Industrial Process Chemist: Scale-Up & Optimization

Placements24; Richards Bay; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Process Chemist to lead industrial-scale synthesis and process optimization at our Richards Bay facility. The role focuses on scaling laboratory processes to pilot and full production levels while mitigating hazards and driving process improvements.

You will work with chemists and engineers to enhance yield, purity, efficiency, and sustainability, ensuring safe operations and compliant documentation across batches and SOPs.

Qualifications

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in process chemistry, chemical scale-up, or chemical process development in an industrial setting.
• Strong understanding of chemical reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, and mass transfer.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize synthesis routes for scale-up from lab to pilot and production.
• Conduct PHAs and implement safety measures for safe operation at industrial scale.
• Design and execute experiments to improve yield, purity, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Monitor and control key process parameters to ensure product quality and specs.
• Troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with chemical engineers to design and optimize equipment and systems.
• Generate detailed process documentation including batch records and SOPs.
• Stay updated with advances in process chemistry and green chemistry.

Skills

Process chemistry

Scale-up

PHA safety

SOPs & documentation

Kinetics & thermodynamics

Education

M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Process Chemist to lead industrial-scale synthesis and process optimization at our Richards Bay facility. The role focuses on scaling laboratory processes to pilot and full production levels while mitigating hazards and driving process improvements.

You will work with chemists and engineers to enhance yield, purity, efficiency, and sustainability, ensuring safe operations and compliant documentation across batches and SOPs.