Monroe Consulting Group, an Executive Recruitment firm, is partnering with a leading organisation in the Industrial sector to hire an R&D Chemist. This opportunity is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Position Overview
This role supports pilot-scale R&D trials in edible oil refining and modification, delivering accurate chemical and instrumental analysis to underpin process development. It plays a direct part in advancing the organisation's innovation agenda across edible oils, fats, oleo chemicals, bio diesel and renewable fuels.
Key Responsibilities
1. Accountability
- Contribute directly to the organisation's technology development by generating accurate analytical data, supporting both pilot- and lab-scale process trials, and participating in innovation projects across edible oils, fats, oleo chemicals, bio diesel, and renewable fuels.
- Assist to laboratory and pilot-scale trials in edible oil refining, modification and oleo chemical processes.
- Participate in the preparation, execution, monitoring and reporting of R&D experiments.
- Conduct chemical and instrumental analysis with our state-of-the-art analytical equipment.
- Validate and apply official analytical methods in line with industry standards.
- Ensure proper calibration, maintenance records, and laboratory documentation are kept up to date.
- Manage laboratory chemicals, consumables and inventory in compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.
2. Safety & Compliance
- Lead the implementation of laboratory safety protocols (chemical handling, waste management, PPE compliance, risk assessments).
- Ensure the analytical and sample preparation areas are fully compliant with HSE standards.
- Conduct periodic safety training and ensure safe operation of all analytical equipment.
- Work closely with process engineers, R&D engineers, group specialists and external partners (universities, institutes, customers).
Key Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
- Prior experience in a laboratory or R&D environment, ideally within edible oils, fats, oleo chemicals or a related process industry.
- Experience supporting or leading laboratory safety protocols and HSE compliance is advantageous.
Technical / Functional Expertise
- Strong hands-on skills in operating, maintaining and troubleshooting analytical equipment.
- Solid understanding of chemical analysis related to edible oils and fats (FFA, DOBI, peroxide value, fatty acid profile, moisture, stability, etc.).
- Ability to validate and apply official analytical methods in line with industry standards.
- Knowledge of laboratory safety practices and chemical management, including calibration, maintenance records and documentation.
- Experience managing laboratory chemicals, consumables and inventory in compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.
Soft Skills & Leadership Competencies
- Accurate, detail-oriented and able to produce reliable analytical data under time constraints.
- Strong critical thinking and structured reporting skills.
- Ability to lead the implementation of safety protocols and conduct periodic safety training.
- Effective collaborator, able to work closely with process engineers, R&D engineers, group specialists and external partners such as universities, institutes and customers.
