Region Quality Manager

Linde plc; Burr Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Vacation

Employee discount program

Educational growth

Job summary

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. seeks a regional quality compliance professional in Burr Ridge, IL to drive FDA-regulated initiatives for medical gases and regulated manufacturing environments.

You will lead root cause investigations, CAPAs, and training programs, ensuring readiness for FDA/state inspections while collaborating with Operations, Safety, Engineering and Customer Service. Travel 40-60% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as Science, Engineering, or Quality, or equivalent experience.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in medical gases, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong working knowledge of FDA regulations, particularly 21 CFR 213 and current Good Manufacturing Practice.
• Experience conducting root cause investigations and implementing CAPAs.
• Ability to travel regionally (40-60%) to support sites and investigations.
• Excellent communication, training, and leadership skills.
• Flexible to centrally located sites within central region.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate site performance against company quality policies and drive corrective actions.
• Lead regional compliance efforts with medical gas regulatory requirements and FDA alignment.
• Conduct and oversee root cause investigations for medical gas complaints.
• Provide local training and coaching on complaint handling and documentation.
• Prepare sites for FDA/state inspections with internal audits and readiness guidance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Safety, Engineering and Customer Service.
• Analyze quality trends, complaint data, and CAPA effectiveness for leadership.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Root cause analysis

Training & coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation practices

Quality systems

Travel readiness

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

GxP systems

Job description

Burr Ridge, IL, United States | req32906

What you will enjoy doing*

• You will evaluate site performance against companyquality policies, procedures, and standards to identify gaps and drivecorrective actions
• Lead regional compliance efforts ensuring adherence tomedical gas regulatory requirements including documentation, labeling,equipment maintenance, and operational controls aligned with FDAexpectations
• You will be expected to conduct and oversee root causeinvestigations for medical gas complaints, ensuring timely closure,accurate documentation, and effective corrective and preventive actions
• Provide local training and coaching to sites oncomplaint handling, documentation practices, and quality fundamentals tostrengthen compliance culture
• You have the ability to prepare sites for FDA andstate inspections by conducting internal audits and offering guidance tomaintain sustained inspection readiness
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations,Safety, Engineering, and Customer Service to resolve quality issues andsupport continuous improvement initiatives
• Analyze quality trends, complaint data, and CAPAeffectiveness to deliver clear, actionable insights to regional andnational leadership

What makes you great

• Youhold a bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Science,Engineering, or Quality, or equivalent experience
• Threeto five years of experience in medical gases, pharmaceuticals, medicaldevices, or regulated manufacturing environments
• Strongworking knowledge of FDA regulations, particularly 21 CFR 213 and currentGood Manufacturing Practice principles
• Youhave proven experience in conducting root cause investigations andmanaging corrective and preventive actions effectively
• Abilityto travel regionally (40-60%) to support sites and investigations
• Excellentcommunication skills with demonstrated ability in training, coaching, andleadership
• Flexible to centrally located sites within central region

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.
Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.
Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level. Build your future with us while making an impact every day!
Pay range: $90,000 - $120,000 yearly, depending on experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.