Manager – Process Scale-Up & Contract Manufacturing

Key Responsibilities
• Identify and coordinate with third-party/ contract manufacturing sites for new product trials and ongoing commercial production
• Monitor manufacturing costs, negotiate/coordinate commercial terms with manufacturing partners, and identify opportunities to improve manufacturing economics.
• Coordinate raw-material planning, procurement requirements, production schedules and dispatches with contract manufacturing partners.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with contract manufacturing partners and drive timely resolution of technical and commercial issues.
• Own plant-level troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective actions and successful closure of manufacturing issues.
• Monitor yields, process efficiency, and manufacturing costs
• Conduct technical assessments/audits of contract manufacturing facilities
• Develop Batch Manufacturing Records (BMRs) and process instructions in coordination with the R&D team
• Handle pilot plant operations for new product development and scale-up trials
• Supervise junior chemists/technical staff involved in plant operations
• Ensure proper documentation, safety compliance, and operational discipline at manufacturing sites
Qualifications
• M.Tech / B.Tech in Chemical Engineering OR M.Sc / equivalent degree in Chemistry from a reputed institution
• Minimum 5 years, preferably 10 year plus of experience in process scale-up, and commercial manufacturing in specialty chemicals/fine chemicals/agrochemicals
• Hands on coordination experience with third-party/contract manufacturing sites
• Strong understanding of plant operations, troubleshooting, and process documentation
• Existing network of manufacturing partners in Gujarat and other states is preferred
• Experience with chemical processes involving chlorination/halogenation, sulfonation, alkylation, phosphorus chemistry, or other specialty chemical reactions is preferred

Work arrangement
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