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At Hitachi Energy, our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.

We are looking for a Shift Leader who will work in 3 shifts and contribute in our Core Manufacturing Center in Dilovası, Kocaeli.

How you will make impact:

  • Assist the production manager, allocating, coordinating and overseeing shift order and work plan execution within production lines during shifts.

  • Provide regular feedback and makes recommendations to management regarding issues within the production line, including production line organization, shifting priorities and possible critical situations.

  • Ensure that operators have materials necessary to complete tasks.

  • Assist in training and cross-training of team members.

  • Monitor the production outputs, efficiency and on time delivery and report the data on excel on regular basis

  • Helps management implement staff movements in case of vacations, illnesses, machine outages or shifting priorities. This includes backfilling for team members.

  • Serves as leader for shift and works to establish a collaborative environment and resolution of technical/quality problems and logistics issues.

  • Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

  • Shift Leaders are responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Your Background:

  • 5-10 years of experience in the manufacturing and Blue-Collar management

  • A two-year associate degree or vocational school graduation. Mechanical departments and technical high school graduation are an asset.

  • Sheet steel processing experience is highly preferred

  • Good communication and leadership skills, basic problem-solving skills

  • Ability to work in 3 shifts

  • Good command of written and spoken Turkish & English.

More About Us

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefit programs to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us – in work and out. For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits.

*Access to a comprehensive wellbeing program,

*Private health insurance,

*Transportation

Location Kocaeli, Kocaeli, Türkiye
Job type Full time
Experience Experienced
Job function Production & Skilled Trades
Contract Regular
Publication date 2026-04-06
Reference number R0122572

About Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.