Kick-start your career as a Junior Quality Engineer
We're looking for a motivated Junior Quality Engineer to help us boost product quality and champion smarter, more efficient processes. This is a full-time, permanent role at our Castleblayney site in Ireland, where you'll work side-by-side with our Quality Manager and learn from an experienced team.
You'll be at the heart of our lean manufacturing system, supporting the Quality Pillar framework to keep our products compliant, our processes efficient, and our performance outstanding. Working closely with Operations, you'll get hands-on experience solving real-world problems, driving improvements, and building the skills to launch a successful career in Quality.
Responsibilities of our Junior Quality Engineer
* Develop a full understanding of product quality critical characteristics, standards, and third-party certification requirements.
* Apply in-process and final product specifications effectively to ensure consistent conformity.
* Maintain accurate inspection and test plans within SAP, ensuring they are fully understood and followed.
* Support production team leaders in applying quality standards to all manufactured products.
* Carry out product quality inspections and conduct measurement system analyses (including gauge R&R).
* Identify opportunities to improve production methods or equipment to enhance product quality and customer satisfaction.
* Cooperate with management on site-wide continual improvement programmes.
* Lead reporting, investigation, and corrective action implementation following accidents, incidents, or events.
* Work with internal and external stakeholders to resolve quality issues, including customer complaints.
* Conduct internal process, product, and supplier audits to ensure ongoing compliance with internal, customer, and third-party requirements.
* Support third-party product certification activities and group compliance audits.
* Promote recognised problem-solving tools and techniques to investigate and prevent quality issues.
* Lead improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to reduce the overall cost of quality.
* Perform regular internal audits of Kingspan controls, processes, and procedures to identify deficiencies or opportunities for improvement.
* Plan and implement robust corrective actions to eliminate causes of non-conformities.
What we are looking for in our Junior Quality Engineer:
You will have:
* Degree / Diploma level qualification in Engineering, Science or Quality.
* Application of problem-solving tools.
* Excellent numeracy skills and ability to analyse data for trends.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Excellent organisational and strong workload prioritisation skills.
* Experience of working with various IT programs i.e. MS Word, Excel.
Whilst not essential, the following would be of benefit:
* Internal auditor qualification.
* Qualification in Lean Manufacturing or equivalent.
* Experience within a similar role.
* Experience within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
* Proven ability to lead quality improvement project teams.
* QC laboratory testing experience.
* Investigating customer complaints.
* Familiar with SAP.
* Experience of working with and understanding ISO and EN Product Standards.
What we can offer you:
* Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
* Competitive salary
* Contributory pension scheme
* Life assurance
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted health care
Why join Kingspan Insulation?
We are entrepreneurial, collaborative, and we stand behind a common cause – better buildings for a better world. Kingspan Insulation are a leading manufacturer of high-performance rigid insulation within the construction industry and have 188 sites worldwide.
Do you have the skills we are looking for? If so, click 'apply' now to be considered as our Junior Quality Engineer.