Jobs at IKO North America

Supports process engineering and HSE initiatives in a manufacturing plant. Responsibilities include creating job hazard analyses and safe work instructions, conducting 5S audits and plant walkthroughs, reviewing P&IDs, labeling equipment, analyzing project data, and contributing to safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement projects.

Leads continuous improvement initiatives and Kaizen events at a manufacturing plant. Coordinates projects, analyzes production data, investigates root causes, eliminates waste, standardizes processes, monitors performance metrics, and reports results. Develops training materials and coaches employees on Lean principles, problem-solving, and leadership. Collaborates with Production, Quality, and Operations teams to improve efficiency, safety, quality, and plant performance.

Supervise production department to meet safety, quality, efficiency, and housekeeping goals. Manage staffing, scheduling, training, performance reviews, hiring, employee relations, and reporting. Enforce policies, coordinate with production manager, and lead corrective actions and continuous improvement.

Supervise industrial electrical and electronics technicians, troubleshoot plant electrical and instrumentation systems, maintain preventive maintenance programs, schedule maintenance and capital work, manage work orders and spare parts, coordinate inspections and contractors, support budgets, and enforce health and safety procedures in a continuous manufacturing environment.

Analyze claims and insurance data, evaluate risk, prepare reports, manage policies and claims, support underwriting and internal clients, and contribute to insurance placement strategy.

Oversee U.S. and Canadian payroll tax compliance, filings, remittances, reconciliations, agency notices, and statutory reporting. Reconcile payroll tax liabilities and payroll-related balances to general ledger records, support month-end and year-end close, and prepare audit documentation. Manage ADP SmartCompliance activities, resolve discrepancies, monitor legislative changes, strengthen controls, and improve payroll tax processes. Partner cross-functionally with Payroll, Finance, HR, Benefits, auditors, tax agencies, and external payroll providers.

Engineering intern supporting plant maintenance and reliability initiatives. Responsibilities include analyzing CMMS data, identifying equipment failure trends, linking equipment drawings to CMMS, updating SOPs, JHAs, and SWIs, and assisting with environmental health and safety programs and training. The role requires frequent walking and standing, occasional work at heights, and lifting up to 30 pounds.

Manages a manufacturing plant storeroom, including MRO purchasing, receiving, inventory organization, cycle counts, stock accuracy, parts criticality assessments, vendor coordination, and maintenance job kitting. Trains personnel and supports other plants, oversees repairable and obsolete parts, maintains controlled storeroom access, investigates inventory discrepancies, and coordinates contractor and maintenance parts. Also provides purchasing backup and manages storeroom housekeeping and vendor maintenance activities.

Manage multidisciplinary corporate growth projects, including initiatives involving third-party business partners. Ensure projects are delivered within defined scope, on schedule, and within budget while following the company’s project management framework and methodology. Work as part of the Corporate Engineering team to coordinate project execution and support organizational growth.

Supports the Project Manager during construction, commissioning, startup, and operational handover of a granule manufacturing plant. Coordinates contractors, vendors, consultants, and internal teams; tracks schedules, documentation, costs, quality, change orders, milestones, and deficiencies; assists with procurement, reporting, testing, punch-list management, training, and closeout activities while promoting site safety.

Lead data conversion activities for global ERP deployment projects, including data cleansing, normalization, mapping, validation, duplication checks, extraction, transformation, and loading. Establish conversion standards and processes, prepare data load files, monitor data quality, report results, and identify process efficiencies. Collaborate with ERP leadership, business stakeholders, master data, engineering, integration, and IT teams. The hybrid role requires three days onsite in Mississauga and approximately 10% travel.

The Reliability Engineer improves manufacturing reliability by analyzing production losses, downtime, maintenance costs, and critical asset performance. Responsibilities include leading RCA, FMECA, RCM, condition monitoring, PM/PdM optimization, spare-parts strategies, equipment troubleshooting, contractor oversight, and Maximo training. The role supports continuous improvement, reliability assessments, equipment modifications, and collaboration across IKO facilities while promoting safety, quality, and lifecycle cost efficiency.

Owns end-to-end investment operations across multiple entities, including account onboarding, KYC/AML, trade settlement, reconciliations, cash and corporate action tracking, portfolio reporting, and compliance monitoring. The role liaises with custodians and service providers, supports tax and audit activities, enhances investment systems, develops dashboards, and drives process improvements. It requires finance-related education, 4–5 years of investment operations experience, strong Excel skills, knowledge of multiple asset classes, and familiarity with automation or systems implementation.

Supports experienced engineers with product, system, and component design; drafting, 3D modeling, prototyping; research, data analysis, and simulations; testing and quality control; technical documentation; troubleshooting; and cross-functional collaboration. The intern also promotes plant safety, maintains records, participates in training, and gains hands-on engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.

Supports the Project Manager with construction coordination, scheduling, documentation, procurement, progress tracking, commissioning, equipment testing, startup, punch lists, operational readiness, safety activities, and project closeout for a new granule manufacturing plant. Collaborates with contractors, vendors, engineering, maintenance, operations, and EHS teams while gaining experience in industrial construction, manufacturing, reliability, commissioning, and project controls.

Administer U.S. employee benefits and leave programs, including health, retirement, insurance, and statutory leaves. Manage enrollments, eligibility changes, open enrollment, vendor relationships, payroll and HRIS integrations, compliance, audits, reporting, and employee inquiries. Analyze benefits data, support program improvements and benchmarking, create employee communications, and mentor team members. The role requires strong knowledge of U.S. benefits regulations, HRIS and payroll systems, analytical skills, and stakeholder management.

Leads manufacturing production activities, safety, quality, employee training, root cause analysis, corrective actions, documentation, and continuous improvement. Supervises employees, promotes engagement, resolves conflicts, monitors operational performance, and ensures compliance with safety and production procedures. Requires manufacturing experience, supervisory leadership, troubleshooting ability, and flexibility to work varying shifts.

Reliability engineering intern supporting plant production and maintenance teams with CMMS implementation, asset hierarchy development, preventive maintenance planning, spare-parts optimization, equipment data analysis, drawings and P&IDs, reporting dashboards, and SOP development. The role is based at a roofing materials manufacturing facility in Sumas, Washington, and requires collaboration with reliability engineers, production, maintenance, and vendors.

Lead process engineering for medium-to-large capital projects, optimize industrial plants (asphalt, thermal oil, ISO/TPO), review PFDs/P&IDs, perform mass/energy balances, execute functional tests, participate in PHAs, consult with plant engineers, and mentor junior engineers to drive continuous improvement and project delivery.

Lead engineering projects from design through commissioning to improve production, quality, cost, and reliability. Oversee equipment, facilities, quarry operations and contractors, implement continuous improvement, ensure code and safety compliance, prepare tenders, and provide technical leadership for process optimization.