Senior Mechanical QA Lead — Right-First-Time Delivery

Jones Engineering; Limerick; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Engineering seeks a Quality professional to maintain the Mechanical Quality Management System and drive project quality. You will lead a team including Field QA, NDT Specialists and Commissioning & Handover Supervisors, ensuring client specs are met and documentation is completed.

The role emphasizes Right First Time delivery, compliance with ISO9001:2015, and collaboration with construction teams to manage handover milestones. A strong, proactive communicator is essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant mechanical/quality qualification
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of Hygienic Piping Installation essential, including ASME codes
• Knowledge of Pharmaceutical Piping Systems and associated P&IDs essential
• Knowledge of orbital welding equipment and weld procedures
• Further Quality Inspection qualifications would be advantageous, e.g., Paint & Coatings
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office essential, plus use of large QA database systems such as Eida
• Experience working with Quality software would be advantageous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills essential

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Mechanical Quality Management System
• Lead the quality delivery of projects, ensuring client specifications are met, by developing and executing project quality plans & ITPs
• Lead the quality ethos for projects through a Right First Time approach, including training, toolbox talks, mock-ups, audits
• Manage the Quality team including Field QA, Test Pack Engineers, NDT Specialists and Commissioning & Handover Supervisors
• Maintain the applicable Jones Engineering database for each project and deliver handover documentation to the client
• Review benchmarks and First of a Kind Installations, and develop test packs using Project Quality Management Software
• Liaise with the client on handover documentation, system handover and MC dates
• Liaise with construction teams regarding handover dates, snag lists, and trend addressing
• Ensure QA requirements are met by subcontractors; attend quality meetings and report on quality

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Quality Assurance

Quality management

Education

Relevant mechanical/quality qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Eida QA database

Quality software

Job description

Jones Engineering seeks a Quality professional to maintain the Mechanical Quality Management System and drive project quality. You will lead a team including Field QA, NDT Specialists and Commissioning & Handover Supervisors, ensuring client specs are met and documentation is completed.

The role emphasizes Right First Time delivery, compliance with ISO9001:2015, and collaboration with construction teams to manage handover milestones. A strong, proactive communicator is essential.