Senior Auditor - Food

Who is LRQA

LRQA stands for dedication to clients, market firsts, and deep expertise in risk management. Weve grown to become a leading global assurance provider, bringing together outstanding expertise in certification, customised assurance, cybersecurity, inspection and training.

While were proud of our heritage, its who we are today that really matters, because thats what shapes who we and our clients can become tomorrow. By staying true to our shared values and combining decades of collective experience, we support our clients in building a safer and more sustainable future.

LRQA currently operates across 50 countries, has more than 2,500 colleagues, generates £315m in revenue, and supports more than 60,000 clients across a diverse range of sectors and markets.

The purpose that drives us every single day is: Shaping a better world together. In pursuing this purpose, we serve a huge variety of markets including:

• Quality, Environment, Health and Safety
• Food, beverage and hospitality
• Medical
• Automotive, Aerospace and Transportation
• Infosec and Cyber
• Sustainability and Climate Change

Job Overview:

Are you looking for an independent, technically oriented job with a lot of freedom Are you curious by nature and do you want to continue your career in the fascinating food industry Do you like visiting a great variety of customers Do you want to be part of an international renowned organization and enjoy developing yourself Alternatively, do you want to focus on people management or are you more commercially oriented or being a Technical Leader & Expert And do you want to contribute to a safer world by sharing your knowledge with organizations Then LRQA is the right choice for you.

Key responsibilities:

• Verification of management systems in the food industry individually or as a part of the team
• Examination and assessment of different management systems
• Contribution to improvement of a clients overall food safety management systems
• Account management - acting as a sparring partner for delivering the audits at our key accounts
• Food technical Leadership i.e. a subject matter expert in your field of expertise
• Providing an excellent service to the client and be knowledgeable about the requirements of the accreditation.
• The broadening and deepening of the collaboration with our clients
• Contribution to development of our services
• This is a challenging and diverse job where you will get to meet a lot of different people, varying clients and meet interesting challenges in all aspects.

Technical / Professional Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in the food industry (process and/or technology)
• Adequate working experience in quality management and food safety in the food sector
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience (in relation to food production & technology) in the food industry.
• Holding a qualification for 3rd party auditing in FSSC 22000, BRCGS-food, ISO 22000, ISO 9001, HACCP
• Additional qualification for FSSC -packaging or BRCGS-Packaging will be an advantage
• Analytical approach with proactive attitude and assertiveness
• Leadership and management experience
• Stakeholder management experience
• Very good communication skills
• Excellent language skills both spoken and written in English
• Confidence in using remote ICT technologies (Skype, MS Teams etc.) for remote auditing

What does LRQA offer

• Flexible & hybrid working (30% of audits can be done remotely)
• Variety of trainings and diverse professional and personal development opportunities
• Career development
• Attractive salary package
• Laptop
• Wellness day
• Inclusive & supportive team culture

We offer you a challenging and varied role, where you will visit large reputable companies (top 100). The diversity of assignments makes it fun and challenging for you to go out every time. LRQA is the organization to further expand your knowledge and to further specialize yourself. Of course, we also support you in obtaining and maintaining the required qualifications necessary to perform your job!

Pre-Employment Checks

• If you are successful in securing a role with us, you will be subject to pre-employment checks, depending on the legal requirements and practices in your country of employment.
• If eligible these checks will include right to work, identification, verification of employment history, education, and criminal records where permitted by local law.
• All checks will be conducted in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection regulations.
• We will involve the third party supplier to run the background checks as needed and your data will be retained for a period as needed for the purpose of recruitment.
• To the extent to be permitted by the applicable local law, your data may be stored outside of your employment country dependent on our operation structure.
• Your application of this role will constitute as your consent on this paragraph.