Location
Bangalore | India
Job description
The Quality Chemist is accountable for ensuring and improving product quality and production efficiency.
- Monitors all new production and communicates potential problems to Operations and Control Lab.
- Ensures manufacturability through lab batches and following production batches as needed.
- Identifies process and formula changes needed for successful manufacturing of existing formulas.
- Identifies process and quality problems to determine systematic root cause and follows through with corrective action.
- Coordinates test batches with production and scheduling.
- Maintains local formulas in formulation system.
- Drive improvements around primary metric OTMIS, distressed, and recall goals.
- Lead and or participate in quality investigations to determine root cause.
- Develop standard operating procedures and provide training to QC personnel to ensure procedures are followed.
- Manages new formula introduction and plant manufacturability acceptance, through Fmap protocol.
- Manage in raw material acceptance/rejection based on raw material specification.
- Ensure timely resolution of distressed batches and rework/returned goods.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- 4-8 years of Experience in Quality
- Paint & Coating Industry preferable
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- M.sc Chemistry - Analytical/Organic
SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Product Testing.
- Paint Application & Color Matching.
- Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
- PC skills; Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); and other applications as required.
- Communicating with co-workers to provide and receive direction.
- Focus on general product level safety.
Major Tasks Include
- Batch approval. Assures that all tests are completed, and results meet all specifications before going to the next production process.
- Enters all batches data into the electronic batch records system.
- Generates appropriate paperwork as needed per the customer specifications.
- Gathers and sends customer samples as required.
- Follows all standard technical procedures and exercises good judgment and initiatives. Able to accomplish assigned work with little supervision.
- If necessary, follows appropriate raw material test methods and may file related paperwork. Gathers, stocks and manages product retain area.
- Utilizes appropriate computer systems to ensure effective testing of products.
- Determines disposition of non-compliant finished goods, such as first case/last case.
- Places non-conforming material on hold as needed.
- Supports the ISO Management Systems and Safety Systems.
- Maintains inventory of lab supplies, stocks them when received, and requests them when low.
- Maintains Lab housekeeping and cleans all test equipment.
- Adheres to all safety requirements of job.
- Identifies and communicates product issues to other departments as needed.
- Reviews batch slip for completeness and accuracy.
- Creates, maintains, and updates standard operating procedures for Quality Department to meet ISO requirements.
- Assists in training of other lab techs as needed.
Principal Accountabilities
- Continuous improvement of quality results.
- Standards and procedures that support consistent attainment of quality goals.
- Implementation of new processes and tools to improve quality results.
- Effective problem resolution processes that lead to elimination of root cause.
- Trained and competent chemists, technicians, and related professionals.
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