Regional Quality Head

Primary Location:

Espoo, FI Tampere, FI Vilnius, LT Šiauliai, LT

Our world depends on rocks, minerals, metals and other raw materials – the building blocks of modern society. As an industry leader, Metso helps transform these essential materials to enable sustainable modern life.

Our solutions and services support everything from renewable energy and electrification to the infrastructure and digital economy shaping our future. Together, we help our customers meet growing demand while driving the industry toward a more sustainable use of the earth’s natural resources.

Join nearly 18,000 Metsonites worldwide, each bringing unique expertise and experience to positive change. At Metso, you’re supported by a growth culture built on safety, wellbeing, inclusion and collaboration.

This is your opportunity to make an impact and rise above the possible.

Job posting end date: 08-05-2026

About the role

The Head of Regional Quality, Consumables leads the regional Consumables Quality function with full accountability for consistent deployment of quality strategy, processes, standards, and QA/QC technologies.
This role ensures regulatory compliance, drives continuous improvement, resolves quality issues efficiently, and strengthens customer value through data-driven quality performance management across manufacturing, supply chain, and service operations.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and develop the regional Consumables Quality organization across manufacturing, supply chain, and service operations.
Ensure products, processes, and services meet company quality standards, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements.
Deploy and implement quality strategy, standards, methods, and QA/QC technologies in line with CNS Quality direction.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives and manage quality deviations, non-conformities, and risk mitigation activities.
Lead customer complaint management, including root cause analysis and effective CAPA implementation.
Establish and maintain robust quality reporting, analytics, and governance using quality systems and tools (e.g. SAP Q-Module).
Collaborate cross-functionally and across regions to share best practices, standardize ways of working, and build quality capability.
Act as a key stakeholder in regional and global audits, projects, and quality-related initiatives.

Key Requirements

Proven leadership experience in Quality within manufacturing, industrial, or supply chain environments.
Strong knowledge of quality management systems, regulatory frameworks, CAPA, and root cause analysis methodologies.
Experience deploying quality strategies and leading continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, or similar).
Ability to influence and collaborate across functions and cultures in a regional or global matrix organization.
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Willingness to travel up to 40% within the region.

What We Offer

Opportunity to lead and shape regional quality excellence in a global organization.
High-impact role with clear decision-making authority and visibility at senior leadership level.
Ability to make a measurable difference in customer satisfaction, compliance, and cost-of-non-quality reduction.
Exposure to cross-regional collaboration, global initiatives, and strategic quality transformation.
Platform for professional growth in a complex, international operating environment.

Salary: 6500-7000 eur/month

Metso is committed to pay equity and transparent reward practices globally. Compensation information is shared in line with local legislation and applicable recruitment practices.

How to join - Working at Metso - About Metso - Diversity and Inclusion - Meet our people

Metso is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.

Metso is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. At the end of 2025 Metso had close to 18,000 employees in around 50 countries, and sales in 2025 were about EUR 5.3 billion. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.

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