Responsibilities
- Developing safe working environment in line with statutory regulations
- Overseeing inspection and quality assurance of incoming raw materials, in-process checks, and finished products.
- Ensuring timely evaluation and qualification of new raw materials through lab trials and industrial validation.
- Supervising calibration, maintenance, and validation of laboratory equipment to ensure reliability of results.
- Conducting testing and analysis of R&D samples, pilot batches, and customer trial samples.
- Reduction in quality complaints of products through root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
- Customization of products / cost savings exercises for products
- Coordinating with cross-functional teams (production, procurement, R&D, Sales, site teams) to resolve quality issues.
- Training and mentoring QA/QC teams to upgrade technical knowledge and ensure skill development.
- Implementing ISO, BIS, ASTM, DIN, EN, API standards and ensuring compliance in product testing and certification.
- Conducting vendor audits, quality evaluation, and qualification of raw material suppliers.
- Ensuring traceability, documentation, and audit readiness
- Supporting new product development with performance validation and scale-up trials
- Promote sustainability initiatives such as reclaim material utilization.
Profile/Competencies
Education, background, level of experience
- B.Tech/ M.Tech (Ceramic Technology/Engineering) from a reputed Ceramic Institute.
- Minimum 15 years experience in a QA & QC role of a reputed Refractory industry. Experience in Refractory Monolithics / brick industry will be preferred. The incumbent should have -
- Knowledge in Ceramics and Refractories
- Knowledge in various refractory testing and characterization techniques
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Knowledge in mineralogy, crystallography and phase diagrams
- Knowledge in refractory property performance correlation.
- Hands on experience in various testing and characterization methods pertaining to refractories.
- Knowledge of quality standards (ISO, BIS, ASTM, DIN, EN) and certification processes.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC, and TQM principles.
- Strong cross functional collaboration, customer-oriented mindset with focus on performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
Calderys Group
Calderys is a leading global solution provider for industries operating in high temperature conditions . The Group specializes in thermal protection for industrial equipment with a wide range of refractory products, and advanced solutions to enhance steel casting, metallurgical fluxes and molding processes.
As an international business with a presence in more than 30 countries and a strong footprint in the Americas through the brand HWI, a member of Calderys, we offer our employees a world of opportunity.
With a legacy of over 150 years, and an unwavering commitment to excellence, we continue to shape our future through teamwork, customer-centricity and a proactive mindset. We are the vital partner of all high temperature industries and our purpose places sustainability and innovation at the heart of our business. It reflects our reason for existing: to support our customers building a better world through sustainable solutions.
Our values are a driving force in this purpose: We are tenacious, accountable, multicultural and authentic..
In our company, performance is recognized and learning is promoted. Our services and solutions depend upon the expertise and commitment of our employees. So we ensure that they have the scope and opportunities to develop their potential within a diverse, inclusive and collaborative setting. It is an environment for people to grow, where every day is a new day and more exciting than the last.
Calderys - Forged in legacy. Fueled by excellence.
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