About the position
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. The Advanced Manufacturing team is leading the strategic evolution of James Hardie Manufacturing with regards to Operator Engagement, Process Capability, and Throughput. Our long-term vision includes implementing a Manufacturing Execution System, establishing Control Room environments, and developing capability around Machine Learning & AI tools. The roadmap for this vision contains many projects that must be executed at a superior level. The Project Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing will be an integral part of this team and will report to the Engineering Manager, Advanced Manufacturing - Manufacturing Systems. This role will ensure value is delivered by serving as business lead through the lifecycle of these projects.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the establishment of an overall Manufacturing Technology vision and roadmap
- Divide the roadmap into a logical sequence of projects that each deliver value
- Identify key stakeholders for each project
- Participate in gembas, internal and external, to learn best practices and establish future state vision
- Research and communicate business requirements for projects
- Work with IT, Procurement, Vendors, and others to coordinate estimates for project work
- Present to senior leadership to gain project approval
- Actively participate in regular project meetings to answer scope/business questions as they arise
- Partner with PMO Project Manager to ensure project scope stays on track
- Escalate questions around scope to gain alignment with business stakeholders
- Select appropriate testers for each phase of the project, including end-users
- Write or review/approve test scenarios and test scripts to ensure they are testing not just the technical components of the project, but also the business value
- Coordinate testing with the sites to minimize distraction to BAU while providing proof of project viability
- Partner with regional HMOS/CIMS teams to develop good plans for management of change and training
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution, preferably in Engineering, Science, or Business
- 3+ years of experience in a plant within operations, maintenance, or engineering
- Experience working with Data and/or Information Systems
- Experience with formal UAT (User Acceptance Testing) process
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive results within cross-functional teams
- Superior project management skills and ability to stay organized
- Strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills with the ability to cooperate with others
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize based on business need and impact
- Strong skills with personal computer word processing and spreadsheet software (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet)
- Ability to manage the flow of all required information and documentation
- Ability to prepare and present information to senior management in a clear and concise manner
- Strong desire and ability to learn quickly
- Aptitude and eagerness to partner with a variety of business stakeholders at both executive and plant levels
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment to deliver sustainable and superior results
- Must possess a strong work ethic and a willingness to work independently
Nice-to-haves
- Experience working with Control Systems/PLCs
- Experience with Project Management, especially 'Agile' Projects
- PMP or other Project Management Certification
Benefits
- 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
- 11 paid holidays per year, paid vacation including Jury Duty and bereavement leave
- Paid sick leave
- Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Parental Leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
