Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
The role is based will be an on-site production role in our Memphis, TN facility.
Be part of a resilient, solution-oriented, and safety-focused team where together we can achieve operational excellence and make a meaningful impact. Your potential is our inspiration.Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Lead and supervise production teams to achieve daily production targets while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and operational standards
- Provide shift-based leadership coverage, serving as the first point of contact for production issues and area emergencies
- Promote a strong safety culture by executing site safety policies, including permit systems, safety audits, housekeeping standards, and incident investigations
- Coordinate production activities across multiple units, balancing competing priorities and supporting troubleshooting of process and mechanical reliability issues
- Partner closely with technical resources (engineering, laboratory, maintenance) to resolve production challenges and support continuous improvement initiatives
- Drive improvement activities focused on unit processes, equipment performance, and operational efficiency
- Manage team performance, including staffing needs, overtime planning, performance reviews, and addressing performance or conduct concerns
- Ensure accurate communication up and down the organization, maintaining reliable and complete information flow
- Maintain accurate electronic employee records, including weekly timekeeping and attendance tracking
- Experience supervising or leading teams in a manufacturing or production environment
- Strong knowledge of safety, food safety, housekeeping, and operational discipline standards
- Ability to manage production schedules while responding effectively to unplanned operational, safety, or environmental events
- Experience working with cross-functional partners such as engineering, maintenance, or quality teams
- Proven ability to coach, develop, and mentor team members to build technical and soft skills
- Strong communication skills with the ability to convey clear expectations and provide constructive feedback
- Comfort working in a shift-based environment, including rotation to support 24/7 operations
- Ability to maintain accurate documentation and use electronic systems for timekeeping and reporting
- Experience in continuous improvement or operational excellence initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to lead through change in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Familiarity with process safety management and reliability-focused operations
- Opportunity to lead and develop teams in a safety-driven, values-based organization
- Exposure to advanced manufacturing operations within a global company
- Career development and internal mobility across functions
- Inclusive and supportive workplace culture
- Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with local market practices
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
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.
