QA Engineer

Holcim Participations (Australia) Pty Ltd; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Holcim Australia and New Zealand is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer – Humes to oversee efficient QA system compliance and QC on a major infrastructure project. You will help ensure daily product manufactured aligns with Australian and Main Roads standards.

The role offers an 18-month fixed-term contract, exposure to a world-leading sustainable building materials company, and opportunities to contribute to precast and reinforced concrete solutions within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in Quality Control and/or relevant Engineering disciplines.
• Understanding of Mechanical or Civil Engineering principles.
• Experience in prestress, precast or reinforced concrete is highly regarded.
• Strong problem-solving ability and ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Generate reports to track QA costs weekly.
• Ensure testing standards are met.
• Develop and manage the QA schedule.
• Coordinate with the maintenance supervisor to set up moulds.
• Ensure inventory stocks for manufactured products.
• Verify new products weekly meet standards.
• Collaborate with supervisors to ensure product quality.
• Conduct materials testing to verify specs.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Project management interest

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

• Job type: Fixed term - more than 6 months

About this role

Quality Assurance Engineer – Humes

• Key opportunity to develop your career within the world's leading sustainable building materials company.
• Working on a major infrastructure project!
• Competitive remuneration.
• Supportive & diverse management setting realistic targets and goals.
• 18-month contract position.

About us:

Holcim is the leading partner for sustainable construction, creating value across the built environment from infrastructure and industry to buildings. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Holcim has more than 45,000 employees in 43 attractive markets - across Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa. Holcim offers high-valued end-to-end Building Materials and Building Solutions, from foundation and flooring to roofing and walling - powered by premium brands including, ECOPact® low-carbon concrete and Geostone.

Holcim Australia and New Zealand is a leading supplier of cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and engineered pre-cast concrete solutions. Our proud history began in 1901 in Australia and 1888 in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Holcim is certified as a Top Employer 2026 by the Top Employers Institute, recognising our commitment to creating a workplace where people thrive.

Humes, an important Holcim business, has a long history of engineering precast and prestressed concrete solutions and, after 100 years of manufacture, our product range has never been more diverse, more competitive, or more in-tune with our clients' needs than it is today.

About the opportunity:

This is an exciting opportunity in which you will be responsible for efficient and effective administration of site Quality requirements as we ramp up production for a major infrastructure project. Your responsibilities will include ensuring QA system compliance and effective QC implementation; providing assistance during internal and external quality audits and ensuring product manufactured daily is in accordance with Australian and Main Roads standards.

Further and detailed responsibilities are found in the position description which is available upon request and will include:

• Generating appropriate reports to assist management with the tracking of QSI costs weekly.
• Ensuring all testing standards are being met.
• Developing and managing the QA schedule.
• Working with the maintenance supervisor to ensure all moulds are set up correctly.
• Ensuring inventory stocks are correct for all product manufactured.
• Ensuring all new products manufactured weekly are checked and are in compliance with relevant standards.
• Working with leading hands and Supervisors to ensure product quality (dimensions, finish, correct inventory) are compliant.
• Conducting materials testing to ensure compliance with specifications.

About you:

• Qualifications in Quality Control and or relevant Engineering disciplines would be highly regarded.
• A sound understanding of Mechanical or Civil Engineering principles.
• Practical experience in the prestress, precast or reinforced concrete industry will be highly regarded but experience in related industries e.g. civil construction/ heavy industrial manufacturing and similar also considered.
• Interested in Project Management, delivering projects from infancy to final completion.
• Strong problem-solving ability and an ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Highly effective communication skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are a given and you will be helped by your ability to maintain effective relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join our high performing team and to contribute to our world leading business.

Why Holcim?

At Holcim we offer an inclusive environment, where our people feel comfortable bringing their authentic self to work. We offer a high-performance workplace empowering problem solvers, creative thinkers and innovators to seek combined perspectives and voice opportunities to go further and faster. Our workplace is a safe environment where individuals can be themselves and where we promote a diverse workforce.We are an equal opportunities employer, making no distinction on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age. People are treated fairly at work - respecting and supporting human rights and non-discrimination. This is rooted in the values and standards set out in the Holcim Code of Business Ethics.

We don't just offer jobs - we offer long term careers with a deep and diverse structure which affords a great number of cross functional pathways available as you progress your career so if you're ready to take your career to the next level and join our dynamic team of professionals, we want to hear from you.

Candidates must hold valid Australian work rights with no restrictions on employment duration or hours.

We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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