Assistant Manager - Research & Development

Job Description:

Roles and Responsibilities

1. New Product / Process Development in Oilfield Chemicals especially which are falling in the range of the following:

a) Emulsion Breakers for crude oils

b) Pour Point Depressants for crude oil & lube oils

c) Corrosion Inhibitors & co corrosion inhibitors

d) Drag Reducing Agents

e) Surface active agents as per the Development policy of the company from time to time.

2. Support to the existing products:

a) Through modification of the process for cost reduction

b) Specific engagement, motivation and preservation of human capital.

3. To oversee and manage a Performance Appraisal system that delivers high performance.

4. To maintain the work structure by updating Job Descriptions for all positions.

5. To assume total I/C of R&D Dept.

6. Implementation of all aspects of QMS to achieve the Targets fixed by the Management.

Desired Candidate Profile

Technical Skills: Handling air-sensitive chemicals (Glove box and Schlenk technique), catalyst synthesis,

high-pressure polymerizations, kinetic studies of reactions and polymerizations, characterization

techniques - NMR, IR, GPC, GC-MS, DSC, TGA, UV, BET surface area analyzer, Particle size analyzer-Light

scattering and SPOS technique.