Factory Manager

Our client is a manufacturing company, serving international markets with a broad product portfolio and a strong focus on quality, innovation and customer satisfaction. We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Factory Manager to lead our manufacturing operations in Bursa, Türkiye.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong industrial engineering background, solid production management experience and a proven track record in the textile industry, particularly in yarn manufacturing and weaving.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all factory operations, ensuring production targets, quality standards, delivery commitments and cost objectives are achieved.

• Improve productivity, optimize production processes and implement Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen and other continuous improvement practices.

• Oversee production planning, capacity utilization, workforce allocation and resource optimization.

• Ensure consistent product quality, minimize waste and defects, and establish effective corrective and preventive action processes.

• Monitor operational KPIs, manage manufacturing costs and improve equipment effectiveness and production efficiency.

• Work with maintenance teams to improve equipment availability and reduce downtime.

• Lead, coach and develop production managers, engineers, supervisors and shop-floor teams.

• Ensure compliance with occupational health and safety requirements, environmental standards and relevant regulations.

• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Procurement, HR and other departments.

• Contribute to investment decisions, capacity expansion, process modernization and long-term manufacturing strategy.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering is strongly preferred. Mechanical Engineering, Textile Engineering or other relevant engineering degrees may also be considered.

• Minimum 15 years of experience in manufacturing, including substantial experience in production and factory operations management.

• Previous experience in the textile industry, particularly in yarn manufacturing and/or weaving, is highly preferred.

• Demonstrated experience managing complex production processes, large teams and operational budgets.

• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, production planning and performance management.

• Solid understanding of manufacturing KPIs, cost control, quality systems and process optimization.

• Experience with ERP systems and data-driven operational decision-making.

• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving and change-management skills.

• Good command of English; Turkish fluency is required.

• Ability to work on-site at our Bursa manufacturing facility.