Ethical Auditor (CSCA)

QIMA; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

QIMA is seeking auditors to inspect supplier sites across South India, focusing on labor rights, health and safety, and environmental standards. You will report findings to clients, ensuring integrity and thorough documentation.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in 3rd party auditing, environmental audits, and relevant certifications, with solid English communication skills for meetings and reporting.

Qualifications

• Higher education degree in Engineering, Law, Economics, Social Sciences or related major.
• APSCA registered at CSCA level (Mandatory).
• Strong knowledge of SA8000/ISO14001/ICTI/C-TPAT/WRAP/BSCI.
• Work experience in 3rd party auditing.
• Experience in Environmental Audit.
• SMETA/BSCI/SA8000/WRAP or mixed audits done in recent 12 months.
• Have good command of English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Audit the manufacturing sites of clients' suppliers, sometimes without warning.
• Be alert to violations and record findings in detailed reports for clients.
• Approach audits with integrity due to potential consequences for suppliers and staff.
• Provide expertise in client meetings to tailor quality control procedures.
• Contribute ideas for improving Operations projects.

Skills

Auditing experience

Report writing

Stakeholder communication

Education

APSCA CSCA level

Tools

SA8000

ISO14001

ICTI

C-TPAT

WRAP

BSCI

Job description

This position is available for candidates who are based anywhere within South India.

At QIMA, we're on a mission to help our clients make products consumers can trust.

Working with over 30,000 global brands, retailers, manufacturers and food growers, we are on the ground wherever products are made. We help businesses secure every step of their supply chain with quality inspections, supplier audits, certifications, and lab testing, all powered by our intelligent digital platform.

Our team of 6,000 QIMers (and counting) across 40 offices and laboratories, are united in our shared passion for innovation and integrity, and guided by our QIMA values in the decisions we make every day. We believe in the work we do, and in making a positive difference in the world. Does this sound like something you'd like to be a part of?

Our Consumer Goods Division is dedicated to helping brands, retailers and manufacturers worldwide deliver safe, quality and ethically made products to their consumers. Every day at work, our inspectors, auditors, and lab techs use their expertise to help safeguard the products you use every day in your home: from clothes and footwear to toys and baby products, to electronics, appliances, and furniture.

Our operations department's purpose is to deliver our industry-leading services to our clients while ensuring that all the work we do is performed to the QIMA standard of quality

Job Description

You will be expected to:

• Audit the manufacturing sites of our clients' suppliers, sometimes without warning. Your areas of attention will include labor rights, health and safety, environmental security, and others, according to the applicable international standard or the client's in-house procedure
• Be alert to any violations, staying vigilant when dealing with factory management, and recording all your findings in detailed reports, to be delivered to the client
• Approach your job with utmost integrity, as your conduct during an audit can have lasting consequences for the supplier, factory staff, and our clients

We may also request you to:

• Provide your expertise in client meetings, to create custom quality control procedures based on their specific requirements
• Contribute your ideas for improving the quality of our Operations projects

Qualifications

It could be you, if you have:

• A higher education degree in Engineering, Law, Economics, Social Sciences or a related major
• APSCA registered at CSCA level (Mandatory)
• Strong knowledge of SA8000/ISO14001/ICTI/C-TPAT/WRAP/BSCI
• Work experience in 3rd party auditing
• Experience in Environmental Audit
• SMETA/BSCI/SA8000/WRAP or mixed audits done in recent 12 months
• Have good command of English (spoken and written)