Job Description:
Vacmet India Ltd
Reports To: Director - Product Development
A. Recent Product Development (NPD)
Lead development of new BOPET film grades, including:
o Metallizable & metalized films
o Heat-sealable films
o Matte, Alox, coated, chemically treated films
o Specialty films (shrink films, label films, insulation-grade films, lamination films)
Conduct feasibility studies, lab-scale trials, and pilot/industrial trials.
Develop product specifications, quality standards, and application guidelines.
B. Process & Technology Improvement
Improve film properties, such as:
o Tensile strength, haze/clarity, COF, WVTR, OTR, surface energy
Optimize polymer formulations, masterbatch usage, and additives.
Enhance process parameters (extrusion, stretching, heat setting, coating).
Lead automation, modernization, and digitalization initiatives in R&D.;
C. Technical Support & Troubleshooting
Resolve plant-level technical issues: gels, thickness variation, breakage, haze, pinholes, coating
adhesion, printability problems, etc.
Provide technical support to:
o Production
o Quality Assurance
o Sales & Marketing
o Customer Technical Service (CTS)
D. Customer & Market Interaction
Collaborate with key customers on product development and certification.
Evaluate customer feedback and lead corrective actions for quality issues.
Track global trends in flexible packaging, sustainability, and recycling.
E. Compliance & Documentation
Ensure compliance with:
o ISO 9001, ISO 14001, FDA/EU food-contact regulations
o REACH, RoHS, sustainability norms
Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, product specs, and test protocols.
F. Team Leadership & Management
Manage a multidisciplinary R&D; team (polymer engineers, chemists, process specialists).
Conduct training on materials, coatings, additives, and testing techniques.
Oversee R&D; budget, lab equipment procurement, and CAPEX proposals.
3. Required Qualifications & Experience
Education
M.Tech / M.Sc / PhD
📌 Research & Development DGM/GM (Agra)
🏢 RECEX
📍 Agra