Orkun Gayretli
About Orkun Gayretli
Orkun Gayretli is a Production Block Manager at Northvolt, with over a decade of experience in the automotive industry. He has held various engineering and management roles, demonstrating strong skills in team leadership, negotiation, and problem-solving.
Current Role at Northvolt
Orkun Gayretli serves as the Production Block Manager at Northvolt, a position he has held since 2022. He is based in Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing production processes and ensuring efficiency within the production block. His responsibilities include managing team dynamics and implementing feedback mechanisms to enhance performance.
Previous Experience in the Automotive Industry
Orkun Gayretli has over a decade of experience in the automotive industry. He worked at İnci GS Yuasa as a Process Engineer from 2010 to 2013 and then as a Production Engineer from 2013 to 2015, both roles based in Manisa, Türkiye. He later joined Delphi Technologies as a Process Engineer from 2015 to 2016 and as a Production Line Leader from 2016 to 2018. Following this, he served as the Production Unit Manager at BorgWarner Inc. from 2018 to 2021, before taking on the role of Assembly Lines Production Chief at Tirsan Kardan for 8 months in 2021.
Educational Background
Orkun Gayretli studied Mechanical Engineering at Gazi University. Prior to this, he completed his secondary education at Gelibolu Anadolu Lisesi. His educational background has provided him with a strong foundation in engineering principles, which he applies in his various roles within the automotive sector.
Skills and Expertise
Orkun Gayretli possesses strong skills in negotiation and problem-solving, essential for managing production lines and teams effectively. He emphasizes the importance of feedback and feed forward in team dynamics, which contributes to improved performance and collaboration. His expertise includes documenting production processes in detail, ensuring comprehensive tracking of battery history on a cell-by-cell, truck-by-truck, and line-by-line basis.