Maintenance Manager I

IFF • Memphis, TN

16d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you ready to lead a high‑performing maintenance team and drive world‑class reliability across a complex manufacturing facility? 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,y and sustainability across the value chain. The Maintenance Manager role is based in Memphis, TN (onsite). Join a proactive, solutions‑oriented, and growth‑minded team where together we can achieve operational excellence and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration. Where You’ll Make a Difference • Lead and mentor a high‑performing maintenance team, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement. • Ensure proper staffing and leadership coverage across all shifts to support 24/7 operations. • Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize equipment reliability and plant uptime. • Manage maintenance planning, work orders, repairs, calibrations, upgrades, and long‑term infrastructure needs. • Ensure strong CMMS/SAP accuracy related to work orders, PM schedules, spare parts, and equipment history. • Drive measurable improvements in MTTR, MTBF, OEE, and plant asset reliability through targeted corrective actions and root‑cause analyses. • Oversee facility systems including boilers, refrigeration, compressed air, pumps, electrical distribution, and rotating equipment. • Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMPs, PSM, MIQA, and corporate safety requirements. • Lead Stores Room operations, overseeing spare parts accuracy, critical spares stock levels, and vendor coordination. • Partner cross‑functionally with Production, Quality, Engineering, and Manufacturing Technology to align maintenance priorities and improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, or related field preferred (equivalent experience considered).
• 7–12+ years of maintenance leadership experience in manufacturing or complex industrial environments.
• Demonstrated success leading maintenance in large‑scale facilities (250+ employees preferred).
• Strong background in mechanical reliability, utilities, boilers, pumps, refrigeration, and high‑speed rotating equipment.
• Experience in food manufacturing, regulated environments, or other safety‑critical industries.
• Proven success implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Skilled in SAP or other CMMS platforms with strong data accuracy discipline.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and prioritization abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading reliability‑centered maintenance (RCM) programs.
• Certification in maintenance, reliability, or engineering (e.g., CMRP).
• Demonstrated success driving 5S, Lean, or continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high‑performing maintenance team, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure proper staffing and leadership coverage across all shifts to support 24/7 operations.
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize equipment reliability and plant uptime.
• Manage maintenance planning, work orders, repairs, calibrations, upgrades, and long‑term infrastructure needs.
• Ensure strong CMMS/SAP accuracy related to work orders, PM schedules, spare parts, and equipment history.
• Drive measurable improvements in MTTR, MTBF, OEE, and plant asset reliability through targeted corrective actions and root‑cause analyses.
• Oversee facility systems including boilers, refrigeration, compressed air, pumps, electrical distribution, and rotating equipment.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMPs, PSM, MIQA, and corporate safety requirements.
• Lead Stores Room operations, overseeing spare parts accuracy, critical spares stock levels, and vendor coordination.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Production, Quality, Engineering, and Manufacturing Technology to align maintenance priorities and improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• Opportunity to influence reliability strategy in a large, high‑impact production facility.
• Work with a diverse and collaborative team committed to operational excellence.
• Access to ongoing professional development and technical training.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• A company culture committed to safety, sustainability, and innovation.
• The chance to truly “Make Joy” in an environment where your expertise drives meaningful change.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees