring:

Bachelor’s Degree preferred in mechanical/chemical engineering or related field or applicable experience

Three or more years of leadership experience in manufacturing, industrial, or related field

A proven track record of driving results through employee engagement and problem-solving skill

Demonstrated success of team-building and individual development

Demonstrated ability to lead for results

Six Sigma Green Belt and/or experience in continuous improvement preferred

Experience using computer programs and Microsoft Office products

Autonomous leadership

People development

Critical thinking

Technical acumen

Bias for action and problem-solving

Inspire, engage, and connect with others

Team building and collaboration

Competitive drive for results

Engage self and others in learning

Effectively communicate across all levels of the organization

Customer-oriented

Conflict management

Strategic and analytical thinking

What You’ll Receive:

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this position is $70,100.00 to $88,500.00. Placement in the range depends on several factors such as experience, skills, geography and internal equity and may change over time. This position qualifies for benefits and you will be eligible to participate in a bonus plan.

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.

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!

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

11 paid holidays per year

Paid vacation

(Paid sick leave)

Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Community Involvement & Sustainable Solutions

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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.

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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.