Job Description

About the job Senior Product Development Chemist (Waterproofing)

About \xef\xbb\xbfthe Company

Our client are one of the top manufacturer in building construction materials that has served as the benchmark for excellence and quality products since our first entry into the Asia Pacific market in 1984.

To date, they have established a strong business presence in countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar, Mongolia, Thailand and Australia.

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Technical team with the duties related to product development, product support and plant support.
• Responsible for product development role with regards to new products/system in line with market demand and requirement.
• Plan product development program (feasibility test, cost analysis, testing regime etc.), prioritize test plan, set completion date and set up review meetings.
• Regularly review formulation and production processes, initiate proposal to improvement existing products/systems for better consistency, user friendliness and cost effectiveness.
• Support and ensure correct formulation, process inputs and codes maintenance in PV for smooth and effective system operation.
• Work collaboratively with Purchasing team to optimize product cost, evaluation of new and alternative raw material for secured supply chain.
• Work closely with Technical, Procurement, Production, Marketing and Quality departments with regards to product testing in lab, cost analysis, QC requirement, trial batch and product launching.
• Assist with the scale up of products to the plant and monitor plant production batches, as necessary.
• Supervise site application trials of new or improved products as necessary.
• Support Quality Control and Technical Service in complaint investigation, provide technical advice as required.
• Provide technical assistance to QC/QA/Production as required to resolve product or raw material related production issues.
• Assist with planning and set up of new Powder lab, initiate proposal plan for Test Equipment related to Cementitious Product Testing.
• Ensure proper R&D documentation throughout development activities, all relevant technical reports are properly documented according to ISO 9001:2015 as defined by the company.
• Write routine reports, as necessary.
• Maintaining to ensure up-to-date raw materials and product formulations and SOP in Product Vision and LN system.\xef\xbb\xbf

Requirements

• Degree/Masters degree in Material Science, or Chemistry, or Applied Science. Preferably those specialising in Chemistry, or Polymer Science.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Product Development and QC in a Manufacturing laboratory environment. Must have hands on experience formulating skills in epoxy and PU.
• Experience in Construction Chemicals industry, preferably in Flooring, Coating or LAM application.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills and some experience of ERP systems.
• Good report writing skills.
• Good written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia.\xef\xbb\xbf

Remuneration

RM 6,000 - RM 8,000

Consultant in charge

Amelia Wong | 016-535 5818 | amelia.wong@hunters-in.com

Hunters International