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James Hardie Building Products

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James Hardie Building Products reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(846 total reviews)
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42% positive business outlook

James Hardie Building Products has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 846 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The James Hardie Building Products employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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846 reviews
4.0
Jun 6, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation is very good for the area as well as benefits. With a little hard work you can move up quickly. Fellow workers are easily to get along with and very helpful, always willing to lend a hand.

Cons

Job security is in question. Management seems shaky, I feel like I am being criticized a lot and by people who don't know how to run my position. Management positions should be promoted within the company by employees who have worked their way up. There is a lot of micromanagement and that makes it difficult for me to perform my job. I feel like I'm constantly having someone look over my shoulder. Also, although the plant is performing very well, hours are being taken away. I am happy with my hourly pay but I am making the same as when the plant was performing poorly, and with less hours, so I am actually bringing home less money now, which doesn't make sense. You can move quickly on the pay scale if you learn a lot of positions, but eventually it caps off so there is no possibility of a raise now unless a supervisor steps down.

4.0
Mar 15, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

More than fair compensation, especially in this market. The benefits and training are top notch. Also, the field support is better than most companies.

Cons

Upper management really lacks a working knowledge of a field job. Most are too "Ivory Tower" and don't realize the realism of different market conditions.

2.0
Sep 9, 2010

Bull headed company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

James Hardie has a wonderful benefits program, possibly better than anywhere I have every seen. Their pay is comparable to most employers and possibly a little higher. They have a very strong culture and interview to find the best culture fit. If you fit in with this culture, you will enjoy working there

Cons

The culture is to be hard on their employees. Be prepared to work many hours and travel at a moments notice if you are in manufacturing. The only real way to get promoted at Hardie is to relocate. If this isn't good for you, your career progression will be limited. You are most likely going to get verbally abused regularly and often will not be recognized for doing something above normal since they expect this out of you anyway. They have a culture where they push change above anything else, unfortunately this change is only pushed in the actual manufacturing of the product, not in how they work with people or effeciencies. They want people that will come up with better manufacturing plans, but refuse to hear better business ideas because that is not "the Hardie way".

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