Senior Plant Operations Leader

Castrol; Gemlik; On-site; TRY 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Castrol's Gemlik plant seeks an experienced operations leader to run a two-shift site, guiding a team of 60–65 with strong emphasis on safety, quality and continuous improvement. You’ll coordinate blending, filling and warehousing while aligning capacity with demand and maintaining ERP records.

You’ll coach supervisors, engineers and operators, drive capability development, and collaborate with Engineering, Quality and Continuous Improvement to enhance performance and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• A degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering and at least eight years of relevant manufacturing operations experience.
• Strong track record in safety, quality and operational performance with process safety and risk management experience.
• Experience leading both supervisors/engineers and frontline production teams with coaching and development.
• Hands-on lean manufacturing experience with knowledge of production and filling processes and improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead 60–65 people with at least eight direct reports at a two-shift Gemlik site, reporting to Plant Manager.
• Align capacity, staffing and resources to meet quality standards and on-time delivery.
• Lead daily performance discussions, resolve issues, and drive improvements using OPS metrics and HITRA where applicable.
• Develop people by coaching, setting expectations, assessing competencies and building succession plans.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality and Continuous Improvement to improve blending/filling performance and reduce risks.
• Ensure safety/compliance, maintain OMS documents, and manage jetty/ vessel-related operations as needed.
• Balance today’s delivery with long-term capability and maintain operational continuity during disruptions.

Skills

Operational leadership

Coaching & development

Lean manufacturing

Planning & analytics

SAP/ERP proficiency

Effective communicator

English proficiency

Education

BSc in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Castrol's Gemlik plant seeks an experienced operations leader to run a two-shift site, guiding a team of 60–65 with strong emphasis on safety, quality and continuous improvement. You’ll coordinate blending, filling and warehousing while aligning capacity with demand and maintaining ERP records.

You’ll coach supervisors, engineers and operators, drive capability development, and collaborate with Engineering, Quality and Continuous Improvement to enhance performance and cost efficiency.