A Leading Chemical Manufacturing Company

JOB RESPONSIBILITY

A. Role Identifier

Designation : SR. MANGER / MANGER R&D;

Reporting To : GM R&D;

Role : Timely devleopment of products and impart technical solutions.

Experience : 12-15 yrs of Exp.

Location : Chakan, Pune

B. Responsibilities:

- Design product formulation as per customer specifications and achieve business conversion.
- Operate new developments with value engineering and smart sourcing to target raw material cost as per management guidelines.

3.Maintain a qualified RM database with alternates for all key materials.

4.Ensure new technologies / raw materials being inducted in the manufacturing process / products.

- Ensure on time sample submission to customer and arrange to get approval with FTR.

6.Ensure to 100% review Pre Design parameters check list theoretically to Implement robust design of experiments (DoE) to ensure lab samples match customer requirements on first submission.

- Study customer requirements and check feasibility.
- Update NPD review meeting with latest updates & attend Management review meetings and take corrective actions.
- Achieve cost reduction & performance improvement targets assigned from existing products.
- Support vendor development team by approving new / alternate raw material.
- Approve APQP & PPAP documents.
- Design new processes as per NPD requirements.
- Organize testing including life cycle test.
- Ensure calibration of monitoring & measuring equipment available in 15.



R&D; lab or used during R&D; activities.

16.Process Planning including initial sample control. Prepare SOP for production and issue to production.

- Suggest VA/VE to customer for cost reduction & improvement in product quality.

18.Timely review, distribution & implementation of all customer standards /specifications & changes.

- Ensure implementation of IMS in the organization.
- Initiate improvement projects.
- Standardize first 3 R&D; lot with involvement of production, Quality and Tss.
- Support process development activities and attend problems related to process in production &

develop/revise existing process and review the PPAP documents.

- Prepare and issue ECN as per requirement generated.
- Development of recent products with technical assistance from collaborators or experts.

25.Conduct safety audit & round in respective area

26.Ensure actions on guidance issue by top management.

- Find gaps, Perform root cause analysis & take corrective actions.

Conduct training and ensure skill enhancement of technical team.

Follow all safety instructions & usage of applicable PPE

Maintain 5S in respective area To act as CFT.

C. Eligibility Criteria

Paint Technologist / Post Graduate in Chemistry or relevant discipline.

Strong exposure to industrial and/or automotive coating systems.

Hands-on experience with NPD, APQP, PPAP, and customer approvals.

Good analytical, leadership, and cross-functional coordination skills.

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