Chief Chemist

To supervise the day to day activities of the chemists to ensure all analyses, testing, inspections and calibrations in the laboratory are carried out as planned and all the plant parameters related to plant chemistry are maintained within limits to ensure compliance with NOMAC's quality standards, work instructions and HSE procedures.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Budget Management: Contribute to the preparation of the department's budget and manage and monitor the financial performance against the budget to ensure the gaps are reviewed and analysed and appropriate and timely actions are taken to reduce the gaps.
2. People Management: Supervise the activities and work of the team members to ensure that targets and objectives are achieved and the business plan is delivered in line with the required policies, processes, procedures and systems.
3. Plant Chemistry Processes: Define and maintain the operating and chemistry parameters necessary to achieve optimum chemical conditions, both for current operation and to maintain the integrity of the plant over the longer term. Provide accurate and timely process related guidance and advice to the Operations team on matters affecting plant process and performance in order to maximize yield as per the quality guidelines.
4. Laboratory Testing: Discuss purpose of analysis and oversee the process of testing of samples to ensure accurate and timely submission according to planned schedules to meet end user requirements. Conduct periodic reviews of the chemist's work, procedural adherence, process sampling techniques and calculation reviews for all solution preparation to ensure the analytical integrity of all tests performed in the Laboratory, whilst ensuring the results are documented and recorded as per the work instructions.
5. Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment: Monitor the effective reliability of laboratory equipment including annual and preventative maintenance of dosing and testing equipment and ensure high standards of safety, housekeeping and maintenance of the laboratory facilities and equipment, as per NOMAC's HSSE and quality standards.
6. Inventory Management: Monitor the stock inventory levels of all chemicals consumables (bulk and fine chemicals, glassware, etc.) and dosing and testing equipment in the plant, to ensure timely availability and uninterrupted laboratory services.
7. SAP Administration: Administer SAP processes within the section and ensure adherence to SAP guidelines in all related aspects of planning, scheduling, data management, creating work orders etc. in order to ensure data/system integrity in line with NOMAC's defined standards.
8. Policies, Processes, Systems & Procedures: Adhere to all relevant organisational and departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out to the required standard and in a consistent manner.
9. Continuous Improvement: Contribute in the identification and implementation of change initiatives, programmes and projects in line with the organisation's standards.
10. Health, Safety, Security & Environment: Monitor the adherence to all relevant health, safety, security and environmental procedures, instructions and controls so that the safety of employees and environmental compliance can be guaranteed.
11. Related Assignments: Perform any other duties which the line manager may require.