Job Overview

Duro is India's leading brand in plywood manufacturing and is known for its innovation, craftsmanship, and customer service excellence.

Senior Chemist position is based in Rajkot, Gujarat. This role requires a depth of experience in the field with 7 to 10 years of experience.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry or closely related field
• 7 to 10 years of experience in a chemist or related role
• Strong knowledge of chemical analysis techniques
• Familiarity with plywood manufacturing processes
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide inputs to the Production Manager / Assistant Production Manager on a day to day basis for enabling the collation of data pertaining to quality, required for preparing the budget for the plant
• Provide ongoing inputs to the Production Manager /Assistant Production Manager and ensure the establishment of quality check points during different stages of the production process
• Assist Shift Supervisors in production by periodically checking and approving quality parameters 
• Suggest appropriate remedial actions to the Shift Supervisors when deviations from quality standards are detected during production 
• Supervise Hot Press and Dryer working - ensure proper temperature, pressure and time settings depending on the product specifications
• Track and keep emission levels of harmful gases within permissible levels during the production process and escalate any serious digressions
• Oversee the sample testing process and escalate all aberrations to the Production Manager
• Check and approve the quality of various chemicals consumed in the production process 
• Supervise the Resin making process and keep a track of daily Resin consumption and also carry out tests for assessing the Resin quality
• Supervise Moisture Content Test, Glue Composition Test and Face Moisture Content Test etc.
• Ensure compliance to applicable BIS/ISI standards of quality assurance
• Carry out Research and Development to improve the Resin making process
• Maintain records about the quality measures and facilitate EDP in compiling data and generate periodic quality reports       
• Ensure systems and processes are adhered to and Standard Operating Procedures(SOP’s) are followed
• Ensure compliance to all safety, health and environment measures in the process