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 97,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

This is a senior full-time position for an experienced and qualified Food Lead Auditor.

The successful candidate must have prior experience auditing for a third-party Certification Agency across a number of food programmes e.g. FSSC 22000/ISO 22000, SQF, BRC, HACCP, MPI programmes (NP1, NP2, NP3 and Food Control plans).

As a Lead Auditor in the Food, Health & Nutrition business for SGS Business Assurance NZ, you will be responsible for planning and performing supply chain and third-party certification audits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintaining your qualifications and recognition as a Food Auditor in multiple food industry audit standards and programs and be able to conduct a range of food industry program audits across a wide range of industry sector codes.
• Undertake management system assessments in accordance with SGS accreditation policies, procedures and management systems requirements.
• Collate audit / assessment findings, prepare reports and communicate findings to clients to ensure understanding of the requirements and area(s) that need to be addressed.
• Provide an assessment decision and clearly communicate corrective action requirements, where appropriate, including recommending the issue, re-issue or withdrawal of certificates, and report recommendations in accordance with SGS policy, procedures and prescribed timeframe(s).
• Act as a brand ambassador for SGS. This means acting ethically, with complete integrity and observing company rules, policies and protocols.

• Lead Auditor experience auditing for a Certification Body and qualified across a wide range and number of food industry sector NACE codes and/or SGS Technical Area Qualification (TAQ) Codes,
• Recognition as Lead Auditor in a number of food industry programs, these could include SQF, FSSC22000, BRC, WSEP, HACCP, MPI.
• The auditor recognitions and audit experience must be as a Lead Auditor with a Certification Agency, with evidence of these recognitions able to be provided.
• Lead Auditor qualifications and experience in ISO standards (e.g. ISO 22000, ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO 13485) would be advantageous
• Successfully completed an IRCA, Exemplar Global or equivalent recognised Lead Auditor Course and have a current certificate of this training.
• Willing to travel on business intensively, mostly with New Zealand, but also on occasion, to other Australia and the Pacific Islands.
• Current and full NZ Drivers licence

Working at SGS means joining an innovative, global company.

Here are some of the benefits to working for SGS. 

•    As a company, we have embraced the shift to flexible work
•    Sustainability is embedded in our culture and the way we do business
•    Ongoing learning & development 
•    Career development opportunities (Nationally and Globally)