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We Are the Industry Leader.

Our quality roofing products are regularly recognized by leading industry experts.

We make residential roofing shingles and accessories, commercial roofing products and accessories, and various building products such as ductwork, non-woven fabrics, iron, fiber-cement siding.

While most of our products are sold to contractors, you’ll find some of our do-it-yourself products at your local Home Depot.

One of the reasons we’re a leader is that we take our company values seriously. These are more than mere words; they are promises that we intend to keep.

We Encourage Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking.

Being a privately owned company means we can have a nimble, entrepreneurial atmosphere where everyone can
talk to anyone, and innovation rules.

GAF was the first roofing manufacturer to offer a lifetime limited warranty on all of its laminated shingles.

We were the first to produce an energy-efficient asphalt shingle available in rich colors.

With a focus on social responsibility, GAF has developed Advanced Protection® Shingle Technology, which provides superior durability and wind resistance while reducing the
use of scarce natural resources. Learn more

You Go Places, You Do Lots of Things.

Headquartered in Wayne, N.J. and with plants and offices across the United States, we offer opportunities to work in multiple locations and in multiple disciplines.

Plus, we make a promise to you through our employee value proposition that above all else, we are driven to greatness, build outstanding leaders, crave challenge, keep our word, and keep our commitments.

We Win.

We consistently meet our performance goals year after year, even in a down economy. How? We never become complacent.
We know that good today isn’t good enough tomorrow. We are unwavering when it comes to becoming a world-class
company. Read more about our recognition in the marketplace.

Winner of the 2011 Innovation Award for asphalt roof shingles.
Winner of the 2011 Product Innovation Award for EverGuard Extreme® TPO.
Winner of the Builder’s Choice Award.

Our Premium Designer Shingles have twice received the Architects’ Choice For Excellence Award.

It’s More Than a Paycheck.

GAF offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes health, prescription, dental, and vision coverage. Plus, you can open a tax-advantaged savings account to help pay for health costs. We offer basic group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance at no cost to you with the option of purchasing supplemental coverage for your family. Short-term and long-term disability coverage is also available.

Full-time salaried and non-union hourly employees are eligible to participate in the company’s 401(k) retirement plan that includes company matching contributions. Just a few of our benefits include:

Employee referral program
Tuition reimbursement

We Support Career Development.

To remain industry leaders as well as nurture your career interests, we make professional training and the use of cutting-edge technology high priorities. Whether it's participation in a professional association, on-the-job training, or working with the latest computers and software, you'll have the tools you need to advance your career. It's one of the promises we make in our employee value proposition.

Check out these career paths:
Engineering
Sales
Research & Development (R&D)

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We Expect You to Grow Up and Move On.

We expect that sometime during your career with us, you’ll develop skills that we need in another business. And that could mean a move for you and your family to another city or state. When it does, rest assured that GAF will make sure that you have the resources you need to make a move up with minimal disruption.

GAF offers relocation benefits to help you pack up and move your stuff as you begin to plant roots in your new hometown.

We Encourage You to Be Well.

We’d rather have you healthy at work than sick at home. That’s why GAF places a lot of importance on the health and wellness of its employees. For more than three years, we’ve been developing a culture of wellness in the workplace. We call it Living Life Well. We challenge ourselves to lose weight, get fit, eat healthier and stop smoking. To help, we offer annual wellness rallies, biometric screenings at work, and more so that the idea of getting healthy and living longer is a fun one.

Tell Us About Yourself.

If you already have your resume in a word processing format (such as Word), you can upload it to save time. By uploading, our system will be able to extract certain information and populate a Resume Profile form. After doing so, you will have the opportunity to add or modify any of the information in the form.

We Meet and Talk With You.

Behavioral interviewing helps us learn about your experience
and qualifications. For more information on behavioral interviewing, review our on Behavioral interviewing.

Our Hiring Process

We Measure Potential For Success.

In addition to interviewing with you, GAF has partnered with ASSESS Systems© to provide us with assessment tools to evaluate your potential for success at GAF. We evaluate cognitive skills and learn more about your personality traits using industry-leading tests and questionnaires.

We Welcome Students.

Co-opportunity enhances your engineering education with on
the job practical experience in a world class manufacturing organization. You will contribute to high-profile projects as become an integral member of our working teams.

We offer a full-term assignment, competitive salary, mentoring and coaching, and practical experience on the
job while you finish your education.

Work With the Best in the Business.

As a Co-Opportunity participant, you get practical work experience that looks great on your resume. College gives you the education you need; we teach you the skills to be successful in the real world. College professors expand your thinking; GAF professionals become your mentors, showing you the ropes and supporting your success in the job market.

There's a Paycheck and More.

In addition to earning college credits toward your degree,
Co-Opportunity offers you a paycheck through a program that’s flexible enough to correspond to your university schedule. Depending on the location, you may even receive assistance with relocation and temporary living expenses.

You Prepare For Your Future Career.

Until you put your education to the test, how do you really know if engineering is the right career path for you? With Co-Opportunity, you know for sure before you graduate. You gain a better understanding of your potential career while you gain confidence in your technical abilities, communication and interpersonal skills, and teamwork skills.

Plus, imagine how much stronger your resume will be with a bullet highlighting your practical experience – the kind that quality companies are searching for and that most college graduates don’t have.

Here's What it Takes.

Be working toward an undergraduate or graduate degree in chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering.

Be a team player with demonstrated problem solving, communication and computer (Microsoft Excel and Word) capabilities.

Have a minimum GPA of 2.8 and be at the sophomore level.

Get our recruiting schedule
We will be visiting schools to recruit engineering talent, so check our schedule to see if we’ll be in your area soon.

To apply to this program, search by Career Type "Intern / Co-op" on the Search Careers page.