IFF

Production Supervisor (Flavors)

IFF  •  Tlalnepantla, MX (Onsite)  •  6 days ago
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Job Description

Are you ready to lead high-performing manufacturing teams while driving safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced production environment?

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

Taste: Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success.

The role is based in Tlalnepantla, Mexico (onsite role) Be part of an experienced, solution-oriented, growth-focused team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You'll Make a Difference

  • Lead production operations across day, afternoon, and night shifts, ensuring safe and efficient manufacturing performance.
  • Develop, coach, and engage production teams while fostering a strong culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Drive adherence to safety, quality, food safety, and operational standards throughout the manufacturing process.
  • Optimize production processes involving powders, liquids, emulsions, and drying technologies to improve efficiency and performance.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing principles and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodologies.
  • Monitor key production metrics and implement corrective actions to achieve productivity, quality, and service targets.
  • Partner closely with Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Engineering, and EHS teams to support business objectives.
  • Support plant optimization projects focused on waste reduction, process efficiency, and operational excellence.
  • Ensure compliance with all regulatory, environmental, and company requirements while maintaining a safe working environment.

What Makes You the Right Fit

  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Food Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience as a Production Supervisor within food manufacturing, flavors, ingredients, chemical, or related process industries.
  • Demonstrated experience leading and developing manufacturing teams in a production environment.
  • Advanced English communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and continuous improvement programs.
  • Green Belt certification or equivalent continuous improvement training.
  • Experience implementing and supporting Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing technologies involving powders, liquids, emulsions, and drying processes.
  • Strong focus on safety, operational discipline, and manufacturing excellence.

How Would You Stand Out?

  • Experience within flavors, food ingredients, specialty ingredients, or chemical manufacturing environments.
  • Proven track record delivering productivity, efficiency, or cost optimization projects.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities in complex manufacturing operations.

Why Choose Us?

  • Opportunity to lead impactful manufacturing operations in a global organization.
  • Exposure to advanced manufacturing technologies and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Career development and learning opportunities within a multinational environment.
  • Collaborative and supportive workplace culture.
  • Competitive total rewards package.
  • Opportunity to contribute to products enjoyed by consumers around the world.

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

IFF

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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