Food Safety Auditor-Full Time

Intertek

2d•Remote

About The Position

Intertek is actively seeking a Food Safety Auditor to join our Business Assurance Intertek team. This is a remote position with 85% travel, requiring applicants to reside in and legally work in the United States. The Food Safety Auditor will be responsible for performing assessments in manufacturing and services industries against 1st-Party, 2nd-Party and 3rd-Party food safety management systems. The role involves conducting audits to help companies improve their food safety operations. The team works collaboratively despite geographical distance and fosters a culture of working towards goals.

Requirements

Bachelors of higher-level Food Science Disciplined Degree from an accredited college or university.
Currently Qualified as a Food Safety Lead Auditor in any GFSI benchmarked scheme (SQF, BRC, FSSC22000, IFS).
Must be willing to travel up to 85% of the time, including weekend travel globally.
Ability to work under difficult conditions in diverse cultural and physical environments.
2 years of previous work experience in a food safety, food packaging, food ingredients manufacturing.
Audit Log with a minimum of 140 hours of 3rd party FSMS auditing experience.
Knowledge of USDA/FDA regulations.
Certificate in HACCP Implementation or PCQI.
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.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Self-motivated and reliable with a strong independent work ethic.
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.
Must be willing and able to travel extensively. Primarily domestic travel, some international travel may be needed (typically includes USA+Canada+Mexico).
Candidate must be comfortable traveling 3 to 5 nights per week.
This is a remote position; however, applicants must reside in and be able to legally work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

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.
Provide practical and technical support to the food and beverage industry in the areas of food safety operations through effective in-person and virtual training, consulting, and inspections.

Responsibilities

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.
As necessary, 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 Intertek 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.