Job Description

Job Summary

Are you ready to apply your electrical maintenance expertise to keep critical plant equipment and facilities operating safely, reliably, and efficiently?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.

The role is based in Tecomán, Colima (on-site role). Be part of a hands-on, safety-focused, and collaborative team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Perform electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair activities across plant equipment and facilities
• Diagnose equipment failures and perform timely emergency repairs to support operational continuity
• Execute preventive maintenance activities to improve equipment reliability and prevent recurring failures
• Support general maintenance activities involving mechanical systems, welding, plumbing, carpentry, sheet metal, and painting when required
• Operate shop machinery, electrical tools, hand tools, and maintenance equipment safely and effectively
• Use knowledge of equipment and maintenance history to identify appropriate and cost-effective repair solutions
• Provide technical guidance and support to less-experienced maintenance personnel when required
• Collaborate with engineers, vendors, and other maintenance personnel to resolve technical issues
• Ensure maintenance activities are completed in accordance with safety requirements, established procedures, and plant standards

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Technical degree or relevant studies in Electricity, Industrial Electricity, Electromechanics, Maintenance, or a related technical field
• Practical experience performing electrical maintenance and repairs in industrial environments
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems, equipment troubleshooting, and maintenance practices
• Ability to diagnose failures and execute preventive and emergency repairs
• Knowledge of industrial tools, shop machinery, and hand tools
• Basic knowledge of other maintenance disciplines such as mechanical systems, welding, plumbing, or general facilities maintenance
• Ability to follow technical procedures and safety requirements
• Strong problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills
• Hands-on and safety-focused approach to maintenance activities

How Would You Stand Out?

• Experience within food, food ingredients, chemical, or process manufacturing environments
• Broad experience supporting multiple maintenance disciplines in addition to electrical systems
• Experience guiding or supporting other maintenance technicians during repair activities

Why Choose Us?

• Opportunity to develop your technical expertise within a global manufacturing organization
• Exposure to a broad range of industrial equipment and maintenance activities
• Collaboration with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, and external technical specialists
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities
• Opportunity to contribute directly to equipment reliability and operational continuity
• Safety-focused and collaborative manufacturing environment

For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredients business unit will remain a part of IFF until close and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredients business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more