Plant Chemist

Drlogy; Vadodara; On-site; INR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Drlogy in Vadodara, India is seeking a Plant Chemist responsible for supporting chemical manufacturing and pilot plant operations. Duties include process monitoring, production execution, and coordination with various teams.

The ideal candidate should possess strong chemistry knowledge and practical experience in chemical or pharmaceutical environments, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in chemical or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Ability to monitor and execute production batches.
• Familiarity with safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor chemical processes according to approved batch instructions.
• Execute production batches while adhering to process parameters.
• Coordinate with production operators and QC for testing.

Skills

Strong chemistry knowledge

Practical exposure to plant operations

Process understanding

Job description

The Plant Chemist will be responsible for supporting chemical manufacturing, pilot plant operations, process monitoring, and batch execution activities. This involves managing production processes, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards, troubleshooting plant-level issues, and coordinating with R&D, QA, QC, and production teams. The ideal candidate should have strong chemistry knowledge, process understanding, and practical exposure to plant operations in a chemical or pharmaceutical environment.

• Monitor plant or pilot plant chemical processes as per approved batch instructions.
• Execute production batches while ensuring compliance with process parameters and SOPs.
• Coordinate with production operators for charging, reaction monitoring, filtration, and isolation.
• Review process conditions such as temperature, pressure, pH, time, and material consumption.
• Support scale-up activities from laboratory process to pilot or commercial production.
• Identify and report process deviations, equipment issues, and safety concerns.
• Assist in troubleshooting batch failures, yield variation, and process abnormalities.
• Maintain batch manufacturing records, logbooks, and production documentation.
• Ensure proper handling, storage, and usage of chemicals, solvents, and intermediates.
• Coordinate with QC for in-process sample testing and result follow-up.
• Follow safety procedures related to hazardous chemicals, reactions, and plant equipment.
• Support cleaning, line clearance, and equipment readiness activities.
• Participate in process improvement, cost reduction, and productivity enhancement initiatives.
• Maintain coordination with R&D, QA, EHS, and engineering teams.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory requirements during plant operations.