Ethical Auditor (APSCA)

QIMA; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

QIMA is seeking a CONTRACTOR auditor to inspect supplier facilities across the United States. You'll assess labor rights, health and safety, and environmental controls while documenting findings for clients.

The role involves client meetings to tailor quality control procedures and contributing ideas to improve ongoing projects. The ideal candidate holds an Engineering, Law, Economics, or related degree, with APSCA registration and recent experience in third‑party and environmental audits.

Qualifications

• Higher education degree in Engineering, Law, Economics, Social Sciences or related major.
• APSCA registration is mandatory.
• Strong knowledge of SA8000/ISO14001/ICTI/C-TPAT/WRAP, plus work experience in 3rd party auditing.
• Experience in SMETA/BSCI/SA8000/WRAP or mixed audits in the last 12 months.
• Good command of English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Audit manufacturing sites of clients’ suppliers, focusing on labor rights, health and safety, environmental security and related standards.
• Record findings in detailed reports to deliver to the client.
• Provide expertise in client meetings to tailor quality control procedures.
• Contribute ideas to improve the quality of Operations projects.

Skills

Audit experience

Environmental auditing

Third-party auditing

SA8000 knowledge

BSCI knowledge

WRAP knowledge

ISO14001 knowledge

C-TPAT knowledge

ICTI knowledge

SMETA knowledge

Education

Engineering

Law

Economics

Social Sciences

Related major

Job description

As a CONTRACTOR, 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

It could be you, if you have:

• A higher education degree in Engineering, Law, Economics, Social Sciences or a related major
• APSCA registration is 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)

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This position is available for candidates who are based anywhere within the United States of America.

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 5,000 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.

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