Production Planning Engineer

Who We Are?

Tüpraş is Türkiye’s leading energy producer and largest industrial company. With its four refineries located in İzmit, İzmir, Kırıkkale and Batman totalling to 30 million tons of annual crude oil processing capacity, Tüpraş is the 7th largest refining company in Europe. It is also one of the most complex refining companies in the Mediterranean basin. In addition to refining, Tüpraş operates with its subsidiaries, (OPET) focusing on fuel retail, (Ditaş Denizcilik) marine transportation, (Körfez Ulaştırma) railway transportation (Tüpraş Trading Ltd) crude oil and oil products trading and (Entek Elektrik) electricity generation.

In 2021 The company launched its Strategic Transition Plan alongside its goal to become Carbon Neutral by 2050. In 2022, Tüpraş established its corporate venture capital arm, Tüpraş Ventures to invest in, partner with and support technology startups in its strategic focus areas, as well as energy transition solutions. (For further information on Tüpraş Strategic Transition Plan and focus business areas: Strategy - Tüpraş (tupras.com.tr)

What You’ll Do?

• Develop unit operating programs based on safety and efficiency, by evaluating quantity, quality, and price information for crude oil and products.
• Determine the tanks where crude oil cargoes delivered to the refinery will be discharged, the quantity of the charge from these tanks, and the relevant units, by planning and publishing the unit operating instructions.
• Compare actual data and laboratory analyses for products, and prepare relevant production instructions.
• Create daily, monthly, and annual production plans, guide the units in compliance with the target plan, and revise the programs and instructions when required.
• Examine the Margin Bridge analysis monthly for the previous month.
• Create an import and export program in line with changing operational conditions by tracking demand, production, and sales.
• Conduct break-even analyses for import and export cargoes.
• Optimize the use of docks and tanks.
• Decide at which units to process intermediate products.
• Meet the requirements to ensure the required specifications for intermediate products and end products to be exported.
• Evaluate the refinery acceptance of crude oil, intermediate product, and end product cargoes by means of Tüpraş laboratory analyses.

What We Look For?

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Industrial Engineering.
• Able to work in coordination with all departments.
• Inclined towards teamwork and capable of effective communication.
• Adaptable to a high-paced and agile work culture.
• Possessing analytical thinking, strong communication, and effective presentation skills.
• Solid understanding of MS Office applications.
• Fluent, professional English proficiency.

How will you be notified about the progress of the application process?

We will notify you by email at the end of each step. Therefore, we kindly ask you to actively check the mailbox (including junk/spam/junk folders) of the e-mail address you applied to.

*The only criterion evaluated in recruitment and employment is suitability for the job; equal opportunity is provided without any discrimination.