PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide technical support to compounding process, conduct analysis and troubleshooting of production issue to ensure production is running optimally.
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by ensuring that policies and safety procedures are followed.
• Conduct analysis and propose countermeasure on process issue to reduce downtime and increase output..
• Propose process ideas to reduce costs and improve production capability.
• Reduce production scrap and off-spec. generation through process and work procedures improvement.
• Communication and coordination with production floor workers.
• Conduct process improvement and new grade trial with coordination with PAD department.
• Monitor competitive trends and assess competitive technologies and products.
• Translation and reformulation of new product technologies from R&D across regional and specific customer requirements.
• Engage with internal stakeholders on product, innovation and market development activities.
• Engage with internal stakeholders on internal product complaint root cause analysis investigations.
• To ensure all necessary compounding activities are correctly recorded and properly archived
• To maintain the cleanliness and safety of compounding plant at all times as requirements.
• Analyze data for accuracy and reliability.
• Evaluate new chemicals for enhanced performance of products.
• Utilize laboratory equipment with proper calibration and maintenance
• Prepare reports for review by Management.
• Constantly look for innovative ways to improve products and monitoring by development of innovative tools / approaches to improve current system, procedures, and troubleshooting capability of sales team, improve our competitive edge, and expand our market coverage.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineer/ Chemistry/equivalent, or experience in lieu of a degree or with experience is encouraged to apply.
• PHD or MSc in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Colloid and Polymer Chemistry or related field or >10 years industry specific experience preferably in R&D function. (polymer, rubber manufacturing industry).
• Good knowledge of latex industry processes and related chemistry & technology.
• Familiar with different types of polymers and its applications, able to provide valuable feedbacks to product development team in enhancing our technology and product line.