About This Role
This role involves leading quality control and laboratory operations in a cement plant, ensuring timely and accurate testing of various materials. The chemist will monitor chemical parameters, ensure compliance with quality standards, and maintain laboratory instruments. It suits an experienced chemist with a background in cement plant operations who can also lead and mentor a team.
Responsibilities
- Ensure timely and accurate testing of limestone, clinker, gypsum, fly ash, slag, and cement
- Monitor chemical parameters such as LSF, SM, AM, free lime, LOI, and other key quality indices
- Ensure compliance with BIS/IS standards and internal quality norms
- Maintain calibration and proper functioning of laboratory instruments (XRF, XRD, sieve shakers, balances, etc.)
- Oversee sample preparation, testing frequency, and result validation
- Coordinate with Process and Production teams for quality stabilization and improvement
- Analyze trends and deviations in raw mix, clinker, and cement quality
- Recommend corrective and preventive actions for quality deviations
- Support process optimization initiatives to improve consistency and reduce quality-related losses
- Lead and guide chemists, analysts, and lab assistants
- Allocate duties, monitor performance, and ensure discipline within the QC team
- Provide on-the-job training and mentoring to junior staff
- Ensure adherence to safety, housekeeping, and laboratory best practices
- Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly QC reports and MIS
- Maintain laboratory records, test registers, calibration logs, and SOPs
- Support internal and external audits related to quality and certification
- Ensure traceability and document control as per audit requirements
- Act as a key interface between Quality Control, Production, Process, and Maintenance teams
- Communicate quality issues, trends, and improvement actions to plant management
- Support Plant Head and QC Head with data-driven insights and reports
Requirements
- 3-4 years of experience in a cement plant
- Maximum age: 29 years
