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Mill Chemist Production

Mill Chemist Production

SappiZA
5 days ago
Job description

Job title : Mill Chemist Production

Job Location : Mpumalanga,

Deadline : October 24, 2025

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As a Mill Chemist : Process, you will be responsible to :

  • Manage the mill’s laboratory facilities to ensure the quality conformance of pulp, paper, lignin products and other relevant analytical requirements.
  • Manage and develop organizational capability pertaining to application, market requirements and quality control of products.
  • Conduct beneficiation work on products to realise the maximum value thereof.
  • Co-ordinate the relevant resources involved with such beneficiation.
  • Investigate process conditions for optimal quality and production output on relevant products.
  • Co-ordinate relevant technical projects focussing on planning, capital expenditure preparation and implementation.
  • Provide technical support to the mill’s sales and marketing teams.
  • Investigate customer complaints and general queries via customer visits, etc.
  • Forecast and prepare annual capital, fixed and variable cost budgets, control these and report monthly on status thereof.
  • Set goals and appraise immediate subordinates on bi-annual basis, thus ensuring competency through adequate training and coaching.
  • Ensure that the department complies in all respects with the relevant statutory requirements.
  • Ensure that relevant SHEQ procedures and policies are aligned to the respective ISO standards for respective SHEQ functions.
  • Compile and present relevant information to mill management and / or interested and affected parties.

    • What are we looking for?

    Relevant Qualifications & Experience

  • BSc Chemistry / Chemical Engineering

    • Minimum Experience

  • 3-5 years post graduate experience
  • 2 years people management
  • Computer Literate (Word / Excel / Power point)

    • Experience considered advantageous

  • Process experience in paper or chemical industry
  • Laboratory management
  • SAP systems
  • SHEQ Management systems
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