Operations Intern – Greenfield Operations Development

Job Description

Engineering Intern- Fall of 2026 | IKO North America

The Tone:
This is an internship at IKO North America, supporting a new greenfield plant site. IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials, a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide. The company has achieved many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry, underpinned by its foundational values of Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness. This internship is positioned to play a pivotal role in establishing the operational framework for a new greenfield mat plant, contributing directly to the foundational operational structure.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Location: In-person, greenfield plant site
• Mission: Develop comprehensive operational procedures and programs, establishing the foundational operational structure essential for a new greenfield manufacturing plant site.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite

What You’ll Actually Do
• Operational Planning: Maintain the comprehensive Operational Readiness Plan using Microsoft Project, meticulously adding new tasks as they are assigned to the intern and promptly updating the file whenever a status change occurs, ensuring accurate and current project oversight.
• Procedure Development: Undertake the development of a wide variety of essential operating procedures and programs for a new greenfield plant site, utilizing examples and established best practices from other sister plants within IKO to guide creation.
• Documentation Creation: Be actively involved in creating diverse management system documentation. This includes standard operator work instructions, detailed operator and maintenance training documentation, Lock-Out-Tag-Out policies and other critical safety type initiatives, general plant policies and procedures, as well as Preventive Maintenance documents and 5S inspection audits.
• Core Values Adherence: Consistently behave with and uphold the IKO Core Values, which include Sharing Knowledge, Integrity, Long-Term thinking, Performance, Humility, and Agility, applying them continuously and consistently in all aspects of the role.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Student pursuing a technical degree, or a recent graduate with a technical degree.
• Experience: Demonstrated ability to create documents and procedures, coupled with strong organizational skills for meticulous electronic filing of these materials.
• Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, critical thinking, a high degree of organization, effective planning, prioritizing, time management, excellent teamwork, and fluency in both spoken and written English.
• Bonus: Preferably a college Junior or Senior.