Reliability Engineer

About the role

Are you passionate about improving equipment reliability, driving operational excellence, and supporting a world-class manufacturing operation through data-driven reliability strategies? 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 Reliability Engineer role is based in Rochester, New York (onsite role). Be part of a collaborative, results-driven, and growth-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support site reliability initiatives focused on improving Total Effective Equipment Performance (TEEP) and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Analyze equipment performance and reliability data to identify recurring equipment issues, eliminate failures, and improve asset reliability.
• Conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations and implement corrective actions to drive defect elimination.
• Manage and optimize preventive maintenance programs, including Preventive Maintenance Optimization (PMO) assessments and maintenance strategy improvements.
• Serve as owner of the site's Mechanical Integrity and Quality Assurance (MIQA) Program, ensuring compliance with regional, local, and company requirements.
• Manage equipment testing, inspection and mechanical integrity activities to support safe and reliable operations.
• Partner with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations and Capital Project teams to design for reliability and maintainability using established reliability principles and methodologies.
• Lead critical spare parts assessments and inventory optimization efforts to improve equipment uptime and maintenance effectiveness.
• Serve as an engineering resource to Maintenance and Operations teams while actively supporting Process Safety Management (PSM) activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, manufacturing technology, or industrial operations.
• Experience applying reliability methodologies including Root Cause Failure Analysis, Preventive Maintenance Optimization, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), or predictive maintenance techniques.
• Knowledge of equipment failure modes, reliability analysis and asset performance improvement strategies.
• Experience working with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), preferably Systems Applications and Products (SAP) Plant Maintenance.
• Understanding of Mechanical Integrity programs