# JOB DESCRIPTION

## Senior Chemist Chelating Agents (Manufacturing & Process Development)

**Company:** Arlex Industries Pvt. Ltd.

**Location:** Saykha GIDC, Bharuch, Gujarat

**Department:** Production / R&D; / Process Development

**Experience Required:** 10+ years, with substantial hands-on experience in chelating agent manufacturing

**Qualification:** M.Sc. Chemistry / B.Sc. Chemistry

**Employment Type:** Full-Time

### Job Overview

Arlex Industries Pvt. Ltd. is looking for an experienced Senior Chemist with specialised knowledge of chelating agents, also known as sequestering agents, and their manufacturing processes.

The ideal candidate should possess practical experience in chemical synthesis, reaction chemistry, industrial production and process optimisation of chelating agents.

The candidate will be responsible for developing and establishing manufacturing processes, overseeing commercial production, maintaining product quality and supporting the development of new chelating and sequestering agent products.

### Key Responsibilities

**1. Manufacturing & Chemical Synthesis**

- Independently handle manufacturing processes for industrial chelating and sequestering agents.

- Demonstrate technical expertise in relevant chelating agent chemistries, such as Ca, Mg, Mn, Cu, Zn , Fe

- Understand the relevant chemical reactions, raw materials, intermediates, reaction controls and purification processes.

- Establish batch manufacturing procedures, including reaction sequencing, process parameters and quality checkpoints.

- Ensure consistent quality and efficient commercial-scale production.

**2. Process Development & Scale-Up**

- Develop manufacturing processes from laboratory trials to pilot and commercial production.

- Optimise reaction conditions to improve yields, purity and operational efficiency.





- Identify opportunities for raw material substitution, cost reduction and process improvements.

- Troubleshoot manufacturing issues, including incomplete reactions, impurity formation and batch inconsistencies.

- Develop manufacturing specifications and process controls for secure production.

**3. Product Development & Application Knowledge**

- Work on the development and improvement of industrial chelating and sequestering agents.

- Possess knowledge of metal-ion complexation, sequestration efficiency and product stability.

- Understand applications in textile processing, dye manufacturing, water treatment, detergents and industrial cleaning.

- Evaluate product performance under different pH conditions, water hardness and operating environments.

- Support the development of alternative and environmentally improved chelating agent formulations.

**4. Quality Assurance & Testing**

- Establish quality control parameters for chelating agent products.

- Evaluate active content, chelation capacity, pH, purity, solubility and stability.

- Understand relevant analytical methods, including complexometric titration and other chemical assay techniques.

- Ensure consistency between laboratory specifications and commercial production batches.

- Prepare batch manufacturing records, SOPs, product specifications and technical documentation.

**5. Production Management & Plant Operations**

- Support plant commissioning, equipment selection and manufacturing process implementation.





- Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, production and quality control departments.

- Ensure safe handling of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.

- Maintain adherence to process safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.

- Train and guide production personnel on manufacturing procedures and troubleshooting.

### Required Technical Expertise

Candidates should have direct manufacturing experience in one or more of the following product categories:

- EDTA and its salts, including disodium and tetrasodium EDTA

- CA

- MG

- MN

- CU

- ZN

- FE

**Essential Requirement:** Candidates must possess practical experience in the synthesis or manufacturing of chelating agents at an industrial scale. Candidates with only laboratory testing, chemical trading or end-use formulation experience will not be preferred.

### Preferred Candidate Profile

- Minimum 10 years of experience in chemical manufacturing, with significant exposure to chelating agents.

- Strong understanding of chemical synthesis, reaction engineering and process chemistry.

- Experience in independently establishing industrial manufacturing processes.

- Proven ability to optimise manufacturing costs, yields and product quality.

- Experience in specialty chemicals, water-treatment chemicals, textile auxiliaries or industrial chemical manufacturing.

- Ability to provide technical leadership and train plant personnel.

### Key Expectations

The selected candidate should be able to independently establish, supervise and optimise chelating agent manufacturing processes at the company's Saykha facility, ensuring commercially viable production and consistent product quality.

**Compensation:** Commensurate with experience and technical expertise.

📌 Senior Chemist -Chelating Agents Manufacturing and Process Development (Bharuch)
🏢 Arlex Chemi
📍 Bharuch