Job Summary
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 Process Controls Engineer role is based in Memphis, TN (onsite). Be part of a collaborative, solution-oriented, technically advanced team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact.
Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Serve as the technical lead for plant automation, process control systems, and electrical infrastructure
- Design, program, and maintain PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), HMI (Human Machine Interface), PID control loops, and VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) systems
- Troubleshoot and resolve electrical and process control issues, improving plant reliability and operational performance
- Lead and support capital projects, including control system upgrades, migrations, and new system implementations
- Act as the primary contact for process control systems, data historians, and control networks
- Identify and implement process control and automation improvements to enhance safety, efficiency, and product quality
- Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, and operations teams to support production, EH&S (Environmental Health & Safety), cost, and quality goals
- Lead investigations into process control incidents and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained
- Standardize and optimize control strategies, logic, and HMI interfaces across the facility
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field from an ABET-accredited institution
- 5+ years of experience in automation, process control, or electrical engineering within a manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of instrumentation, control systems architecture, and process control principles
- Hands-on experience with PLC programming (Rockwell preferred), HMI configuration, and process control troubleshooting
- Ability to read and interpret technical documentation, including P&IDs (Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams), electrical drawings, and control logic diagrams
- Experience supporting or leading capital projects and system upgrades
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams
- Ability to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation as needed
How Would You Stand Out?
- Experience in high-hazard, food, or regulated manufacturing environments
- Knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) elements such as Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Management of Change (MOC)
- Experience standardizing or optimizing plant-wide automation and control systems
Why Choose Us?
- Opportunity to work in a global, innovation-driven organization
- Exposure to advanced automation technologies and manufacturing systems
- Collaborative and inclusive team environment
- Career growth and development opportunities
- Access to a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company contribution, paid parental leave, vacation, holidays, and an annual bonus.
- Ability to make a meaningful impact on manufacturing performance and safety
For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is currently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
The Food Ingredient business unit will remain part of IFF until close and, at such time, will transition to CVC Capital Partners. By applying for this position, candidates acknowledge awareness that the role is part of the Food Ingredient 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
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field from an ABET-accredited institution
- 5+ years of experience in automation, process control, or electrical engineering within a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of instrumentation, control systems architecture, and process control principles
- Hands-on experience with PLC programming, preferably Rockwell, HMI configuration, and process control troubleshooting
- Ability to interpret P&IDs, electrical drawings, and control logic diagrams
- Experience supporting or leading capital projects and system upgrades
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation as needed
- Experience in high-hazard, food, or regulated manufacturing environments
- Knowledge of Process Safety Management elements, including PHA and MOC
- Experience standardizing or optimizing plant-wide automation and control systems
IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.
IFF Family of Companies Insights
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. Explore what sets us apart.
