Head – Application & Product Development Full Time NEW

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