Chief Engineer

Socotab Yaprak Tütün San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Socotab Yaprak Tütün is one of the leading oriental leaf Tobacco merchants in the world, supplying quality, compliant oriental tobacco to the world’s top cigarette manufacturers and is looking for an ambitious and motivated candidate to join Operations team as Chief Engineer.

Qualifications

·         Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronic Engineering

·         Min. 3 years of similar experience as Chief Engineer or 5 years of experience as Engineer in a multinational production environment

·         Very good command of verbal and written English

·         Competency in Microsoft Office, Auto Cad, and relevant software

·         Analytical thinker and good planner

·         Ability to supervise and work together with a diverse group of people

·         Follows technological, mechanical developments

·         Experience in TPM and Lean Management

 Job Description

·         Directs and coordinates planning, installation, operation, application, maintenance and repair of mechanical machines, equipment and tools

·         Conducts downtime analysis and sets preventive measures

·         Evaluates machinery and installations to determine their cost effectiveness and efficiency

·         Conducts time studies to be used for better machinery / process performances 

·         Budget preparation and follow up

·         Coordinates CAPEX and improvement projects with technical knowledge and support

·         A key member of HSE improvements

·         A key member of ESG implementation