Job Description

Are you ready to optimize maintenance operations by driving planning excellence, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement 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.

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 collaborative, analytical, and results-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

Develop detailed job plans for preventive, predictive, corrective, and shutdown maintenance activities
Build and maintain weekly and monthly maintenance schedules aligned with production priorities and business requirements
Prioritize maintenance work based on safety, reliability, operational impact, and business needs
Manage maintenance backlogs and ensure work orders are properly scoped, classified, planned, and scheduled before execution
Coordinate with warehouse and procurement teams to ensure timely availability of spare parts, materials, tools, and external services
Support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment reliability and maintenance performance
Analyze maintenance history, equipment data, and key performance indicators to optimize maintenance strategies
Plan and coordinate maintenance activities associated with shutdowns, major overhauls, and engineering projects
Maintain accurate maintenance records within SAP and ensure proper work order closure, documentation, and cost allocation

What Makes You the Right Fit

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, or a related field
2–4 years of experience in maintenance planning, maintenance coordination, reliability, or maintenance operations within a manufacturing environment
Experience working in food manufacturing, food ingredients, chemical, or process manufacturing industries
Knowledge of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance methodologies
Experience planning maintenance activities, shutdowns, and equipment overhauls
Knowledge of reliability principles, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and continuous improvement methodologies
Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems; SAP experience is preferred
Intermediate English proficiency, both written and verbal
Strong analytical, organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills

How Would You Stand Out?

Experience supporting Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Lean Manufacturing, or reliability improvement initiatives
Knowledge of spare parts management, inventory optimization, and maintenance materials planning
Experience working in highly regulated food, ingredients, or chemical manufacturing environments

Why Choose Us?

Opportunity to contribute directly to equipment reliability and operational excellence within a global organization
Exposure to advanced maintenance planning, reliability, and continuous improvement practices
Collaborative work environment with cross-functional interaction across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance
Professional development opportunities within a multinational environment
Participation in strategic projects focused on productivity, reliability, and cost optimization
Opportunity to support products enjoyed by consumers around the world

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

About IFF

At IFF, we make joy through science, creativity and heart. As the global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, health and biosciences, we deliver groundbreaking, sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products—advancing wellness, delighting the senses and enhancing the human experience.

With ~22,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers and 33,000 customers worldwide, we turn possibilities into reality by redefining the limits of science and nature to create a more positive, sustainable future for all.

Visit us at www.iff.com to learn how our real-deal experts approach work with an entrepreneurial mindset, working lockstep to defy expectations and create industry-defining solutions that do more good for people and planet

Industry

Chemicals & Materials

Company Size

10,000+ employees

Headquarters

New York, New York

Year Founded

Unknown

Website

iff.com

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