Director, Global Quality

Koch; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

John Zink, a Koch Engineered Solutions business, seeks a Global Quality Director to lead the global Quality organization across four regions and build one aligned system with common standards. You will empower regional leaders, set strategy, and drive risk management to ensure compliant, reliable delivery of products and services worldwide.

The role emphasizes travel, leadership development, and building scalable global processes to create long-term value for customers and the business.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Quality programs in a global industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading leaders and developing geographically dispersed teams across multiple regions.
• Knowledge of quality management systems, regulatory frameworks, and risk management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to set direction, establish priorities, clarify expectations, and drive accountability through leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior leaders across functions and geographies.
• Willing and able to travel internationally up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate the vision, strategy, priorities, outcomes, and expectations for the Global Quality organization.
• Lead, develop, and empower Quality leaders across the Americas, Middle East, Europe, and Asia Pacific, establishing clear accountability and effective regional execution.
• Build one globally aligned Quality organization with common standards, systems, metrics, governance, and operating rhythms.
• Set and execute the global Quality strategy aligned with business priorities and long-term value creation.
• Build and scale quality management systems, driving standardization, consistency, and continuous improvement across all global sites.
• Partner with business, engineering, manufacturing, commercial, service, and regional leaders to identify, assess, and mitigate operational, regulatory, and enterprise risk.
• Drive quality excellence across product realization, supplier quality, manufacturing, and service operations.
• Lead continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and other appropriate problem‑solving methods.
• Ensure compliance with applicable global, regional, and local quality regulations and standards.
• Use data, analytics, and leading indicators to drive accountability, inform decisions, identify systemic opportunities, and enable proactive improvement.
• Support quality audits, root cause investigations, and corrective action processes with a focus on learning, prevention, and sustained results.
• Build leadership capability and succession depth across the global Quality organization.

Skills

Global leadership

Quality leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Strategic planning

Data analytics

Travel readiness

Leadership development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or related field

Job description

The Global Quality Director is a leader of leaders responsible for leading John Zink’s Global Quality organization across four regions: Americas, Middle East, Europe, and Asia Pacific. This role provides strategic and operational leadership to build one globally aligned Quality organization while enabling effective execution within each region.

This leader sets the global Quality vision, strategy, priorities, and expectations; develops and empowers regional Quality leadership; strengthens quality management systems; mitigates risk; and enables compliant and reliable delivery of products and services worldwide.

This leader is expected to challenge the status quo, elevate organizational capability, and build scalable systems that create long-term value for customers, employees, and business.

Our Team

You will be part of the John Zink Global Operations leadership team, working through regional Quality leaders and partnering across global manufacturing sites, engineering teams, commercial teams, service operations, and regional leadership. The Global Quality organization operates with common standards, systems, metrics, and expectations while recognizing regional business and regulatory requirements.

What You Will Do

• Set and communicate the vision, strategy, priorities, outcomes, and expectations for the Global Quality organization.
• Lead, develop, and empower Quality leaders across the Americas, Middle East, Europe, and Asia Pacific, establishing clear accountability and effective regional execution.
• Build one globally aligned Quality organization with common standards, systems, metrics, governance, and operating rhythms.
• Set and execute the global Quality strategy aligned with business priorities and long-term value creation.
• Build and scale quality management systems, driving standardization, consistency, and continuous improvement across all global sites.
• Partner with business, engineering, manufacturing, commercial, service, and regional leaders to identify, assess, and mitigate operational, regulatory, and enterprise risk.
• Drive quality excellence across product realization, supplier quality, manufacturing, and service operations.
• Lead continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and other appropriate problem‑solving methods.
• Ensure compliance with applicable global, regional, and local quality regulations and standards.
• Use data, analytics, and leading indicators to drive accountability, inform decisions, identify systemic opportunities, and enable proactive improvement.
• Support quality audits, root cause investigations, and corrective action processes with a focus on learning, prevention, and sustained results.
• Build leadership capability and succession depth across the global Quality organization.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience leading Quality programs in a global industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading leaders and developing geographically dispersed teams across multiple regions.
• Knowledge of quality management systems, regulatory frameworks, and risk management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to set direction, establish priorities, clarify expectations, and drive accountability through leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior leaders across functions and geographies.
• Willing and able to travel internationally up to 40%.

*This position is not eligible for VISA sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, quality, manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• Experience in combustion, engineered equipment, or highly regulated industrial environments.
• Experience integrating quality strategy into product development and capital projects.
• Professional certifications (e.g., ASQ, Six Sigma, ISO Lead Auditor).
• Demonstrated success building scalable global systems during periods of growth or transformation.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

John Zink, a Koch Engineered Solutions business, is the leading global combustion and emission control partner, delivering exceptional, tailored solutions including industrial burners, flares, thermal oxidizers, and vapor control systems. Backed by decades of proven performance, unrivaled research and development, plus expert service and support, we tackle the industry’s most challenging demands and foster transformative, collaborative partnerships. Our enduring commitment to excellence not only shapes our legacy but also our future, by delivering reliable solutions that drive progress and ensure lasting impact for decades to come.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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