Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while ad...
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Create and manage cost effective product formulations that positively contribute to our raw material and packaging (RMP) costs.
Continuously evaluate various raw materials that can be incorporated into the product formulations, with the aim to achieve a cost-benefit for the organisation.
Improve product performance based on market feedback, ensuring that customers’ expressed needs are met.
Ensure consistent product performance in order to maintain good levels of customer satisfaction and trust when purchasing plants products.
Work closely with the marketing and sales functions to contribute to effective new product development that anticipates and satisfies the needs of the market.
Lead projects to reduce RMP, align formulations and systems and support their implementation in cooperation with the purchasing and industrial teams.
Oversee the research and development of products whilst ensuring high quality, safety, environment and health standards are met, all while keeping costs to a minimum.
To investigate the validity of customer complaints and give feedback to customers and the sales team.
To prepare for ISO9001 external audits and manage internal audits as per annual schedule.
Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of Total product quality pillars of the World Class Manufacturing process.
Is this job for you ?
The ideal candidate must have a university degree (BSc Chemical)World Class Manufacturing Instructor- added advantage, with min 7 years’ experience in a Production or Process discipline in a continuous process manufacturing environment with 2 years’ experience in managing a team as an added advantage.
This role calls for a person with the ability to do Product Development Process (Stage gate or similar), the ideal candidate will need to have experience within WCM; ISO and SHEQ practices. Good communication skills and Interpersonal skills.