Chemist

Job Purpose

To ensure quality of raw materials and concrete at plants.

Job Context & Major Challenges

The RMC Industry is highly fragmented and very competitive. As a major RMC player we face competition from other organized players and local players which makes superior service delivery along with quality products important for good margins. There is huge growth in infrastructure which opens up opportunities for setting up commercial and dedicated plants. The plant and its resources need to be cost effective with focus on maximizing capacity utilization. This makes it imperative for each plant to be efficient and profitable. The plant employees need to be focused and deliver high performance in each of their KRAs and accountabilities.

Key Result Areas

KRA (Accountabilities) (Max 1325 Characters)

Supporting Actions (Max 1325 Characters)

KRA1

Business Development

• Conducting demos for VAC products to clients to help them understand their functionality
  
  

KRA2

Customer Feedback

• (R) Resolve day to day customer grievances related to cracks, workability, slump control, pumping issues cube failures etc. and take corrective and preventive actions based on site feedback
• Visit customer/ site periodically to gather feedback and identify areas of concern
  
  

KRA3

Customer Management

• Provide detailed mix design calculation, physical and chemical analysis of raw material to customer as and when required
  
  

KRA4

Maintenance Management

• (A) Ensure the upkeep of the quality control labs with proper product display and availability of relevant BIS codes
  
  

(R,A) Ensure calibration of instruments is done before due date

KRA5

MIS

• (R) Conduct physical stock measurement and reconciliation
  
  

(R,A) Maintain all the quality records on Labsys and update as per QCI and ISO. Maintain records related to calibration of all testing equipment

KRA6

Product Testing

• (A) Conduct testing of cubes of concrete to check if they are as per the Quality Standards
• (R) Conduct statistical analysis of cubes strength results and monitoring performance of the products
• (R) Conduct trials for VAC Products to check various functional parameters
• (R,A) Check the quality of the raw material to ensure adherence to desired standards and specifications. Reject the material that does not match the required specifications
• (R,A) Collaborate with third party testing for the cubes as and when required
  
  

(R,A) Undertake trials for performance/ dosage of different admixtures, other special materials and routine products to ensure quality parameters are met

KRA7

Production Execution

• (R) Ensure VAC orders to each plant are executed in time and as per required specifications
• (R) Track the standard deviation of the produced batch to ensure quality of concrete is within permissible limits and take corrective measures
• (R,A) Ensure workability and cohesiveness of concrete at plant and at pouring site
• (R,A) Implement moisture corrections during production
  
  

(R,A) Monitor the right dosage/ admixture at batching plants during production