Godrej Ventures - Senior Manager/Deputy General Manager - Process Technology

Designation: Senior Manager/ Deputy General Manager - Process Technology

Location: Eluru (Vijayawada) / Mumbai

Business: Oil Palm Plantations

New Product Development:

- Demo trials at R&D & Pilot Plant, Basic data Generation, Material Balance, Technology transfer from R&D to Pilot Plant, and Technology transfer from Pilot Plant to Commercial Plant.

Preparation for System for new production at Pilot Plant & Commercial Plant:

- Commissioning of plant system for new Product & actual trial runs.

- Trouble shooting for new product, data generation & recording for new product.

- Product Costing, Estimate New product production scheme.

- To engage in tech transfer activities and create technical content as a part of the technology transfer activities PIDs, equipment mapping, Risk assessment reports, Batch production record, Process Flow diagrams etc.

- Perform engineering calculations to enable equipment sizing, equipment design and suitability evaluation.

- Work and collaborate with Chemistry teams in the labs and the pilot plant and design and execution of experiments to ensure robust trouble-free processes are developed.

- Monitor products and processes on the shopfloor after they go live and identify trouble spots in new products and troubleshoot them effectively.

- Interact with various functions to ensure that tech transfer activities are performed smoothly, on time and with no errors.

- Take up initiatives to improve productivity and technical accuracy.

- Experience in Process Design, Scale up and commissioning of commercial plant.

- Analysis of different parameters for process improvements, Cost reduction based on plant performance.

- Filling the gap between the target and the actual performance.

Technical Services:

- Work as a link between the Planning group & Implementation group for better & effective Output.

- Existing product trouble shooting & trials to achieve the desire Yield, Raw material, Consumption, Quality.

- System development for Reducing Time cycle for Batch Operation, Identification & Implementation of modifications with different Unit operations to reduce cost, Time cycle, Improving Environmental Systems, Improving Plant Safety System.

- Implementation of Various Systems with the help of consultants, Recommend methods for improve/enhancing utilization of Equipment, material and Utilities.

- Assist for Statutory compliances and develop relationships across departments to deliver complete solutions throughout a products lifecycle.

- Reviewing concepts for commercial feasibility and making recommendations on capital as well as identifying potential project risks and create a path forward.

- Serving as a liaison between R&D and manufacturing sites.

- Identifies opportunities for process standardization and improvements, managing change across departments through collaboration and communicating business case, partnering with Engineering and R&D to identify and evaluate emerging technologies and validation of new equipment installation.

- Review project - new project status with seniors.