Mechanical & Reliability Engineer

Are you ready to take your skills to the next level and make a real impact?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver 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 Penang, Malaysia (on-site role). Be part of a creative, solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Review equipment failures and ensure accurate, detailed data recording
• Partner with maintenance to analyse root causes of sporadic and chronic failures
• Define and align equipment criticality across PSM, business, food, and quality requirements
• Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance programs are in place for all critical equipment
• Analyse inspection reports and develop preventive and corrective action plans
• Implement and manage a tracking system for actions from RCFA and inspections
• Prepare and present monthly reliability reports to leadership
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives with operations teams and support new technology/product introductions
• Support reliability in projects, installations, and modifications while ensuring fire safety compliance, emergency preparedness, and BOMBA regulatory adherence

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Excellent English language skills, both verbal and written
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field
• Knowledge on instrumentation and controls
• Experienced in Mechanical, Electrical and Boiler engineering
• Ability to perform root cause analysis on equipment failure

How Would You Stand Out?

• Solution oriented mindset with ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Being a team player with a can-do-mentality

Why Choose Us?

• A Competitive remuneration package in accordance with the weighting of your role, your seniority and experience.
• Structured learning and development programs and opportunities.

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 Ingredient 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 Ingredient 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