Production Supervisor (Castrol)

Job Family Group:

Operations Group

Job Description:

This is a role within the Castrol organization, and the successful candidate will become part of the Castrol ring-fence. If you are part of the ring-fence, it is expected that your employment will move with Castrol to new ownership.

It's more than just oil. It's liquid engineering. Castrol provides all the oils, fluids and lubricants the world needs, for every driver, every rider and every industry.

Castrol is here to serve every driver, every motorcyclist and every industry on earth. We do this through Liquid Engineering. That means crafting high performance oils, lubricants, fluids and greases for every application you can imagine. We also know that you need every part of your world to run efficiently, so we lubricate every part of the car or motorcycle you own, the escalators at your local shopping mall, the elevator at your office, and even the production line that made your refrigerator.

We are here for you in the world's mines and quarries, its cruise ships and airliners, its wind farms and wheat fields. Whatever you need, we help make it happen.

About the role

As a Production Supervisor, 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.

What you will deliver

• 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.

What you will need to be successful

• 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.

Why join us?

At castrol, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement:

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Maintenance Planning, Maintenance Scheduling, Operations readiness planning, Operations turnaround coordinating, Operations Turnaround Preparation, Site operating procedure development, Turnaround common process, Turnaround Planning, Turnaround pre-start-up assurance, Turnaround Scheduling, Turnaround scoping, Work Packaging

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Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.