Application Deadline: 12 May 2026
Department: Quality
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Alternative Heat Head Office
Reporting To: Quality Assurance Manager
Team Overview:The Quality department is committed to maintaining the highest standards across all aspects of our products and services. Through rigorous inspection, testing, and continuous improvement processes, the team ensures compliance with industry regulations, client specifications, and internal quality benchmarks. Their focus on excellence supports reliable, safe, and high-performing solutions, reinforcing Alternative Heat’s reputation for delivering outstanding mechanical and electrical systems.
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Quality Assurance Engineer to support quality performance within the project. This role requires an independent and capable problem-solver who can investigate issues, identify root causes, and lead cross-functional corrective and improvement activities. The successful candidate will help ensure products and processes meet internal and customer requirements while driving measurable and sustained quality improvement.
Job Title | Quality Assurance Engineer
Location | Head Office, Banbridge
Hours | Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-3pm
Salary | Competitive Depending on Experience
Responsible to | Quality Assurance Manager
This role focuses on ensuring high standards of quality across both client-facing and internal operations. It involves supporting the investigation and resolution of quality issues, monitoring performance trends, and ensuring that all client, product, and regulatory requirements are clearly understood and consistently applied within manufacturing processes. The position also contributes to audits, client communications, and maintaining strong customer satisfaction through responsive quality management. Internally, it requires analysing defects and non-conformances, driving root cause analysis, and implementing corrective and preventative actions to prevent recurrence. Additionally, the role emphasises process compliance through audits and documentation, while actively supporting continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing defects, enhancing efficiency, and fostering a culture of proactive problem-solving and sustained quality performance.
With over 19 years of experience within the Commercial Offsite Fabrication industry, Alternative Heat have established themselves as a market leader in this sector.
Located centrally between Dublin and Belfast our 8.5 acre Head Office and feabrication facilities, which are fully equipped with overhead cranes and 8,000m² of workshop floor area, provide an ideal factory construction environment which is reflected in the high quality solutions we offer.
We employ a strong team of design engineers, CAD technicians, contracts managers and skilled trades personnel who utilise their vast industry experience to assist in the design, fabrication and delivery of our bespoke MEP solutions, which we supply throughout the UK and Ireland.
