
Quality Control Manager
U Value Insulation Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dunshaughlin • Ireland
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About the role
- **Key Responsibilities:**
- **Site-Based Responsibilities**
- - Conduct regular site inspections to ensure insulation installations comply with:
- - Project specifications and drawings
- - Building regulations and relevant standards
- - Manufacturer installation guidelines
- - Identify defects, non-conformances, and poor workmanship and ensure corrective actions are implemented promptly
- - Carry out pre-handover inspections and snagging
- - Support site teams with technical guidance and best-practice installation methods
- - Liaise with main contractors, clients, and consultants regarding quality issues
- - Monitor workmanship consistency across crews and projects
- **Office-Based Responsibilities**
- - Develop, implement, and maintain Quality Management Systems (QMS)
- - Prepare and maintain:
- - Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs)
- - Quality checklists and site inspection reports
- - Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and corrective action logs
- - Review project documentation to ensure quality requirements are clearly defined
- - Analyse quality trends, defects, and rework to drive continuous improvement
- - Assist with audits (internal and external) and ensure audit readiness
- - Support training initiatives to improve installer competency and quality awareness
- **Compliance & Continuous Improvement**
- - Ensure compliance with:
- - Building regulations
- - Health & Safety requirements (in collaboration with H&S personnel)
- - Company quality policies and procedures
- - Recommend improvements to installation methods, materials, and processes
- - Stay up to date with changes in regulations, standards, and insulation products
Requirements
- **Essential:**
- - Proven experience in a quality control or quality management role within construction
- - Strong knowledge of insulation systems (thermal, acoustic, fire stopping preferred)
- - Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications
- - Experience carrying out site inspections and producing clear quality reports
- - Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- - Confident communicator with site teams and management
- - Full driving licence (site travel required)
- Desirable:
- - Experience in subcontracting environments
- - Knowledge of ISO 9001 or similar quality systems
- - Construction-related qualification or trade background
- - Experience dealing with main contractors and compliance audits
- **Personal Attributes**
- - Proactive and hands-on approach
- - Able to balance site presence with administrative duties
- - Fair, consistent, and firm when enforcing quality standards
- - Organised, methodical, and deadline-driven
- - Committed to continuous improvement and high standards
Benefits
- - Pension
- - Health cash plan
- - Laptop & mobile phone
- - 24 days annual leave
- - Gym membership
- - Monthly company lunch
- - Career progression
- - Bike to work scheme
- - Refer a friend scheme
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
quality controlquality managementinsulation systemsconstruction drawings interpretationsite inspectionsquality reportsISO 9001non-conformance reportsinspection and test planscontinuous improvement
Soft Skills
attention to detailproblem-solvingcommunicationproactive approachorganisedmethodicaldeadline-drivenfair enforcement of standardsability to balance dutiescommitment to high standards
Certifications
construction-related qualificationISO 9001 certification