Plant Manager – Packaged Gases

About the role

The Plant Manager will lead and develop the Gebze facility, ensuring a high‑performance, safety‑focused culture while delivering operational excellence in packaged gases production.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, develop and engage plant employees, fostering accountability and safety.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, labor, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Manage relationships with governmental authorities and maintain all permits, licenses and certifications.
• Oversee cylinder filling, testing, inventory, laboratory and quality management activities.
• Drive plant performance through KPI management, continuous improvement, cost optimisation and budgeting.
• Lead engineering, maintenance, capital investment, automation, digitalisation and capacity‑expansion projects.
• Collaborate with commercial and support functions to achieve business objectives and implement sustainable solutions.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial gases, manufacturing or production operations.
• Proven leadership, people, project and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong knowledge of regulations, industry standards, quality systems and operational compliance.
• Experience in budgeting, performance management and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication, analytical, problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.
• Fluent in English and proficient with digital tools.

Required skills

• KPI management
• Continuous improvement methodologies
• Cost optimisation
• Budgeting and financial planning
• Engineering and maintenance oversight
• Automation and digitalisation

What we offer

• Safe workplace with high safety standards.
• Learning and development opportunities in an open‑communication culture.
• Career growth in a global leader of gases and sustainable technologies.