Chemist

Chemist

Location: Chennai, India

Required Language: English

Employment Type: Full-Time

Seniority Level: Associate

Travel Mode: Moderate

About Us:

Buckman is a privately held, global specialty chemical company with headquarters in Memphis, TN, USA, committed to safeguarding the environment, maintaining safety in the workplace, and promoting sustainable development. Buckman works proactively and collaboratively with its worldwide customers in pulp, paper, leather, and water treatment to deliver exceptional service and innovative specialty chemical solutions to help boost productivity, reduce risk, improve product quality, and provide a measurable return on investment. Buckman is in the middle of a digital transformation of its businesses and is focused on building the capabilities and tools in support this.

Purpose:

We’re looking for a chemist to join our team and help us build safe, high-quality products. The candidate will work closely with manufacturer on the product transfer, scale up and quality improvement. Product re-formulation, new source raw material evaluation and new formulation development are also part of the job scope.

Qualifications & Experience:

Degree or above in Organic Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry/Polymer Science or relevant discipline

More than 3 years of experience in R&D / formulation products, preferably in pulp and paper, water treatment, polymeric resins, surfactants or paint and coating industries

Being familiar with SAP system is preferable

Knowledge and prior experience in analytical equipment, HPLC, FTIR, and ICP will be added advantage

Good communication skills, ability to prioritize and work with cross-functional business units and teams

Good Time-management abilities

Good English and attention to detail.

Accountabilities:

Develop new products and work closely with production team to scale up

Reformulate existing products to improve performance or cost-effectiveness or regulation compliance

Evaluate new sources of raw materials

Analyze competitor samples and development of similar products if required

Improve the production process and assist to troubleshoot ad-hoc process-related production problems

Prepare TOPs and SOPs for new/improved products

Perform chemical and physical analysis and testing in support of the manufacturing of chemicals

Prepare laboratory samples for the field

Conduct investigation on the root cause of the quality-related customer complaint; Record customer complaints and follow-up till closure.

Review product specifications as and when required and issue spec change notification letters.

Maintain and update QC specifications (including commercial and internal specs) in SAP

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