Quality Control Specialist - Chemicals

About Elchemy

Elchemy is a tech-enabled cross-border specialty chemicals marketplace. Our vision is to become the largest global speciality chemicals distributor focussing on discovery and fulfillment using a tech-first approach. 

Chemicals is an extremely important large and fragmented market with multiple inefficiencies in cross border trade. The global speciality chemicals market is $800bn growing at a CAGR of 5.7%. The industry faces glaring challenges including lack of trust, excessive lead times, quality uncertainty, lack of transparency and tons of operational challenges.

In the past 20 months of the company's operation, we have scaled up our operations serving in more than 32 countries and have active partnerships with more than 100s of customers and suppliers. The company has raised a total of upwards of $7.5mn from marquee investors like InfoEdge Ventures, Prime Venture Partners and from promoters of companies like Vinati Organics, Laxmi Organics, and Coromandel International.

Our highly ambitious team comprises alumni from IITs, IIMs, NITs and have extensive experience of working in startups as well as multinational companies. We want to create a team with A-players and rockstars in all roles. When such a team comes together, no vision seems unachievable, and everyone pushes to deliver outstanding results.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate with all stakeholders, internal and external to understand and align on quality specifications
• Monitor the quality of incoming and outgoing products or materials for Elchemy and ensure delivery by meeting the expected quality standards
• Ensure the packaged products meet the specified quality standard set by the organisation before being shipped by doing a QC at every required stage
• Working in alignment with the procurement, sales and operations team to achieve the same. 
• Sampling and testing of raw materials, packaging materials and ready goods by working with testing facilities and providing the quality certifications as required
• Identifying new testing facilities for new products
• Check and maintain compliance with health and safety procedures for hazardous goods
• Inspect packaging materials to assess and approve conformity to standard specifications
• Standardise quality assurance process for all existing products, new products and new suppliers
• Ensure documentation & regulatory compliance for: Designing of SOP for clustering of products based on Haz/Non Haz, Liquid/Solid; MSDS approval; ISO procedure
• Identifying labelling requirement (Product Labels) - destination specific, road transport, rail, shipping line; IIP requirement
• Building strong relationship, evaluation & development of service providers like inspection services at various locations
• Resolving customer complaints on time with effective RCA and CAPA
• Perform any duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time

Skills and Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in the chemical industry in Quality Control and assurance department
• Knowledge of compliance and regulations of chemical products in terms of packaging and transportation
• Ability to coordinate and work systematically with clarity in communication
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Should be able to commit passionately and take ownership 
• Should love hard core execution - rolling up sleeves & getting hands dirty
• Other desired qualities - attention to detail, thinking on feet, passionate about start ups