Job Summary
Are you ready to lead impactful engineering initiatives that drive innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence?IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Business Unit: Global Operations – Ensuring excellence in execution—from procurement to supply chain and reliability—delivering quality, safety, efficiency, and sustainability across the value chain.
The Engineering Manager role is based in South Brunswick, NJ, onsite.
Be part of a strategic, 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 and develop the site engineering team, fostering innovation and operational excellence.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive Engineering and Automation strategy for the site.
- Align engineering strategies with operational goals through cross-functional collaboration.
- Drive process improvement initiatives to reduce waste and enhance efficiency.
- Oversee capital projects from budgeting to execution, ensuring compliance and reliability.
- Ensure governance of procedures and environmental compliance across the site.
- Provide training and development to ensure regulatory compliance (FDA, EPA, OSHA).
- Manage contractors and conduct supervisory responsibilities, including hiring and coaching.
- Own and manage the PSM Mechanical Integrity program and participate in audits.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering with 10+ years of experience in chemical manufacturing.
- Proven leadership in managing large capital projects and engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of OSHA PSM regulations and experience in PSM-regulated environments.
- Demonstrated success in driving manufacturing efficiency and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Proficiency in SAP, ERP & CMMS systems; strong skills in Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Knowledge of GMP, budgeting methods, and cost accounting.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and foster innovation.
- Strong project management skills, including cost estimating and implementation.
- Experience with equipment design, DCS control systems, and process troubleshooting.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Experience leading ESG initiatives and driving sustainability improvements.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to lead change and inspire continuous improvement.
Why Choose Us?
Why Choose Us?
- Join a purpose-driven company committed to sustainability and innovation.
- Be part of a global leader shaping the future of food, health, and biosciences.
- Work in a collaborative, inclusive, and purpose-driven culture.
- Access to continuous learning and development opportunities.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package, including health, vision, dental, 401K with competitive company contribution, paternity leave, and other benefit programs.
- Join a team that values creativity, agility, and excellence.
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
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What We Do
Meet IFF:
We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs.
An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave.
With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same.
Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet.
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