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Vacancy Name: Auditor - South West
Vacancy ID: VN2942
Location: Home Based
Created Date: 8/29/2025 8:18 AM

Description
To support our Customers and Global Communities to mitigate supply-chain risk through the delivery of high quality, cost effective HSEQ audits. Working with the supply chain of our core sectors: Utilities, Construction, Oil and Gas, you will audit to industry-specific protocols covering a combination of Health, Safety, Environmental, Quality and Sustainability management systems.

• AUDIT DELIVERY
  • Deliver scheduled On-Site audits to meet chargeability targets in line with Community requirements
  • Create detailed audit reports to the agreed quality requirements
  • Submit completed audit reports to meet agreed community/scheme SLA's
  • Manage your time to ensure all elements of the process are delivered within agreed timescales.
  • Manage costs associated with Audit delivery, including travel etc
• QUALITY
  • Ensure all audits are carried out in line with relevant industry and scheme standards.
  • Prepare detailed audit reports which are accurate, grammatically correct, and provide evidence and justification of findings
  • Contribute to the ongoing development of the various schemes, while ensuring that they conform to the framework of corporate standards and procedures
  • Undergo witnessed audits as part of the AAS quality management procedures.
  • Provide constructive feedback to ensure the on-going development of the schemes
  • Maintain and develop own technical competencies, skills, and knowledge of scheme rules for audit activities
• CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
  • Liaise, where necessary, with clients or other interested parties to provide guidance on the content of the scheme
  • Ensure customers are contacted prior to the audit, in a timely fashion; confirming the audit schedule and providing information on how to prepare
  • Act as ambassador for Achilles and the Community while on the customer site
  • Provide added value to customers through advice, guidance and insight
  • Ensure verification of Supply Chain information on behalf of the buying communities to enable a risk based approach to procurement decisions
  • Driving continual improvement through the supply chain through the identification of non-conformances or deviations from industry best practice

• COMPETENCIES
  • CUSTOMER FOCUS
    • Uses communication styles that are appropriate to the needs and interests of customers and stakeholders
    • Proactively identifies repeated problems or barriers to customer service and takes steps to resolve these
    • Asks questions to gain a clear understanding of customer's problems or complaints
    • Keeps customers informed of progress
  • DRIVING QUALITY
    • Takes personal pride in delivering work of the highest standards
    • Sets targets for quality and completeness of work that go beyond the minimum required
    • Develops robust processes by which work is checked, assessed and monitored for quality
    • Compares the quality of work against that of others in similar roles or teams and strives to outperform others
  • DECISION MAKING
    • Identifies and evaluates the range of options open to them
    • Articulates the assumptions made and the risks involved in decisions taken
    • Analyses information carefully to identify facts, patterns, trends and missing data that may impact on a decision
    • Communicates decisions clearly to those who are affected
  • DRIVE & MOTIVATION
    • Addresses multiple demands without losing focus or energy
    • Increases efforts in the face of difficulties or obstacles and recovers quickly after setbacks
    • Remains calm and focused during stressful or challenging situations; concentrates only things they can control or influence
    • Encourages others during challenging times with their positive, can-do attitude
  • SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES
    • Treats others with respect, fairness, and consistency
    • Makes time available to help others when asked
    • Uses their skills and knowledge to make things easier for others
    • Thinks about the impact of their own work and performance on others in the team
  • KNOWLEDGE
    • Working knowledge of the relevant industry sector, including an understanding of how contracts and projects are discharged.
    • A working knowledge of health and safety, environmental, CSR, and quality management systems.
    • Customer focused and service oriented.
    • Fully mobile and flexible.
    • Able to communicate effectively with all levels from managing directors to frontline operatives.
    • A team player capable of meeting high customer expectations.
    • Working without supervision.
    • Good PC skills, including competence in using MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Experience of auditing.
• Exposure to the delivery of audit programmes.
• A track record of liaising with clients or work experience of a customer service industry.