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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!

Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, the Maintenance Supervisor is to provide front-line leadership to the Maintenance department and be responsible for the safe maintenance, repair or replacement of plant equipment and systems, to ensure maximum production quantity and quality, while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company. The Maintenance Supervisor will ensure that all maintenance activities are executed to improve safety, reliability and with quality.

• Health Insurance (includes Virtual Health, and HCSA), Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, Short-term Disability
• RRSP Match
• Paid Vacation
• Floating Days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Engagement Events
• Awards and Recognition
• Tuition reimbursement
• Service Awards
• Employee Perks & Discounts

• Maintain a high level of awareness on safety, environmental and process compliance by understanding and representing all regulations, policies, procedures and work instruction
• Participate in job site safety discussions to help resist complacency, promote awareness, identify hazards and control methods, and help share with workforce
• Understand and reinforce the value of our behavioural based safety program (STOP), and use the other tools such as Risk Assessments, FLRA and Safety Shares to address safety concerns
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and administration within the maintenance department, consisting of millwrights and electricians, including an established apprenticeship program
• Utilize the tools in your own style to methodically influence the performance of all your team members ensuring fairness, consistency, and support and recognizing and inspiring others to be effective and efficient in their activities
• Increase employee engagement and improve the labour relations climate through communication and participation in continuous improvement, including supporting 5S activities throughout the operation
• Evaluating individual employee and department-wide skill levels and training requirements towards maintaining and improving quality of work and safe working habits, and conduct employee performance reviews
• Drive accountability for both results and actions of direct reports through education, motivation, documentation, and behavior-based coaching
• Lead by example, help support and drive the CI culture. Advertise/share CI initiatives within and outside of maintenance team and granule site(s)
• Ensure that improvements are implemented with sustainability in mind, and proving to the team the value of initiatives by consistently enforcing and maintaining new standards
• Work in conjunction with the rest of the maintenance leadership team, plan, assign, direct and inspect the work of personnel involved in maintaining and repairing equipment, structures, utility systems and buildings
• Assist in the control of maintenance and operation costs through managing spare parts and supply inventories, leveraging vendor selection for improved pricing, and looking for opportunities to offset costs of unplanned variances to the budget

• A college diploma or university degree in an industrial mechanic or millwright related field or a university degree in a mechanical engineering related discipline is preferred.
• Minimum of five years maintenance experience in an industrial plant setting
• Trade Certification: A valid Industrial Mechanic / Millwright trade certificate for the province of Ontario is preferred.
• 3 or more years of industrial maintenance leadership experience is required.
• Specific experience in a mining and mineral processing environment including crushing/screening and conveying of rock, rotary dryers, and heavy mobile equipment is an asset.

Please note: This is a Safety Sensitive position.

IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employees' sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

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.