At IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances), we thrive on innovation, creativity, and collaboration. As a global leader in our industry, we’re passionate about making the ordinary extraordinary. Our diverse and inclusive culture enables us to create groundbreaking solutions while cherishing individuality and supporting our employees' growth.
As a Reliability Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in designing and developing methods to enhance and sustain the reliability of our systems and processes. You’ll define and implement reliability plans, provide technical leadership, and work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure optimal performance and equipment longevity. Your expertise in preventive maintenance, risk assessment, and statistical analysis will be pivotal to achieving business goals.
What Your Work Will Taste Like – You Will …
Be the Subject Matter Expert in maintenance, predictive maintenance and reliability, training and mentoring others for similar roles.
Design, develop, and implement reliability plans to increase business asset reliability and predictive maintenance practices.
Lead key reliability themes, including loss analysis, predictive maintenance, and root cause failure analysis (RCFA).
Conduct risk and failure mode analyses to support project teams.
Provide guidance for design and maintenance activities using reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) tools.
Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to implement and improve equipment reliability strategies.
Develop technical documentation related to system reliability and maintenance management.
Evaluate equipment conditions, developing data-driven strategies to prevent reliability issues and improve manufacturing processes.
Define and implement predictive maintenance techniques, such as vibration analysis, thermography, lubrication, ultrasonic testing, and non-destructive testing.
Utilize rotating equipment techniques, including alignment and balancing.
Diagnose issues in rotating equipment and apply techniques such as alignment and balancing for optimal performance.
Define corrective and preventive actions to address root causes and optimize reliability.
Develop obsolescence plans for equipment replacement and ensure regulatory compliance.
Analyze equipment criticality and optimize maintenance strategies to ensure production objectives are met.
Drive total business cost optimization, including reducing downtime, maintenance expenses, and inventory costs.
💡 How You’ll Spice Up Our Results – You …
Hold expertise in chemical, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
Have at least 7 years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance, production processes, or manufacturing.
Possess a deep understanding of predictive maintenance systems, SAP Plant Maintenance, RAGAGEPs, and equipment failure nodes.
Are skilled in statistical analysis, predictive maintenance and risk assessment methodologies.
Communicate effectively and are passionate about driving organizational change.
Hold a Lean Six Sigma Black or Green Belt Certification (bonus!).
Demonstrate proficiency in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) practices.
🍒 Why Working at IFF Will Be the Cherry on the Cake of Your Career
We value you. Our competitive salary and benefits are a testament to our appreciation for your contributions.
We support individuality. Our diversity, equity, and inclusion programs prove that different backgrounds are key to our success.
We trust your work style. Whether you work remotely or onsite, we empower you to shape your work to fit your life.
We foster creativity. Out-of-the-box thinking thrives here—hierarchies don’t dictate our decisions; great ideas do.
We invest in your growth. Our IFF University is designed to support your personal development and growth.
We care about your well-being. Our health insurance and pension plans ensure your professional and personal security.
🌍 Ready to redefine reliability and drive innovation? Apply now and become an integral part of IFF’s mission to shape a better, more sustainable world!
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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.
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