Chemist / Manager - R&D (Soap Manufacturing)

Job Summary

Cosmo Group, a leading FMCG manufacturer, is looking for a dedicated and innovative R&D Lab Chemist to join its Soap Manufacturing Division. The selected candidate will play a key role in developing new soap formulations, improving existing products, maintaining quality standards, and driving product innovation while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Product Development & Research

• Develop and improve formulations for various soap products, including beauty soap, germicidal soap, laundry soap, and other specialty soaps.
• Conduct laboratory research and formulation trials to enhance product performance, stability, fragrance retention, color consistency, and overall quality.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of different ingredients such as moisturizers, antibacterial agents, fragrances, and functional additives.
• Optimize product formulations to improve cost efficiency without compromising product quality or performance.
• Prepare laboratory samples and coordinate pilot-scale and production trial batches before commercial manufacturing.

Quality Assurance & Laboratory Testing

• Perform physical and chemical analyses, including TFM (Total Fatty Matter), pH, moisture content, free alkali, hardness, lather quality, and foam stability.
• Ensure all products meet BSTI standards and other applicable quality and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate product quality issues, customer complaints, and manufacturing deviations, and recommend corrective actions.

Raw Material Evaluation

• Inspect, test, and approve incoming raw materials such as oils, fats, caustic soda, fragrances, and specialty additives before production.
• Evaluate alternative raw materials and suppliers to improve product quality and reduce production costs in collaboration with the Procurement team.
• Develop and maintain technical specifications for raw materials, packaging materials, and finished products.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate laboratory records, formulation data, experimental results, and quality control documentation.
• Prepare technical data sheets, standard operating procedures (SOPs), product specifications, and laboratory reports.
• Ensure strict compliance with laboratory safety standards, chemical handling procedures, and regulatory guidelines.

Technical Support & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Provide technical support to the Production team during product scale-up, process optimization, and manufacturing.
• Assist the Sales and Marketing teams by providing technical product information, product claims, and application support.
• Monitor industry developments, emerging technologies, new ingredients, and competitor products to identify opportunities for continuous product innovation and improvement.
• Perform any additional duties assigned by management in support of research, quality improvement, and product development initiatives.