FSSC Auditor

FSSC Auditor

Bring your management systems audit skills and food safety sector experience to our Management Systems Lead Auditor role (Full time) and make the most of your professional skills doing more of the work you enjoy. This role is home-based position with extensive travel required.

About the role :

You will perform business assurance assessments and recommend certification, deferral, suspension, or withdrawal of certification in accordance with FSSC22000 and ISO9001 management systems standards. In addition, you will be qualified to audit a range of additional 2nd party addendums. You will actively build strong external and internal client relationships.

The outcome of your assessments will result in accurate, insightful reports that will be of real worth to our clients and meet demanding Technical review expectations.

Initial Ideal Requirements :

• Have GFSI Lead auditor certification (FSSC, SQF, BRCGS or ISO9001)
• Have experience in third party auditing / assessment to ISO22000 / FSSC22000 and / or ISO9001 / other GFSI standard including process style and compliance auditing.
• Have a minimum of 3 years of full-time work experience in the food-chain-related industry, including at least two years of work in quality assurance or food safety functions within food manufacturing or equivalent.
• Have experience of several food sectors including but not limited to perishable fresh food processing (salad, juices , nuts & fruit etc), confectionary, beverage, thermal food processing ( canning, aseptics, dairy). Animal feed manufacture and packaging manufacturing would be a bonus.
• Hold a degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant subject (including studies in general microbiology, general chemistry, and food science).
• Possess a high standard of personal presentation, excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and a flexible attitude.
• Have the ability to travel extensively throughout North America, and occasionally overseas if needed. (Residence in Canada , USA or Mexico).
• The role will require travel every week to client sites and some weekend travel.
• Be keenly focused on client service excellence.
• You will be competent in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Work safely and robustly implement health and safety rules, instructions, and systems. Refuse any work that compromises your safety or health.
• Promptly report incidents including near miss and safety observations, accidents, and injuries. Flag any health and safety concerns with your line manager.

LRQA Offers :

Paid Vacations, Mental Health Assistance, Child Care Assistance, Pet Insurance, Maternity Leave, Dental, Vision, Healthcare, 401(k) savings, Pension, Paid Time Off, Sick-Time, Paid Holidays, Career Development Courses, Travel benefits, Referral Bonuses, Growth Opportunities, Corporate Shopping / Entertainment Discounts, Cellphone Incentive, Internet Allowance and more.

Diversity and Inclusion at LRQA :

We are on a mission to be the place where we all want to work and we are passionate about embracing different perspectives because we understand the value this brings to our business, our clients and each other. We are all about creating a safer and more sustainable future and our inclusive culture is right at the heart of our business.

Together our employees make our communities better and we want you to be part of our diverse team!