Lead - Lifecycle Management

PI Industries Ltd; Kolkata Metropolitan Area; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

PI Industries Ltd. in Kolkata seeks a Lead – Life Cycle Management to manage and improve targeted yield and quality, upgrade processes, and reduce wastes and solvents. You will enable Chemical Engineers to troubleshoot issues, ensuring timely product delivery.

The role requires 15+ years in R&D/process development for agro/fine chemicals, with the ability to lead a multi-site team and drive continuous improvement initiatives in collaboration with R&D, Production, QC/QA and EHS.

Qualifications

• PhD in Organic Chemistry with 15+ years in R&D and process development for Agro-Fine-Chemicals.
• Experience leading Life Cycle Management and multi-site teams.
• Ability to drive process improvements to raise yields and reduce waste.
• Experience interfacing with R&D, Production, QC/QA and EHS.

Responsibilities

• Lead Life Cycle Management department.
• Develop vision and plan for continual process improvements to increase yield and productivity.
• Ensure resources and skills to meet targets across sites.
• Deliver improvement projects on time.
• Lead root cause analysis for process issues.
• Mentor Chemical Engineers in troubleshooting.
• Develop TOP/SOP for improved processes.
• Review quality plans and approve SOP upgrades.
• Report performance tests of raw materials.
• Self-starter, drive projects to closure.

Skills

R&D management

Process development

Team leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD in Organic Chemistry

Job description

Position Description

Business Division: CSM Manufacturing Strategy

Department: Technical Services

Lead - Life Cycle Management

Management

Head Technical Services

Position Purpose

Lead - Life Cycle Management is responsible for managing and improving targeted Yield & Quality and upgrading processes to reduce wastes, solvents and utilities consumption. Enabling Chemical Engineers to trouble shoot process problems efficiently to ensure targeted productivity and timely delivery of products

Strategic Responsibilities

• Help achieve entire STRIVE initiatives (2.5 % of COGS)
• Successful implementation/introduction of the new technologies

Operational Responsibilities

• Leadership of Life Cycle Management Department.
• Provide vision and plan for continual improvements of existing processes - for higher Yields, better quality, higher productivity, Recycling of solvents, reducing effluents and improved EHS performance to achieve the STRIVE revenue targets.
• Ensure that resources levels, competencies, skills and knowledge are in place to support achievements of Life Cycle Management targets across manufacturing sites.
• Delivery of improvement projects to time.
• Participate in Route cause analysis for solving the process related problems.
• Help Chemical Engineers to trouble shoot process problems.
• Ensure that department is using Industry Best Practice in delivery of targets
• Develop TOP / SOP for improved processes.
• Review of quality plan
• Approval of manufacturing SOP and process up gradations.
• Performance tests of raw materials and report submission.
• The incumbent is expected to be a self-starter and is expected to work with minimum supervision to drive projects to closure.

People Responsibilities

• Managing multi-site teams
• Recognize & reward excellent performers & affirm key contributions of employees toward the achievement of goals & objectives of the team
• Actively drive, in conjunction with the Senior Management Team, the performance management process of the team
• Facilitate initiatives for training need identification and building requisite skills & competencies through systematic training & skill-upgradation initiatives for the team
• Inspire & motivate employees through demonstrated commitment to PI’s values, vision & mission and active participation in various team engagement activities

Education Qualification

PhD in Organic Chemistry

Work Experience

15 + Years Experience in R&D and process development of Agrochemicals, Fine chemicals and their intermediates

Industry to be Hired from

Agro-Fine-Chemicals

Functional Competencies

• Experience in managing R&D or process development
• Strong technical knowledge to provide guidance to team of Site leads and Scientists
• Big picture thinker
• Understands the broader business drivers with ability to work collaborately with key functions areas such as R&D, Production, QC/QA and EHS

Interaction Complexity and Team Work

Interaction

Frequency

Purpose of Interaction

Internal

Head – TS

Sr. GM / GM / DGM-TS

As required for the business

Strive objectives, Process trouble shooting, Improvement projects, new technology

External

Site head, EHS head, R&D head, QA/QC head

As required for the business

Discuss business requirements, resolve queries and escalations