Quality Engineer — Drive Process Improvement & Compliance

Uniting Holding; Leinster; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual Leave Purchase Programme

Long Service Awards

Staff Purchase Schemes: Tyres, Tools

Bike to Work

Discounted Gym Membership

Death In Service Benefit

Digital GP Service

Job summary

National Vehicle Distribution in Ireland is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure products and services meet customer specs, regulatory standards, and internal requirements on the shop floor.

You will lead root-cause analysis, drive continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma, participate in NPI DFMEA, and ensure ISO 9001/14001/45001 compliance while collaborating with procurement and management.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ experience in working in a quality department.
• 5+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment desirable.
• Strong IT skills in MS Office and Google; strong analytical and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality plans, inspection methods, and control plans for manufacturing processes and internal business processes.
• Lead cross-functional teams through non-conformance investigations (CAPA, 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) to eliminate production defects.
• Utilize Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to drive scrap reduction, process repeatability, and efficiency gains.
• Participate in New Product Introduction (NPI) by developing DFMEA/PFMEA analyses.
• Conduct internal process and product audits to ensure ISO 9001 / 14001/ 45001 standards compliance and customer specifications.
• Collaborate with procurement to resolve supplier-related material defects and inbound quality issues.
• Track key operational metrics (First Pass Yield, Scrap Rate, CPOQ) and report insights to management.

Skills

Analytical skills

MS Office

Google Suite

Pricing reporting

Education

Engineering degree (third level)

Job description

National Vehicle Distribution in Ireland is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure products and services meet customer specs, regulatory standards, and internal requirements on the shop floor.

You will lead root-cause analysis, drive continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma, participate in NPI DFMEA, and ensure ISO 9001/14001/45001 compliance while collaborating with procurement and management.