Plant Engineering Co-op

IKO North America•Brampton, ON

4d•CA$24 - CA$27•Onsite

About The Position

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! We are currently seeking a Plant Engineering Co-op student to join our team at our IKO Brampton production facility in Brampton, ON. This Co-op position will work closely together with the Plant Engineer and the whole team.

Requirements

1st -> 4th year Mechanical Engineering student or 2nd/3rd year Mechanical Engineering Technology student.
Good communications skills and comfort with communicating with vendors and plant personnel.
Mechanical design capability with AutoCad software
Eagerness to learn the full details of all aspects related to the area you are working in.
A curious mind.

Responsibilities

Working closely with the Plant Engineer in completing all aspects of various plant tasks and improvement projects.
Interaction with vendors in getting quotations and sourcing services and parts. This would include co-ordination of on-site vendor visits and review of work scope.
Oversight of project execution.
Mechanical design of simple solutions to problems with opportunity for more advanced design work.
3D Cad using Inventor and 2D with AutoCad.
Involved in general administration tasks such as organizing documents, files and issuing purchase requisitions.
Promotion of a safe culture through example and Hazard identification and safety audit activities.
Other duties as required to support new and ongoing projects as part of the plant engineering team.