Job Summary Are you ready to lead reliability and mechanical integrity initiatives that improve asset performance, reduce downtime, and drive operational excellence in a world-class food ingredients manufacturing facility?
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.
Where You'll Make a Difference Develop and implement reliability improvement strategies for critical plant assets to increase equipment availability and reduce unplanned downtime
Analyze equipment performance data and identify opportunities to improve reliability, maintenance effectiveness, and operational performance
Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations and implement corrective actions to eliminate recurring failures
Monitor reliability Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), asset availability, and maintenance costs
Manage the site's Mechanical Integrity program, ensuring compliance with corporate standards and regulatory requirements
Develop inspection, testing, and preventive maintenance plans for pressure vessels, piping systems, tanks, heat exchangers, pumps, agitators, and rotating equipment
Implement and optimize predictive maintenance technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, ultrasound, and condition monitoring
Support capital projects, shutdowns, commissioning activities, and major maintenance events while incorporating reliability and maintainability principles




Promote best practices in reliability engineering, asset management, process safety, and continuous improvement across the facility
What Makes You the Right Fit Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline
Minimum 5 years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance, mechanical integrity, asset management, or related functions within manufacturing or process industries
Experience working with rotating equipment, utility systems, pressure systems, and industrial maintenance practices
Experience leading failure analysis investigations and reliability improvement projects
Knowledge of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), and Mechanical Integrity programs
Experience with predictive maintenance technologies including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, ultrasound, and condition monitoring
Experience working with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS); SAP Plant Maintenance (SAP PM) experience is preferred
Knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM), Risk-Based Inspection (RBI), Management of Change (MOC), and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) methodologies
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills




How Would You Stand Out? Professional certifications such as Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), Vibration Analysis Certification, or API certifications (510, 570, or 653)
Experience leading reliability-centered maintenance and asset performance optimization programs
Proven success delivering projects that improve equipment availability, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance plant reliability
Why Choose Us? Opportunity to lead reliability and mechanical integrity strategies within a global manufacturing organization
Exposure to advanced maintenance technologies, predictive maintenance tools, and asset management programs
Collaborative environment with cross-functional interaction across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and EHS teams
Participation in strategic projects focused on operational excellence, reliability, and process safety
Professional growth and development opportunities within a multinational company
Opportunity to contribute to 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.
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