Maintenance Technician

About the role

IFF, a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, is hiring a Maintenance Technician for its Global Operations function in Gotemba, Japan. The role covers maintenance execution, GMP and food safety compliance, process safety and asset reliability, and sits within a team focused on quality, safety, efficiency and sustainability.

Key responsibilities

• Own maintenance execution across preventive maintenance (PM), breakdown response, compliance inspections and ad-hoc work
• Ensure high quality standards in maintenance and contractor work, strictly enforcing GMP and food safety requirements
• Drive a strong safety culture with EHS and Food Safety, and lead process safety initiatives, incident investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Manage spare parts and MRO inventory to minimize downtime
• Track and analyze asset uptime, maintenance performance and capacity improvement data
• Support continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives
• Oversee site Capex projects, vendor engagement and maintenance purchasing

Required profile

• Technical education in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proven success driving productivity improvements, equipment upgrades or process changes
• Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends or holidays

Required skills

• Strong experience with PM programs, MRO/stock parts, permits and asset reliability
• Hands-on knowledge of electrical systems, instrumentation and control systems
• Deep understanding of GMP, food safety and quality systems
• Experience implementing and sustaining site-wide safety and Process Safety Management (PSM) programs
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience is a plus

What we offer

• Professional onboarding process
• Training opportunities and learning and development programs from day one