QC

Job ID: 20260823

Open Positions

8–10 years

Hyderabad

Position Purpose

Lead the Quality Control Laboratory for an advanced plastic pyrolysis facility, ensuring accurate characterization of end-of-life plastic feed stocks, pyrolysis oil, char, and process intermediates to consistently produce refinery-specification pyrolysis oil.

Key Responsibilities

Feedstock Characterization

- Establish SOPs and execute testing protocols for incoming plastic waste.

- Analyze polymer composition, moisture, ash, chlorine, sulfur, metals, and contaminants.

- Verify compliance with feedstock acceptance specifications.

- Support feedstock quality improvement and segregation programs.

Pyrolysis Oil Quality Control

- Conduct routine and advanced analysis of pyrolysis oil to ensure compliance with refinery feed specifications.

- Manage testing for:
- Density, viscosity, flash point, calorific value

- Distillation profile (ASTM D86/D2887)
- Sulfur, chlorine, nitrogen, oxygen content

- Bromine number and hydrocarbon composition

- Trace metals and catalyst poisons

- Release product batches based on quality requirements and maintain Certificates of Analysis (CoA).

Char & By-product Characterization

- Perform analysis of pyrolysis char for carbon content, ash, fixed carbon, heavy metals, and environmental compliance.

- Evaluate char suitability for downstream applications and disposal requirements.

- Monitor fuel gas and other by-products as required.

Laboratory Management

- Ensure laboratory compliance with ASTM, ISO, and internal quality standards.





- Maintain analytical instruments as required

- Develop SOPs, testing methods, calibration schedules, and QA/QC procedures.

- Manage laboratory personnel, sample tracking, and data integrity.

Technical Support & Continuous Improvement

- Provide quality data to operations and process engineering teams for process optimization.

- Investigate product quality deviations and recommend corrective actions.

- Support refinery qualification programs, audits, and customer quality assessments.

Qualifications

- M.Sc in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Petrochemicals, or related field.

Experience

- 8–10 years in refinery, petrochemical, polymer recycling, pyrolysis, or hydrocarbon testing laboratories.

- Experience with ASTM methods and hydrocarbon product characterization preferred.

Key Competencies

- Solid analytical and laboratory management skills.

- Expertise in plastic, hydrocarbon, and carbon-material characterization.

- Knowledge of refinery feedstock quality requirements.

- Data analysis, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigation.

- Quality management systems (ISO 17025 preferred).

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Accuracy and turnaround time of laboratory analyses.

- Compliance of pyrolysis oil with refinery specifications.

- Reduction in off-spec batches and quality deviations.

- Laboratory audit compliance and instrument uptime.

- Reliable characterization of feedstock to support sourcing team, oil, and char supporting plant performance.

Direct Reports

- Plant Manager / Technical Manager – Advanced Recycling Operations.

📌 Laboratory In-Charge – Advanced Plastic Pyrolysis Plant (Hyderabad)
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