Job Description

Are you ready to use engineering and technology to drive sustainability, efficiency, and measurable impact across manufacturing operations?

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

Health & Biosciences channels our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable, life‑enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare, food, consumer, and industrial markets.

The Senior Engineer role can be based in the U.S. Health & Biosciences manufacturing sites such as Cedar Rapids, IA, Beloit, WI, or Madison, WI (on‑site, with regional travel as required). Be part of an experienced, solution‑oriented, strategic, and proactive team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact.

Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Lead regional engineering initiatives to improve energy efficiency, utilities performance, emissions reduction, and resource utilization across Health & Biosciences (H&B) Americas manufacturing sites
• Own and execute the H&B Waste Valorization Program, converting waste streams into cost savings, avoided liabilities, or new value streams through reuse, recovery, or external partnerships
• Serve as a regional Manufacturing Technology (MT) technical resource and subject‑matter expert for utilities systems, energy usage, waste streams, and process integration
• Deliver projects end‑to‑end, including business case development, Front‑End Loading (FEL), execution, startup, and sustainability of results
• Partner closely with Site Engineering, Capital Projects, Operations, Operations Excellence, Corporate Sustainability, and Global Manufacturing Technology teams to prioritize and execute initiatives
• Identify, evaluate, and deploy new technologies and external solutions that enhance manufacturing performance, resilience, and sustainability
• Support standardization, best‑practice sharing, and technical knowledge transfer across the Americas and global H&B manufacturing network
• Quantify and communicate delivered value, including profitability improvement, cost avoidance, emissions reduction, and operational risk mitigation

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, process engineering, utilities, or industrial operations
• Strong technical background in utilities systems, energy management, process engineering, and/or waste and water systems
• Proven experience leading capital projects or complex technical initiatives from concept through implementation
• Ability to operate effectively in a regional, matrixed organization supporting multiple manufacturing sites
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and project execution capabilities
• Clear and effective communication skills with the ability to influence across functions and levels

How Would You Stand Out?

• Experience leading sustainability, energy efficiency, emissions reduction, or waste valorization initiatives
• Exposure to fermentation, bioprocessing, or complex chemical manufacturing environments
• Experience in regional or multi‑site engineering leadership roles

Why Choose Us?

• Opportunity to drive measurable sustainability and cost impact at scale
• Exposure to diverse technologies and a broad manufacturing footprint
• Collaborative, purpose‑driven engineering culture
• Strong connection to global sustainability and innovation priorities
• Career growth through high‑visibility regional initiatives
• Work that contributes to safer, more efficient, and more sustainable manufacturing

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