Maintenance Manager

IKO Industries; Brampton; On-site; CAD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health care

Progressive workplace

Teamwork and integrity

Job summary

IKO Industries Ltd. is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager for a Brantford, Ontario XPS manufacturing site. You will drive maintenance planning, safety programs, and reliability initiatives to support startup and steady production of high‑quality XPS products.

The role requires a Mechanical Engineering degree, 5+ years supervisory experience in process manufacturing, and strong CMMS/AutoCAD skills. Occasional on‑call duties and 24/7 readiness may apply.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive safety and performance.
• 5+ years supervisory experience in continuous process manufacturing.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience implementing preventative maintenance programs and CMMS.

Responsibilities

• Establish safety, health, and environmental compliance standards.
• Lead labor relations and develop training for maintenance teams.
• Schedule external vendors and manage contractor work.
• Coordinate plant downtime, startup activities, and winter readiness.
• Develop and document maintenance procedures and reports.

Skills

Safety leadership

Maintenance planning

Team supervision

Industrial automation

Hydraulic/pneumatic systems

Effective communication

MS Excel/Word/Outlook

MS Project

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

CMMS

AutoCAD

MS Project

Job description

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!

Job Title: Maintenance Manager – Extruded Polystyrene Manufacturing

Location: Brantford, Ontario

Reports To: Plant Manager

Compensation: $120,000 (+/-)

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager with a strong background in plant maintenance to support our extruded polystyrene (XPS) manufacturing operations at our new Brantford, Ontario facility. Initially, supporting plant startup activities, developing maintenance plans and support transition from startup to regular production of high-quality XPS products. The primary function of this role is to facilitate the Maintenance Department performance and safety processes to achieve plant goals, including Zero Injuries throughout the Plant production facility.

Accountabilities:

• Establish a high level of safety, health, & environmental compliance through communication, monitoring, training, and setting performance standards.
• Establish a positive employee and labor relations climate by conducting and participating in activities that contribute to an effective working relationship with employees.
• Continually evaluate employee skills and training requirements to improve work quality and safety.
• Facilitate crew safety talks and training sessions.
• Drive accountability for both results and actions of direct reports through education, motivation, documentation, and behavior-based coaching.
• Facilitate root cause analyses (5 why, fishbone etc.) with maintenance, production and engineering.
• Supervise hourly maintenance employees.
• Schedule outside vendors and contractors for work requirements.
• Liaise with external authorities (i.e. TSSA) and ensure compliance with pressure vessels (boilers, compressors etc.).
• Prepare recommendations for major repairs, replacement, upgrade and new processes.
• Ensure proper documentation and complete reports (Standard Operating Procedures, checklists, audits, work orders, spreadsheets, metrics, incident investigations etc.).
• Coordinate weekly downtime, plant shutdowns and winter preparedness with the production group.
• Manage spare parts inventory and storage areas.
• Manage the site maintenance budget.
• Work with the corporate reliability group to develop the site preventive maintenance program.
• Coordinate environmental compliance program requirements.

Key Qualifications/Requirements:

• Proven ability to build inter-departmental relationships, lead change and continuously improve the performance of the team.
• 5+ years supervisory experience in a continuous process manufacturing environment.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industrial experience.
• Experience in developing and implementing preventative maintenance program.
• Working knowledge and experience with CMMS.
• Experience with pneumatic and hydraulic systems; heat transfer and exchange systems; and industrial automation.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize, and manage, multiple tasks and responsibilities.
• Strong computer skills including MS Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Proficiency with MS Project and AutoCAD is an asset.
• Strong maintenance knowledge including reliability concepts, processes and methodologies.

Benefits of Employment:

• Competitive compensation.
• Health care.
• A progressive and challenging workplace.
• A commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Work schedule: Days, Monday through Friday. The role is on-call 24/7 and will periodically require weekend work.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment:

IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

IKO is a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing systems operating in Canada, the United States and multiple global markets. Our 70+ years of success has been enabled by the dedication of our employees. We would welcome the opportunity to consider you for one of our great opportunities!

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