Manufacturing & Reliability Engineer — Process Improvement

IFF; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

16 weeks paid parental leave

Annual bonus plan

Job summary

IFF, a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, invites you to join our Newark, Delaware site as a Manufacturing Technology specialist. This onsite role focuses on improving processes, optimizing asset utilization, and driving reliability initiatives across the facility to enhance product quality and operational efficiency.

You will collaborate with Operations and Quality teams, lead data-driven improvements, and support maintenance strategies while

Qualifications

• BS in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and deliver results with minimal supervision.
• Experience collaborating within diverse, global, cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing technology activities across the Newark facility.
• Identify, evaluate, prioritize and implement process improvements.
• Partner with site Operations teams to optimize processes and asset use.
• Review and prioritize maintenance work requests per strategies.
• Develop and communicate maintenance and reliability programs.
• Lead or support reliability improvement projects via data analysis.
• Collaborate with Quality and Operations to ensure product quality.
• Provide technical support for processes, equipment and challenges.
• Contribute to Operational Excellence projects at other sites as needed.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Independent worker

Cross-functional teamwork

MS Office proficiency

Analytical/problem solving

Safety/Quality/CI mindset

Project management

Education

BS in Chemical/Mechanical Eng or related

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

IFF, a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, invites you to join our Newark, Delaware site as a Manufacturing Technology specialist. This onsite role focuses on improving processes, optimizing asset utilization, and driving reliability initiatives across the facility to enhance product quality and operational efficiency.

You will collaborate with Operations and Quality teams, lead data-driven improvements, and support maintenance strategies while