Turnarounds Operations Manager

Are you our next creator of change?

Are you interested in new challenges in the Neste Porvoo Major Turnarounds?

 
We are looking for you

Refinery Turnarounds Operations Manager

to join our OP Major Turnarounds team in Porvoo Refinery.

We have a motivated team of experts working in Major Turnarounds (TA). Our team is responsible for planning, developing turnaround process/practices and execution of Major Turnarounds in Porvoo refinery.

In this managerial position, you will be a member of the Major Turnarounds leadership team, reporting directly to the TA Owner. You will lead a team of 1–3 experts, adjusted according to the turnaround cycle. Your primary responsibility will be to develop our TA operations and planning practices to ensure safety and efficiency. Our vision is to become an industry benchmark TA team, and your role is pivotal in achieving this.

Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We create solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. We live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves.

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities, fostering both courage and curiosity. As a global company, collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities.

In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include, for example, a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration, good occupational health care, and an extensive membership in a sickness or health insurance fund. We also support leisure time activities, e.g. by offering benefits for sports and culture.

The job is located in Kilpilahti, Porvoo, which is about 30 minutes by car from the center of Helsinki. We organize free bus transportation to Kilpilahti for our employees from the capital region, Porvoo and the nearby areas.

Your role in our team

• TA leadership team responsibilities. i.e. Reporting TA Operations progress to TA Manager and Steering committee member (Porvoo Refinery GM).

• Identifying development areas, analyzing current operations and lessons learned from previous turnarounds → establishing turnaround best practices.

• External benchmarking and stakeholder collaboration.

• Involving personnel in development, and the management and deployment of operations.

• Defining common operating procedures across production lines.

• Responsibility for start-up and shutdown (ramp-up/ramp-down) planning and execution activities and budget regarding the operational scope.

• Ensuring operational expertise and active participation in turnaround investments.

• Participating in the definition of the turnaround execution scope.

The best combination to success in this role

• Work experience in process industry, turnarounds and handover/ commissioning processes

• Proven competence of the refinery process and track record for leading operations

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to lead

• Organizational and planning capabilities with the ability to see the big picture

• Good IT skills

• Positive and forward looking attitude

• Being empathetic and taking others' perspectives into account

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering

• Fluent spoken and written Finnish and an advanced level of English, other languages are considered as an advantage

• Responsible attitude and safety-oriented mindset
  
  

Let’s get you started

Please submit your application, CV and salary request by December 21st, 2025. Please send your application soon, we’ll start processing the applications already during the application period.

If you have any questions regarding the recruiting process or the position, please get in touch with Director Turnarounds, Jim Holmbäck, +358 50 458 7384.

Contact times:

• Thursday 04.12.2025 - 13:00-14:00

• Thursday 11.12.2025 - 11:45 - 12:50

• Tuesday 16.11.2025 - 10:00 - 11:00

• Friday 19.11.2025 - 09:00- 10:00

Due to security and confidentiality, please submit your application through our recruitment system. Applications sent via email will not be considered.

Considering the holiday period, we aim to contact you within two weeks after the application deadline has passed. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place on week 3 2026. The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A possible security clearance is obtained with your consent.

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high-quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027.

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion. Read more: neste.com ent.