Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, delivering 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 role is based in Tlalnepantla, Mexico (on-site role). Be part of an experienced, 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- Lead production operations across day, afternoon, and night shifts, ensuring safe and efficient manufacturing performance
- Develop, coach, and engage production teams while fostering a strong culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Drive adherence to safety, quality, food safety, and operational standards throughout the manufacturing process
- Optimize manufacturing processes involving food ingredients and specialty raw materials to improve efficiency, productivity, and operational performance
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing principles and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodologies
- Monitor key production metrics and implement corrective actions to achieve productivity, quality, and service targets
- Partner closely with Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) teams to support business objectives
- Support plant optimization projects focused on waste reduction, process efficiency, and operational excellence
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory, environmental, food safety, and company requirements while maintaining a safe working environment
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Food Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a Production Supervisor within food ingredients, food manufacturing, chemical, or related process industries
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing manufacturing teams in a production environment
- Advanced English communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and continuous improvement programs
- Green Belt certification or equivalent continuous improvement training
- Experience implementing and supporting Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives
- Knowledge of food ingredients, raw material functionality, pectin technologies, and ingredient properties used in food manufacturing processes
- Strong focus on safety, operational discipline, food safety, and manufacturing excellence
- Experience within food ingredients, hydrocolloids, pectin, specialty ingredients, or chemical manufacturing environments
- Proven track record delivering productivity, efficiency, or cost optimization projects
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities in complex manufacturing operations
- Opportunity to lead impactful manufacturing operations in a global organization
- Exposure to advanced manufacturing technologies and continuous improvement initiatives
- Career development and learning opportunities within a multinational environment
- Collaborative and supportive workplace culture
- Competitive total rewards package
- 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.
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 Chemical, Industrial, Food, Manufacturing Engineering or related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a Production Supervisor in food ingredients, food manufacturing, chemical, or related process industries
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing manufacturing teams in a production environment
- Advanced English communication skills, verbal and written
- Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and continuous improvement programs
- Green Belt certification or equivalent continuous improvement training
- Experience implementing and supporting Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives
- Knowledge of food ingredients, raw material functionality, pectin technologies, and ingredient properties used in food manufacturing
- Strong focus on safety, operational discipline, food safety, and manufacturing excellence
- Experience within hydrocolloids, pectin, specialty ingredients, or chemical manufacturing environments
- Proven track record delivering productivity, efficiency, or cost optimization projects
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities in complex manufacturing operations
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.
