Key Job Responsibilities:
- Ensure proper housekeeping of the laboratory while maintaining Solvay's safety requirements and procedures in the laboratory.
- Conducting patent and literature survey is essential.
- Working with the different teams and testing of new/existing & surfactants under development.
- Basic knowledge and handling of analytical equipment for characterization of formulations.
- Communicating results through effective written documentation and oral presentations.
- Being able to work with minimum supervision. Should be able to plan day-to-day activities.
- Assist in building global technical data for Solvay's products and systematic records of experiment results in an electronic format.
- Manage the purchase and calibration of laboratory equipment, consumables as well as sourcing of raw materials.
- Support the Marketing team by recommending products in terms of chemistry and also developing new applications from the existing product portfolio available.
- Support Production department by testing performance, batch release, etc.
Desired Profile of the Candidate:
- M.Sc. (Agrochemicals / Pesticide Chemistry), M.Sc. (Chemistry), B Tech with relevant Agro experience of 1-2 years. Preferably in formulation development of Agro Chemicals/Pesticides.
- Basic knowledge of surfactants, pesticide formulation chemistry from traditional formulations to new generation formulations is essential.
- Should be able to work with pesticides on different instruments like Air jet mill, Bead mill, Extruder, Fluid bed dryer etc.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required:
- Instrument (Preferred if has handled Particle size analyser, Rheometer, HPLC, GC, IR, Goniometer, optical Microscope etc.)
- Good experience in use of MS office, lab data handling, analyses, interpretation and communicating in a presentable format.
- Be a good team player, have good work ethics as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.