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 Description The Product Development Engineer is a member of the R&D; and Quality Department and is accountable for developing, commercializing, and continuously improving new and existing products and materials for residential and commercial applications.
Working closely with Plant Operations, Corporate Engineering, Supply Chain, and Sales, the engineer delivers products that meet applicable codes and standards, customer requirements, internal quality expectations, manufacturing capabilities, and cost targets.
This role requires practical materialsexpertiseand an understanding of how raw materials, formulations, and processing conditions influence product performance.
Benefits Competitive salary - $96,000-$108,000 based on experience
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
Job Responsibilities Product Development and Improvement Deliver recent and improved products that meet defined performance, compliance, quality, cost, timing, and manufacturability requirements.
Lead projects from concept and laboratory evaluation through plant trials, validation, commercialization, and post-launch review.
Improve existing products byoptimizingmaterials, formulations, code-driven performance, consistency, manufacturability, and cost.
Ensure technical decisions are supported by reliable data, documented risks, and validated results.
Materials and Product Performance Establish relationships amongraw-materialproperties, formulations,



manufacturing conditions, andfinished-productperformance.
Translate applicable codes, standards, certifications, customer specifications, and internal requirements intoproduct-developmentand validation plans.
Qualify materials, suppliers, formulations, and technologies that improve product performance, quality, cost, or supply resilience.
Develop practicalexpertisein asphaltic materials and apply it to product and business priorities.
Plant and Quality Support Partner with Plant Operations to deliver successful trials, product introductions, material changes, and production scale-up.
Resolve product, material, and production-quality issues through disciplined root-cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions.
Use production, laboratory, and quality data to reduce variation, improve consistency, andidentifyemerging risks.
Ensure material, formulation, supplier, equipment, and process changes are assessed andvalidatedbefore implementation.
Maintain specifications, test methods, technical records, and manufacturing controls needed to support ongoing product compliance.
Project Delivery Deliver assigned projects against agreed technical, timing, cost, and businessobjectives.
Establish measurable success criteria and communicate progress, risks, findings, and recommendations.
Coordinate cross-functional teams to remove barriers and achievetimelydecisions.
Confirm that improvements deliver measurable and sustained business or operational value.
Qualifications Graduate degree (M.A.Sc, M.Sc, PhD) in chemical engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymer Science, ora relatedtechnical field.
Experience in product development, materials, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or product quality.




Practical understanding of relationships among materials, formulations, processes, and product performance.
Experience with laboratory testing, plant trials, data analysis, and technical problem-solving.
Experience interpreting product specifications, standardized test methods, codes, or compliance requirements.
Experience with statistical methods, Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma is preferred.
Experience with asphalt, bitumen, polymers, coatings, composites, adhesives, roofing products, construction materials, or other formulated products is an asset.
Effective project management and cross-functional collaboration.
Clear written, verbal, andpresentationcommunication.
Strong materials and technicalfoundation.
Ability to travel to manufacturing facilities asrequired.
Candidates with strong transferable materials experience are encouraged to apply, even if they do not have directasphalticsexperience.
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Benefits of Employment: IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee’s 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.

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.

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📌 Product Development Engineer (Ontario)
🏢 IKO North America
📍 Ontario