Job Description

Are you ready to lead reliability, safety, and performance in a world‑class manufacturing environment?

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

Taste: Crafting unique, technology‑enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands and fuel market success.

This role is based in Carrollton, TX (onsite). You will join a collaborative, safety‑driven Operations team where your leadership will make a direct impact on plant performance, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Lead and manage the Maintenance Department, including performance management, development, and annual appraisals
• Own maintenance execution across preventive maintenance (PM), breakdown response, compliance inspections, and ad‑hoc work
• Ensure the highest quality standards in all maintenance and contractor work, with strict enforcement of GMP and food safety requirements
• Drive a strong safety culture, partnering with EHS and Food Safety to ensure safe work practices and compliance
• Lead and support process safety initiatives, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Manage spare parts and MRO inventory to minimize downtime and operational disruption
• Track and analyze data related to asset uptime, maintenance performance, and capacity improvements
• Provide technical expertise and leadership for continuous improvement initiatives and equipment reliability
• Oversee site Capex projects, vendor engagement, and maintenance purchasing activities
• Support site emergency response teams, drills, and actual incidents as needed

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Technical education in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field
• 10+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
• 5+ years of people‑management or maintenance leadership experience
• Strong experience with PM programs, MRO/stock parts, permits, and asset reliability
• Hands‑on knowledge of electrical systems, instrumentation, and control systems
• Proven success driving productivity improvements, equipment upgrades, or process changes
• Deep understanding of GMP, food safety, and quality systems
• Experience implementing and sustaining site‑wide safety and Process Safety Management (PSM) programs
• Ability to work flexible schedules when required, including evenings, weekends, or holidays

How Would You Stand Out?

• Experience in Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma environments
• Strong change leadership and coaching capability
• Data‑driven mindset with a passion for continuous improvement

Why Choose Us?

• Be a key member of the Operations Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Site Plant Manager
• Lead impactful work supporting products used by consumers globally
• Opportunity to influence plant strategy, reliability, and capacity expansion
• Work in a company that values safety, inclusion, and employee development

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