Job Summary
Are you ready to use your engineering expertise to improve manufacturing processes, support innovation, and help bring new products from concept to commercialization?IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Scent: Harnessing the full emotional power of scent, driven by pioneering creativity, science, consumer expertise, and a mindful approach to fragrance design.
The role is based in South Brunswick, New Jersey (onsite role). Be part of a collaborative, innovative, solution-oriented, and 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
- Design, plan, and execute laboratory and pilot-scale experiments that support new product development and manufacturing process improvements.
- Support New Product Introduction activities by developing experimental plans, collecting and analyzing data, summarizing findings, and preparing technical reports.
- Prepare technical batch reports, including data interpretation, conclusions, and recommendations for future process optimization.
- Coordinate the preparation of sample batches for customer evaluations and internal development activities.
- Lead manufacturing trials and scale-up activities, translating laboratory processes into safe and effective commercial production methods.
- Develop temporary batch instructions and process change documentation to support non-standard manufacturing activities.
- Participate in Hazard and Operability Studies, safety reviews, and risk assessments to promote safe and compliant operations.
- Collaborate closely with Research and Development, Operations, Quality, Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams to drive project execution and continuous improvement.
- Support capital and investment projects by contributing to engineering specifications, equipment commissioning, and startup activities.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum of one to two years of experience in a chemical, food, pharmaceutical, consumer products, specialty materials, or other manufacturing environment. Internship, co-op, or post-graduate manufacturing experience will also be considered.
- Experience supporting manufacturing operations, process engineering, production, scale-up, continuous improvement, or process development activities.
- Understanding of manufacturing processes, process optimization, and engineering fundamentals within an industrial environment.
- Ability to analyze technical and operational data using spreadsheet software and other data analysis tools to support decision-making.
- Exposure to root cause analysis, troubleshooting, corrective and preventive action processes, or continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to summarize technical findings and collaborate across functions.
- Effective organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and build strong partnerships with Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Research and Development teams.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment through full-time employment, internships, co-ops, or engineering projects.
- Experience in fragrance, flavor, food, consumer products, pharmaceutical, or specialty chemical manufacturing.
- Exposure to process safety, manufacturing risk assessments, equipment commissioning, startup activities, technology transfer, or new product commercialization.
Why Choose Us?
- Opportunity to work on innovative products that reach consumers around the world.
- Exposure to laboratory, pilot plant, and full-scale manufacturing operations.
- Collaborative and inclusive culture focused on learning, development and continuous improvement.
- Career growth opportunities across a global organization.
- Competitive Benefits (US): Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), vacation, holidays, 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity and paternity), and an annual bonus plan. IFF was also recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Perks & Benefits.
- The ability to make a meaningful impact on product innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability initiatives.
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
Salary Ranges:
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience
- Minimum of three years of experience in a chemical, food, pharmaceutical, or related manufacturing or research environment
- Experience supporting engineering activities for capital investment projects in a manufacturing environment
- Strong understanding of process development, scale-up principles, and manufacturing operations
- Experience analyzing technical data and using spreadsheet software and other tools for data-driven decision-making
- Knowledge of root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action processes, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Organizational, prioritization, and project management skills
- Ability to work independently and build cross-functional partnerships
- Experience in fragrance, flavor, specialty chemical, or consumer product manufacturing
- Knowledge of process safety management, process hazard analysis, or manufacturing risk assessment tools
- Experience supporting equipment startup, technology transfer, and commercialization activities for new products
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.
