Senior Engineer, Yeast Manufacturing Excellence

IFF; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and Health & Biosciences, delivering innovations across healthcare, food, consumer, and industrial markets. Based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this role supports yeast manufacturing operations and continuous improvement aligned with global priorities.

You will collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, quality, and operations to optimize processes, assess costs, and drive capital projects in a dynamic, global manufacturing context.

Qualifications

• Project management experience leading technical initiatives across stakeholders.
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for yeast manufacturing processes and related Health & Biosciences operations.
• Benchmark, assess, and optimize internal and external manufacturing processes.
• Conduct holistic assessments of yeast manufacturing capabilities, including performance, quality, compliance, and costs.
• Support new product and technology introductions across internal sites and external CMOs.
• Collaborate with global teams (R&D, manufacturing, quality, operations) to boost yeast performance.
• Monitor and report process performance, product cost, and efficiency across plants.
• Provide techno-economic analysis for improvements, including capex, commercialization, and debottlenecking.
• Contribute to major initiatives within the Health & Biosciences Manufacturing Technology community.
• Support process commercialization programs and front-end loading for capital expansion and growth projects.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Strategic thinking

Financial acumen

Process optimization

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related technical field

Job description

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and Health & Biosciences, delivering innovations across healthcare, food, consumer, and industrial markets. Based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this role supports yeast manufacturing operations and continuous improvement aligned with global priorities.

You will collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, quality, and operations to optimize processes, assess costs, and drive capital projects in a dynamic, global manufacturing context.