İzmir Electrical Engineer
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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?
Ensure the efficient operation of field, process, control, and emergency shutdown (ESD) systems within your assigned unit to maintain safe and uninterrupted refinery production, while coordinating effectively with relevant units.
- Ensure continuous, efficient, and safe operation of assigned units.
- Coordinate electricity and steam production in line with operational plans and energy efficiency targets.
- Prepare equipment lists for scheduled/unscheduled maintenance and monitor maintenance activities.
- Manage operations during emergencies such as power outages or island mode transitions.
- Ensure implementation of electrical safety measures.
- Coordinate communication and official correspondences with TEİAŞ, EPİAŞ, and local utility companies.
- Participate in integration of new systems and identify modernization and reliability improvement needs.
- Conduct engineering studies and coordinate problem‐solving activities with relevant departments.
- Ensure compliance with legal regulations, standards, and company procedures; perform required reporting.
- Take part in reliability and risk studies such as RBI, SIF/PRO, 5 Whys, HAZOP, etc.
- Enforce safety culture, ensure procedure adherence, and manage work‐permit processes.
- Support professional development of unit personnel and manage timesheet–leave–training processes.
- Implement 5S and production management system practices.
- Monitor financial processes including assets, stock, AVS, and budgeting.
- Track critical equipment, monitor bad actors, and take corrective actions.
- Report daily/ monthly electricity production–consumption balances.
- Perform tasks assigned by the reporting manager.
What We Look For?
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering is essential for this role.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English (minimum B2 level).
• Strong teamwork, follow-up discipline, innovative mindset, and effective communication skills.
What’s In It For You?
- Trainings for technical and behavioral development under the leadership of Tüpraş Academy,
- Koç Academy training and development programs,
- Opportunity for rotation within Tüpraş and other Koç Group companies,
- Koç Ailem: Opportunity to benefit from a special privilege platform for Koç employees,
- Opportunities to take part in future-oriented work such as initiatives and innovation projects developed with agile approaches,
- Employee experience practices that focus on continuous improvement.
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.
