Quality Engineer

BMD & Co Limited; Athlone; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Annual holidays 21+ days

Private medical option

Life assurance

Income protection

Employee assistance programme

Tuition support

Job summary

Hollybank Trustees Ltd seeks a Quality Engineer to support BMD Quality Management Systems and client specifications. You will drive Right First Time delivery, coordinate welding, NDT and pressure testing, and ensure all personnel are trained to pipe class requirements.

Responsibilities include audits, materials inspection, records management, and final QC checks. Strong communication and teamwork are essential to succeed in this fast-paced project environment.

Qualifications

• Desirable for applicant to have degree in Quality Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering.
• Understanding of welding technology and technical engineering codes/standards.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2008.
• Strong communicator, written and verbal.
• Diligent with high attention to detail.
• Personable and a team player.
• Able to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment.
• Hard working and logically minded.
• Accountable and highly organised with ownership of tasks.
• Decisive, able to make decisions with incomplete information.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Project Quality Management System is fully implemented.
• Promote a Right First Time/Defect Free Delivery culture for zero defects.
• Ensure personnel are trained to tasks in compliance with pipe classes.
• Perform Internal and External Quality Audits.
• Coordinate welding, NDT, and pressure testing processes.
• Monitor material receipt inspection and quality records.
• Manage weld coupons, welder qualifications, NDT reports and test packs.
• Inspect daily weld coupons and ensure records are in order.
• Oversee daily production inspections and turnover handover packages.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis for non-conformances and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Strong communicator

Detail oriented

Team player

Multitasking

Decisive

Accountable

Education

Degree in Quality Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Reporting to the Quality Manager the role of The Quality Engineer is to support both the requirements of the BMD Quality Management Systems and Client Specification Requirements.

Typical tasks include, but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure the Project Quality Management System is fully implemented.
• Promote a “Right First Time” /Defect Free Delivery approach culture for the project to achieve a Construction Goal- Zero Defects at MC aligned with the JE Construction Quality Plan.
• Ensure all personnel are suitably trained to execute the tasks in compliance to the pipe classes.
• Perform Quality Audits (Internal and External).
• Co-ordinate special processes including Welding, NDT, and Pressure testing.
• Monitor and check the material receipt inspection process.
• Manage quality records, daily coupons, welder qualifications, NDT Reports, material test reports, pressure test packs, calibration records on custom electronic system
• Inspect daily weld coupons and records.
• Manage inspectors ensuring all daily production is inspected and records are in order.
• Ensure Welding consumable controls are in accordance with the project plan.
• Ensure welding qualifications are current for the welding team.
• Compile process statistics of welding and testing.
• Manage NDT reports and radiographic films for review.
• Review NDT Reports for accuracy to the specified standard.
• Liaise with client third party representatives to co-ordinate inspections and tests.
• Population and co-ordinate the handover of system packages.
• Population and upkeep of common information dossiers for turnover
• Co-ordinate the inflow of sub-contractors quality documentation into sub-system packages.
• Oversee and Monitor subcontractor work packages.
• Perform final QC checks of systems pre-test and post test.
• Manage system walkdowns ,snags and Turnover packs
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis in the event of Non-Conformances and oversee the implementation of Corrective Actions and Preventative Actions.

Person Specification

Education, Training & Experience

• Desirable for applicant to have degree in Quality Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering.
• Applicant must have an understanding of welding technology and be interested in the technical aspects of engineering codes and standards.
• Applicant must have a working knowledge of ISO 9001:2008,
• Strong Communicator, written and verbal.
• Diligent, has a high level of attention to detail.
• Personable, and a team player.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at once.
• Hard working and able to work in fast paced work environment.
• Logically minded, able to understand and make associations between basic technical requirements.
• Accountable & highly organised someone who take ownership of tasks from beginning to end.
• Decisive, able to make decisions while lacking some information.

What’s in it for you?

• Company Pension Scheme
• 21 days holiday (increasing with service)
• 24/7 Digital Doctor
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Review and Development Opportunities
• Paid Tuition Support
• Attractive Employee Referral Scheme
• Sports and Social Club
• Services Awards

Our team are at the heart of our success, and we thank our colleagues for their relentless commitment and drive for excellence in everything they do.

BMD is an equal opportunity employer.