Position Title - Head - Application & Product Development
Years of Experience - 18 to 22
Location - Vilayat, Bharuch, Gujarat
Job Purpose
Establish a fully developed Research & Development Centre targeting to Applied research for Chlor-Alkali products to bring in improvement /value addition to existing Products /Processes and develop a range of products, applications and product variants to suit requirements for Industrial/ water treatment/ Plastic and allied sector aligned to business objective.
Build strong technical competence in resolving customer problems, testing, analysis for Chlor-Alkali products with support for required certification of products.
Key Result Areas
1 - Establishment Research center & execution of research: Identification and execution of long term projects & goals for R&D Centre
- Identify new segments and markets that require new products and work in collaboration with marketing to develop new products and applications
- Establishment of Plasticizer Centre
- Chart out the mandate for the Application Development Center
- Prepare and pursue Annual P&B for R & D Centre and seek necessary budget approvals
- Preparation of monthly MIS dashboards and deck presentation in reviews. (Meeting with BH, SBU Head & CMO)
- Selection of skilled technical resources at R&D Centre
2 - New Product & Application development: Develop applications/ new product development and formulations
- Understand and analyze the existing market trends, in-house competencies and propose development.
- Ensure field testing of products to map them to the range of applications.
- Work closely with Supply chain in optimizing and standardizing raw materials and testing procedures
3 - Recognition, accreditation, collaboration & certification: Identify and collaborate with various bodies for recognitions, accreditations as well collaborate with institutes for research projects and product Certification
- Coordinate with Government agencies to complete the requisites and file necessary applications.
- Identify and collaborate with recognized institutes/ organization to collaborate on the research projects.
- Identification of required certification and ensuring requirement for existing ceritficates for all the products for DCA
- Supporting the Units for annual audits and ensuring closure of NCs
4 - Product Improvement: Ensure product consistency and improvement by pilot trials.
Monitor, audit and control all testing procedures and set benchmark for product standards.
- Extend support to the manufacturing team for improvement in existing products and processes.
- Set up pilot tests, quality plans, procedures, documentations and report
- Assist marketing in developing product data sheets, brochures, and other supporting documents
5 - Process Improvement: Ensure process reliability by pilot trials.
Monitor, audit and control all testing procedures and set benchmark for process standards.
- Extend support to the manufacturing team for improvement in existing processes.
- Set up pilot tests, quality plans, procedures, documentations and report
6 - People development & management: Managing and motivating team and ensure team has relevant skill set and abilities to perform.
- Have clear goals & review mechanism for all the team members.
- Formulate training plans for the Team.
- Provide regular guidance, motivation & clear directions to team members.
7 - Technical support to customers & sales team: Responsible for building expertise and capabilities and support customers and internal team on technical front.
- Build knowledge pool at Center by evaluating raw material, products and applications.
- Regular trainings on NPD/ Application/ trends for internal team and dealers / customers
- Closely work with customers to identify issues and accordingly work out solutions
- Organize pilot and plant scale trails at customer site
- Management of customer complaints, Improvement and communication to management
8 - Communication & IPR
- Attend seminars and exhibitions to make presentations research findings.
- Ensure publication and patenting of research findings
9 - Safety & policies: Ensuring Safety practices and implementation of policies
- Ensuring safety practices in the laboratory at all levels including metrological conditions
- Ensure implementation of all the HR processes and policies
