Product Performance Management Engineer

Şişecam

Şişecam was founded in 1935 to establish Turkey’s glass industry in line with the vision of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. Today, Şişecam is a strong global player in the fields of glass and chemicals. Şişecam is the only global company operating in all core areas of glass production – including flat glass, glassware, glass packaging and glass fiber. Currently, Şişecam ranks among the world’s top two manufacturers of glassware and the top five producers of glass packaging and flat glass. Şişecam is one of the three largest soda producers in the world and the world leader in chromium chemicals. 

Şişecam plays a leading role in the flat glass, glassware, glass packaging, chemicals, automotive, glass fiber, mining, energy and recycling business lines. Şişecam operates production facilities in Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russian Federation, Georgia, Ukraine, Egypt, India, and the USA in addition to Turkey. 

Şişecam is taking major steps towards its goal of becoming one of the world's top three manufacturers in its main fields of activity. Driven forward by its highly competent human resources and smart technologies, Şişecam is continuously transforming its digital infrastructure and corporate culture taking into account the needs of the future. With 86 years of experience and 22,000 employees, Şişecam conducts production activities in 14 countries on four continents and operates a sales network in more than 150 countries worldwide. 

Şişecam is moving forward on its growth journey in line with its Global Excellence strategy and powered by an inclusive approach that supports the development of its entire ecosystem. Şişecam takes responsibility for protecting the planet, empowering society and transforming life with its CareforNext strategy, which is compliant with and centered around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Şişecam uses all its experience and competencies to promote sustainable development in every aspect. 

We are looking for a "Certification and Product Performance Management Engineer" to take part in Şişecam Headquarters located in Tuzla/İstanbul. The ideal candidate would have the following qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Leather, preferably a master's degree
• Preferably with at least 5 years of experience in leather production
• Experienced in quality management systems, analytical measurement techniques and devices, preferably involved in product development projects
• Excellent command of English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
• Has an investigative approach
• High sense of responsibility
• Teamwork and strong communication skills
• Able to show references from leather production sector
• Completed military service
• Class B driver's license (Active user)
• No restrictions to travel
• Able to reside in or around the Anatolian Side of Istanbul 

Job Description 

• Applying existing and developing chrome products on leather products, comparing products with competing products, taking part in new product development projects
• Supporting new product studies and customer complaints with leather studies, making leather production applications, evaluating tanning recipes, having the mechanical processing of the leather to be tested in tanneries
• Performing the analyzes and trials in accordance with the determined test methods, reporting the results and conveying them to the relevant units
• To determine and validate the analysis methods for the raw materials, auxiliary substances, solutions, and wastes generated during the process.
• Preparing the instructions for use of laboratory devices, verifying, and calibrating them
• Following the needs of the consumables for the chemical materials and devices used in the laboratories and creating the orders
• Knowing the details of the product processes served, developing suggestions about these processes, following the literature and developments in production technologies