Role & responsibilities

Quality Control & Laboratory Management

- Manage end-to-end QC laboratory operations and provide quality assurance support to plant operations.
- Ensure inspection, testing, and approval of incoming raw materials, packaging materials, and finished products.
- Implement and maintain global Quality IMS standards and laboratory best practices.
- Establish and maintain laboratory infrastructure, utilities, equipment, safety systems, and testing capabilities.
- Drive product traceability and quality control systems across the manufacturing process.
- Manage QC CAPEX and OPEX budgets.

Production & Technical Support

- Support manufacturing operations through quality monitoring and batch deviation assessments.
- Review and maintain active BOMs in SAP and validate formulation usage.
- Support current product industrialization and raw material qualification/revalidation activities.
- Establish systems for approval and disposal of non-conforming materials.

Customer & Vendor Quality Management

- Investigate customer complaints and implement corrective and preventive actions.




- Conduct vendor quality audits and manage supplier quality performance.
- Coordinate with global quality teams and suppliers to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.

HSSE, Compliance & Continuous Improvement

- Ensure compliance with HSSE, ISO 14001, PIAQA, and PETRONAS quality standards.
- Lead EARA, JSA, safety reporting, and closure of action items.
- Drive Full Potential, 5S, WCM, KAIZEN, IMS audits, My Assurance, and SAP initiatives.
- Develop business continuity and contingency plans for laboratory operations.

Preferred candidate profile Qualifications & Experience Education

- M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management preferred.

Experience

- 10+ years of experience in chemical laboratory and quality control functions.
- Minimum 3 years in a leadership role within a lubricant, additive, or specialty chemical QC laboratory.
- Experience in multinational organizations preferred.

📌 Senior Manager Quality Control & Laboratory (Khopoli)
🏢 Petronas Lubricants
📍 Khopoli