Team Member-QA-Raw Material/Chemical Testing

Role Purpose:

The Product/Process Quality In-charge is responsible for monitoring, controlling, and optimizing all quality parameters related to raw materials, process stages, clinker, and cement products. The role ensures adherence to BIS/ASTM/EN/Company standards and supports process improvements to enhance performance, product consistency, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Process Quality Control & Monitoring

• Continuously monitor raw mix, kiln feed, clinker, and cement quality parameters through laboratory and online analyzers.
• Ensure consistency in PSD, LSF, SM, AM, Free Lime, LOI, Blaine, Residue, and other critical KPIs.
• Implement corrective actions in real time in coordination with CCR and process team.

2. Product Quality Assurance

• Ensure all cement products comply with BIS / PPC / OPC / PSC / SRC and customer-specific requirements.
• Conduct physical and chemical tests such as compressive strength, setting time, consistency, and soundness.
• Validate product performance through internal and external test records.

3. Sampling & Testing Oversight

• Ensure proper sampling systems for raw meal, clinker, cement, gypsum, slag, fly ash, and additives.
• Review testing frequency, analytical accuracy, and calibration records of laboratory equipment.

4. Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement

• Identify process deviations and work with operations to maintain quality stability.
• Participate in RCA, FMEA, and Kaizen initiatives to reduce variability and improve performance.
• Monitor and optimize additive proportioning for cost and strength optimization.

5. Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure adherence to BIS certification requirements, calibration schedules, and documentation protocols.
• Maintain updated quality records, SOPs, and ISO/IMS documentation.

6. Interdepartmental Coordination

• Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Packing Plant, Logistics, and Marketing teams for product quality alignment.
• Support customer complaint investigations and provide technical corrective strategies.

7. Training & Technical Support

• Train lab chemists, CCR operators and field personnel on quality parameters and process impact.
• Support implementation of statistical process control (SPC) tools and automation systems.

KPIs:

• Raw mix and clinker quality consistency index
• Cement strength performance and variability
• BIS compliance audit results / NCR reduction
• Reduction in process deviations and rejections
• Customer satisfaction and complaint closure rate
• Cost optimization through additive utilization and process stability

Qualifications & Experience:

• Education: B.Sc./M.Sc. (Chemistry) or B.Tech./M.Tech. in Chemical/Materials Engineering preferred
• Experience: 5–10 years in cement process and product quality control

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong understanding of cement chemistry and process control
• Hands-on experience with XRF, XRD, Blaine analyzers, sieving, and automation systems
• Familiar with BIS/ISO/IMS and quality compliance systems
• Analytical and problem-solving approach with decision-making abilities
• Leadership, coordination, and communication skills

Work Environment:

• Plant-based role with lab and field operations exposure
• Requires shift working based on operational needs