Are you passionate about ensuring microbiological quality for raw materials and finished products in a dynamic global environment?
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that enhance products used every day.
Taste: We design unique flavors with technical depth that shape food and beverage brands, set market trends, and elevate consumer experiences.
This role is 100% onsite in Tlalnepantla, operating under rotating shifts
(6:30 am–2:30 pm and 1:30 pm–9:30 pm) and working every other Saturday.
You will join the Global Quality – Taste team within the Microbiology Laboratory, a precise, analytical, and quality‑driven team where together we create meaningful impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Perform microbiological testing of raw materials, materials, and finished products.
- Conduct sampling of materials, environmental monitoring, and surface testing.
- Manage microbiology laboratory activities following GLP, GMP, and food safety practices.
- Oversee lab inventory, reagents, consumables, and logbook management.
- Generate requisitions, coordinate purchasing of supplies, and support equipment calibration and maintenance.
- Send samples to external laboratories and manage follow‑up on results.
- Create, assess, and close quality notifications and out‑of‑specification (OOS) results.
- Update procedures, instructions, forms, and calibration programs.
- Participate in safety, environmental, quality, and food safety activities within the plant.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Degree in QBP, QFB, Food Engineering, or related fields in regulated industries.
- 2–3 years of experience in microbiology laboratories (preferably food or pharmaceutical sectors).
- Strong experience in material sampling, environmental monitoring, and trend analysis.
- Solid knowledge of Quality Control, GLP, GMP, food safety and microbiology techniques.
- Experience with microbiology laboratory equipment and laboratory waste management.
- Proficiency in SAP Quality transactions and Notifications.
- Ability to work rotating shifts and availability for alternate Saturdays.
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and responsibility in managing analytical results.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills to support internal processes.
How You Will Make an Impact
- Ensuring reliable microbiological results that protect product safety and quality.
- Supporting continuous improvement within laboratory processes.
- Operating with strong compliance, safety, and quality discipline.
Why Choose Us?
- Work in a key laboratory supporting the Taste business.
- Technical development in microbiology within a global organization.
- Stable rotating‑shift structure.
- Culture focused on quality, safety, and operational excellence.
- Opportunities for learning in a highly regulated environment.
- Cross‑functional collaboration within plant operations.
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
