Global Technology Director of Fired Equipment - John Zink Hamworthy Combustion

John Zink, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is looking to add a Global Technology Director of Fired Equipment, to our Engineering and Technology team. The preference is for this role to be based in Tulsa, OK but we are open to a remote scenario.

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, John Zink is a global leader in providing combustion and emission control solutions to our customers. Our research and development facilities make up the largest testing complex of its kind. Additionally, our worldwide service organization is the largest, most technically advanced team of its kind. We provide solutions to capture emissions, destroy pollutants, manage waste and heat vital processes to help industries operate more cleanly and efficiently.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for leading a team of technical experts across diverse product and business lines

• Responsible for supervising and developing employees to maximize their contributions by applying Principle Based Management (PBM).

• Responsible for building and maintain strong relationships with Subject Matter Experts (SME's), industry contacts and stakeholders

• Collaborate and support providing technical guidance to end users/licensors aligned with the business and operational needs.

• Define technical strategy and roadmaps for the organization partnering the product line and commercial leaders for fired equipment (process burners, flares, thermal oxidizers).

• Develop, advance, and implement technology strategies that align with the company objectives and customer needs, ensuring both technical excellence and commercial viability.

• Continuously gathering customer feedback to improve technical and commercial solutions.

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements (Basic Qualifications):

• Technical expertise of fired heaters, combustions processes, heat transfer, and thermodynamics.

• Operations experience in maintenance, optimizing, troubleshooting of burners, fired heaters and related fired equipment.

• Demonstrated experience with mentorship, influencing, and the capacity to inspire and drive team performance.

• Demonstrated experience interacting with various stakeholders, including engineers, technicians, and senior management

• Travel up to 25%

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience developing strategies that align with customer and company goals

• SME in combustion, process heating, fired equipment, refinery processes

• Experience building a network of processional relationships that can offer support, insight, and collaboration opportunities.

• Demonstrated experience collaborating across multiple stakeholders to build vision and influence for progress on initiatives.

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Our Benefits

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.

Equal Opportunities

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**For this role, we anticipate paying $180,000 - $220,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.