Electrical Engineer/Engineering Technologist

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. We are seeking a skilled and versatile Electrical Engineer/Technologist to join our corporate engineering team. This role is pivotal in supporting multiple manufacturing plants by enhancing production efficiency upgrading legacy systems and driving automation initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in electrical design PLC programming and project management along with a proactive approach to troubleshooting and innovation.

Health Insurance (includes Virtual Health and HCSA) Dental Insurance Vision Insurance
Life Insurance Long-term Disability Short-term Disability
Paid Vacation
Employee Assistance Program
Work with different plants to overcome production problems and improve safety systems.
Works as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team to help develop and own the electrical equipment design that provides the functionality required based on internal standards and user requirement specifications.
Provide complete electrical assistance including troubleshooting project engineering and project management to Plants.
Keep current with the latest technologies to provide relevant electrical design consolation.
Programming automation and control systems and improving existing PLC programs including servo drives and A/C drives to help manufacturing efficiency.
Electrical project management including scheduling financial and contractor management.
Project designing testing and commissioning work with both current equipment configuration modifications and new systems.
Labor-hour estimation work planning scheduling coordination and reporting.
Act as corporate resource for automation system developments and implementations.

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering/Electrical Engineering Technology diploma.

• 5 years related work experience
• Experienced in PLC and HMI systems design programming commissioning and start up including system hardware selection I/O panels and subsystems layout and wiring.
• Proficient in Allen Bradley PLC and HMI programming preferred.
• Siemens programming experience would be an asset.
• Knowledge of industrial ethernet networks and network communication standards.
• Knowledge of control and distribution panels switchgear and MCCs.
• Excellent analytical technical problem-solving research and teamwork skills.
• Computer skills AutoCAD MS Project Excel Word etc.
• Organizational skills - managing projects.
• Some travel to various sites in North America will be required

#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 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.