Job Summary

Are you passionate about innovation that transforms everyday products into extraordinary experiences?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Global Operations: Ensuring excellence in execution — from procurement to supply chain and reliability — delivering quality, safety, efficiency and sustainability across the value chain.

The role is based in Gurgaon (Sohna), Haryana (onsite role). Be part of a motivated, passionate, and open-minded team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

Guide and drive Team for maintenance excellence through maintenance program based on best practices in the industry, with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance.

Monitor the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, equipment's and take corrective actions/guide team when necessary.

Establish and ensure effectiveness of maintenance management system (MMS) for tracking work orders, spare parts, and maintenance history of plant equipment.

Lead a team of 10 contractors.

Supervise & guide plant maintenance personnel to perform their allocated tasks.

Ensure that maintenance team members are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so that the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.

Communicate regularly with all maintenance team members, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues.

Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the maintenance team members.

Ensure training document/manuals are updated for the maintenance department.

What Makes You the Right Fit

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or any other relevant or equivalent discipline.

Minimum 10-12 years of industrial and professional experience preferably in a Food or FMCG industry with minimum 2-4 years of team supervisory experience.

Demonstrated leadership, collaboration and project management skills.

Proven ability to lead cultural change and create winning teams.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Well versed with Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Presentation).

Ability to solve complex problems and develop solutions.

Previous operations experience with Safety, Food Safety, FAMI-QS, ISO 14001, and Process Safety regulations is highly regarded.

How Would You Stand Out?

Operations / Capital management experience preferred.

Experience in EHS environment is preferred.

Why Choose Us?

Multinational and supporting environment

Training opportunities

Learning and development programs

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