Technical Service Manager Ethanol & Biodiesel

Job Summary

Are you ready to use your technical expertise to support customers and drive innovation in Health & Biosciences across LATAM

IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Within our Health & Biosciences (H&B) Business Unit we leverage cutting-edge science and technology to deliver innovative solutions that improve health nutrition and sustainability across industries.

This role is based in Buenos Aires Argentina (hybrid).

Be part of a collaborative customer-focused and solution-oriented team where your expertise will directly support customer success and drive value across LATAM markets.

Where Youll Make a Difference

• Provide specialized technical support to fuel ethanol and grain processing customers helping optimize plant performance fermentation efficiency yield process stability and profitability.

• Act as a subject matter expert in enzyme and yeast applications across liquefaction saccharification fermentation and coproduct generation processes.

• Lead plant assessments troubleshooting and root cause investigations translating complex process data into practical recommendations and measurable performance improvements.

• Design execute and validate industrial trials defining clear KPIs and demonstrating technical and economic value.

• Partner closely with commercial teams to support customer growth value selling new product introductions and technology adoption.

• Deliver technical training to customers and internal teams on fermentation process optimization biotechnology applications and operational best practices.

• Collaborate with R&D Applications Manufacturing and Commercial teams to develop innovative solutions that address customer challenges and drive business growth.

• Maintain a strong field presence building credibility with plant operators process engineers and leadership teams through hands-on technical support.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering Biochemical Engineering Biotechnology Industrial Engineering Agronomy or related fields.

• Proven experience in fuel ethanol production industrial fermentation grain processing or biotechnology applications within industrial environments.

• Strong knowledge of enzyme technologies yeast management fermentation performance and process optimization.

• Experience in biodiesel production or renewable fuels is a strong plus and will be highly valued.

• Experience analyzing plant data identifying root causes and implementing solutions that deliver measurable operational and economic improvements.

• Experience working directly with customers and supporting commercial growth through technical expertise.

• Strong problem-solving communication and presentation skills.

• Fluency in English and Spanish.

• Availability to travel across LATAM.

How Would You Stand Out

• Direct experience in dry-mill ethanol production and corn processing operations.

• Knowledge of coproduct optimization including DDGS and corn oil recovery.

• Experience with biodiesel production or renewable fuels technologies.

• Strong data analysis capabilities and the ability to translate technical results into business value.

• Hands-on execution-oriented mindset with proven success operating in industrial plant environments.

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.

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Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1