Production Supervisor (Castrol)

As a Production Supervisor at Castrol, you will lead plant operations during your shift, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient production across blending, filling, and raw material logistics activities.

You will play a key role in delivering production plans, maintaining product quality standards, and encouraging a strong safety culture while leading frontline operations teams in the Gemlik manufacturing plant.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead safe and reliable shift operations in line with HSSE, OMS, and Control of Work requirements.
• Ensure production targets, quality standards, and customer demand requirements are met.
• Oversee blending, filling, packaging, and raw material logistics activities.
• Monitor operational KPIs such as safety, quality, OEE, capacity utilization, and inventory accuracy, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead and develop frontline teams, ensuring high levels of engagement, capability, and performance.
• Support production planning and scheduling activities to improve plant efficiency and operational reliability.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, HSSE, Planning, and Supply Chain teams to deliver operational excellence.

Requirements:

• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Proven experience in manufacturing operations, production supervision, or operational leadership within a plant environment.
• Strong knowledge of HSSE, process safety, and safe work practices.
• Experience with production planning, capacity planning, scheduling, and ERP/SAP systems.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational performance management.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence teams at all levels.
• Experience in lubricants, chemical, automotive, FMCG, or similar manufacturing environments is highly desirable.
• Working proficiency in English and Turkish.

Benefits:

• Flexible working options
• Generous paid parental leave policy
• Excellent retirement benefits