Job Summary

Job Summary

• Quality Control of Dispersions Production at DRV and Tollers
• Development of new Dispersions from Lab Trials until Production
• Production batch Supervision of Dispersions at DRV and tollers as needed.
• Support process and batch Troubleshooting at DRV and tollers as needed
• Improve Processes to reduce Cost and improve Sustainability.

Job Tasks and Business Decisons

• Provides technical and operational support for production of Dispersions at Reidsville site.
• Develops new product items in tight cooperation with Product Management from lab sizes over scale up from pilot trials until implementation in the technical plant set-up.
• Is the liaison between Quality Control and Production operations..
• Improves existing production processes to reduce cost, increase reliability, purity, safety, and improves Sustainability
• Works under and in collaboration with the site Quality Manager to provide in-process and final quality testing for products produced both on site and at tollers considering internal quality procedures and standards as well as the requirements of ISO9001:2015.
• Troubleshoots existing production processes and implements new product items in production.
• Works with site planning, scheduling and production operators to optimize the production flow and achieve the shortest possible batch cycle time
• Support production operator activities to ensure product is available to meet sales or inventory demand
• Checks and implements advanced technologies to improve costs and efficiency in production.

Required Experience Regarding the Job

• BS Chemistry, Chemical / Process Engineering or related field..
• 8+ years of relevant Experience in Production and Quality Control of Dispersions by Physical Operations (Dispersing and Wet Milling)..
• Written and oral communication skills to explain findings and share results cooperation partners..
• Experience in scale-up of production processes from Lab to technical scale.
• 5+ Years experience in supervision of production processes to guarantee best possible output, quality, and costs.
• Computer skills, (Microsoft Package).

Specific Communication Skill Set Required for this Role

• Ability to read, write, and comprehend instructions, SOP’s, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed bur uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to dal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.