Lead Auditor, Food Safety

SGS; United States; Remote; USD 72,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global company as a Lead Auditor in Food Safety, where you'll play a crucial role in enhancing food safety and quality. This dynamic position involves performing third-party audits, collaborating with teams, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. With travel opportunities up to 80%, you'll gain valuable experience while contributing to sustainable development and brand protection. If you have a strong background in food science and auditing, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a reputable organization known for its commitment to quality and integrity.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Lead Auditor for FSSC, BRC, and SQF standards.
• Strong background in food safety and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Perform certification audits according to SGS procedures and standards.
• Collaborate with Auditor teams and assist in training new Auditors.

Skills

Food Safety Auditing

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Technical Knowledge of Standards

Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or Bio Science

Job description

Company Description

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

Job Description

SGS helps to improve food safety, enhance quality, support sustainable development, improve margins, and protect brands. SGS auditors have the industry and business expertise to perform food audits against chosen criteria and code of practice.

As a Lead Auditor, Food Safety, you will perform third-party audits per SGS Certification procedures and requirements of one or more applicable standards (i.e. SQF/BRC, FSSC/BRC, or SQF/FSSC). You will also perform the collection and analysis of sufficient information to provide a recommendation for certification.

Position may be located anywhere in the U.S.

• Perform certification audits in any capacity in conformance with the SGS Global/Local procedures, sector specific schemes/standards, ensure that such duties are performed in an efficient and commercially expedient way.
• Upon evidence gained during audits, provides with determination whether registration should be recommended or allowed to continue.
• Assimilate, understand, and operate the SGS Certification System in all auditing activities.
• Collaborate with teams of Auditors during the auditing activities.
• Strive to provide customers with sufficient audit experience to cover the whole of SGS’s Certification's accredited activities.
• Assist in the training of other Auditors and Senior Auditors during planned audits or during other training functions.
• Actively participates in witness audits by SGS or accreditation bodies.
• Maintains all audit-related credentials.
• Undertake any other activities as directed by the Manager, Certification Audit or Manager, Technical Accreditation.
• Adheres to internal standards, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in food science or bio science is required.
• 5+ years’ work experience and qualified as Lead Auditor to FSSC, BRC and/or SQF.
• Minimum 5 years work experience of proven management function in food industry.
• Minimum 2 years work experience in quality assurance function or food safety management system coordination.

TRAVEL

• Travels up to 80% of the time - automobile / airplane, some travel might be international with flight time 8+ hours depending on the destination. Weekend travel may be necessary to meet utilization requirements.

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

• Strong background and knowledge of technical applications of the standards.
• Language Skills: Highest advanced level of English.
• Mathematical Skills: Basic level.
• Reasoning Skills/Abilities: Basic level.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Proactive attitude and excellent organizational skills.
• Effectively reacts in stressful situations and make clear, well-founded decisions regarding conformity during the audit.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects while delivering results on time.
• Act with integrity, tact, and character.

Salary - $72,000 - $96,000/yr based on experience and certifications.

Benefits - This position offers medical, dental, vision, 401K, time off.

Additional Information
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are