Food Safety Auditor-Full Time

Intertek US

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About The Position

This is a remote position with 85% travel; applicants must reside in and be able to legally work in the United States. Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a Food Safety Auditor to join our Business Assurance Intertek team Remotely. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Food Safety. Intertek's Business Assurance team goes beyond testing, inspection and certification to look at the underlying elements that make a company and its products successful. Our assurance solutions provide confidence and total peace of mind that a client's operating procedures, systems and people are functioning properly to provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Science Degree in a food-related science from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Must be willing to travel up to 85% of the time, including weekend travel globally and the ability to work under difficult conditions in diverse cultural and physical environments.
• Certification as a FSSC 22000 V6 approved scheme Lead Auditor, with regular certification renewal.
• PCQI certification.
• Minimum 5 years previous related experience in the engineering, quality, food safety, food packaging, food ingredients and/or auditing field.
• A minimum of 10 food safety audits conducted as an external auditor.
• Knowledge of USDA/FDA (or CFIA if posting in Canada) regulations.
• Knowledge of GFSI standards and certification process.
• Knowledge, or general understanding, of various management system standards and guidelines.
• Basic technical ability with Microsoft Office 365 products, and various word-processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Valid Driver’s License to visit client sites - Valid driver’s license and reliable driving record (required).
• Must be physically able to safely ascend to heights, be able to bend, crawl and move safely and freely around machinery and building without assistance.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated and reliable with a strong independent work ethic.
• Team Player.
• Ability to ask questions and present findings.
• Strong organization, creativity, and project management skills.
• Full commitment to conduct business with the utmost integrity and in full compliance with the law.

Nice To Haves

• Food plant experience in a role related to food safety.

Responsibilities

• Conduct food safety audits of client’s facility.
• Provide technical training to management and employees at client’s facility regarding the adequacy of food safety program, integrated pest management, operational methods, personnel practices, maintenance for food safety, and cleaning practices.
• Prepare a written report for management to recap all issues of observations and, if needed, corrective actions that should be taken.
• Conduct document reviews and pre-assessments to ensure that the requirements of the standard have been met and provide the appropriate feedback to the customer to address any shortcomings.
• Prepare and send to the auditee an Audit Plan using appropriate documents and forms well-before the audit.
• Arrange all travel plans, provide directions and other relevant information to audit team members.
• Conduct Opening and Closing Meetings, explaining the broad objectives, the scope, audit process and establishing audit plan.
• Conduct audits, seeking conformity to applicable standard; by interviewing relevant personnel, making observations and inspections and sampling records.
• Liaise with other team members to determine validity of their findings in relation to lead auditor findings.
• Effectively define and present findings to the customer.
• Advise customers of SAI Global requirements, such as the number of days to address non-conformances.
• Assess corrections, corrective action/plans and corresponding evidences.
• Prepare the Audit Report.
• Lead Auditor, reviews all team members’ documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure all documents required by the respective standard are in place for presentation to the Registration Review Team.
• Effectively respond if any Review Findings issued.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Generous vacation / sick time (PTO).
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees