Job Description

:

Job Purpose: Lead the Molecular Design & Synthesis group. Drive the innovation strategy and build on new molecule portfolio in the diverse technology areas such as Acrylic, Vinyl Acetate, Urethane, Polyester, Silicone. Plan, Organize, Monitor & Implement global projects to ensure world- class speciality Product Offerings and Technical Service for the customers.

New Product Development

Implement and ensure New product development target is met

• Design, execute and ensure new product development plans, monthly/annual action plans and investment, maintenance and expenses plans.
• To provide leadership and create enthusiasm for doing work, literature survey among members of the department, to develop team work and balance the strengths of individuals, allocating responsibilities as appropriate.
• To regularly monitor the work of the team members, ensuring that they are following the correct guidelines for project development and adhering to policies, including marking, and schemes of work and observing their work.
• To define and develop the innovation portfolio, priorities and schemes of work regularly and to monitor their implementation, setting technical targets as necessary, working within the R&D guidelines.

Technical Services to Customer

To Support Customer in resolving Technical issues.

• Resolve product issues during scale up, production and customer evaluation activities.
• Coordinating with QA/QC for resolving product related issues. Revised test methods & specifications.
• Resolve product issued during scale up, production and customer evaluation activities.

Planning, Budgeting & Cost Control

Manage maintenance of R&D Lab activities evolving annual budget for targeted level.

• Monitor and maintain expenditure for effective cost control
• Identify potential cost saving areas, improvement areas in R&D
• To support in monitoring specialty materials inventory and take steps for effective control.
• To support improvement proposals and its implementation.

Support System Management

To support in implementing of ISO system

Support ISO practices & other systems

Implement audit reports and plan for improvement and carry out implementation

Safety Health & Environment in R&D Synthesis Lab

To support, implement and ensure safety and adherence of statutory compliance related to Safety, Health and Environment with respect to R&D Synthesis Lab

• To ensure compliance of all safety requirements as stipulated by the Factories Act & environment related statutory requirements.
• To support and implement audits and take corrective actions for audit points

Support in People Development

To support in developing a congenial work culture by effective management of people to improve productivity, growth & motivation levels of employees to institutionalize best organizing practices in R&D Lab.

• To support in implementing set KRAs, Objectives, performance targets and training need identification & communication of role clarity in the Dept.
• Inculcate group values/policies/ vision/ mission & objectives.
• Recommends training for skill through behavioral/ IDP improvement.
• To identify skill gaps
• Co-ordinate & monitor the development of team members
• Identify and reward suitable person for reward and recognition

About Company:

A US $48.3 billion corporation, the Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500. Anchored by an extraordinary force of over 120,000 employees belonging to 42 nationalities, the Group is built on a strong foundation of stakeholder value creation. With over seven decades of responsible business practices, our businesses have grown into global powerhouses in a wide range of sectors - metals, pulp and fibre, chemicals, textiles, carbon black, telecom and cement. Learn more about working at Aditya Birla Group by visiting https://careers.adityabirla.com/