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Experienced Auditors required in the South of England.

Are you at a senior level in the construction, engineering, highways, manufacturing, pharma devices, IT or similar sectors with a good level of relevant audit compliance and management requirements, in order to trade and function legally, but maybe looking for a change?

Do you have excellent attention to detail, along with good English written and verbal communication skills as well as excellent, accurate and pretty decent keyboard skills?

Do you love compliance and doing things the right way?

Are you NEBOSH, ISO, H&S etc qualified?

Are you great at being your own self-disciplined boss?

Are you happy to stay away from home maybe 1 or maybe 2 nights (not often), per week?

If yes, then please read on for a great career!

Location: UK wide auditors but this will be mainly based around South East England, from North London upwards really, so ideally, you will be located in this area.
Salary: v competitive depending on experience and qualifications.
Benefits: company car (electric)
work from home allowance
Good Enhanced pension scheme
Business Expenses (travel, hotel, fuel, food, etc)
Healthcare
5 weeks holidays PLUS bank holidays
3-6 month on boarding / training programme with CDP
Plus much more

We are recruiting additional Auditing Assessors for this leading global accreditation company and we would love to have a chat with you about it!

The purpose of this role is to undertake visits to clients in accordance with work schedules, within the scope of accreditation.
If you have a NEBOSH qualification, any Lead Auditor Qualifications (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001) or a background in construction, manufacturing, engineering we would be happy to hear from you and to provide you with training for this role to become an assessor.
Assessors are professionally qualified, in accordance with company requirements, to carry out management system visits to a wide range of management systems standards in the fields of environment, quality, health and safety, automotive, aerospace, information security, rail, manufacturing etc.
This role requires specialised experience including technical, administrative and customer service skills.
The Regional Audit Assessor is required to work within specific criteria and guidance.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assessing the client’s documented management system to ensure compliance with accreditation standards

  • To perform management systems assessments and surveillance visits in accordance with the visit schedule

  • To arrange and attend client visits and give appropriate feedback to the client following their audit

  • To prepare and submit a visit report to the Customer Operations Department, including recommendations regarding any issues and withdrawal of certificates

  • To provide professional advice to Customer Operations Staff

  • To ensure that surveillance activities and recertification Visits, comply with the requirements of the Management Systems Manual

  • To comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety policy and manage risk within their area of the business

  • To undertake any other duties as appropriate within their competence, as required by their Head of Unit from time to time.

  • Assessors are home and field based and will have responsibility for the safe upkeep of all business equipment supplied including car, computer, phone/fax etc.

  • The role requires travelling and some nights away and on the odd occasion, overseas, so requires flexibility in occasional absences from home, along with a valid passport.

    Person Specification

    Essentials:

  • Knowledge and experience of carrying out audits /assessments

  • Ability to assess against more than one business standard

  • Strong technical background in required area you will be assessing

  • Demonstrable knowledge of relevant business standards

  • Health & Safety background with good understanding of compliances

  • Excellent English verbal and written communication skills to be able to liaise b2b with clients and present reports and assessment summary

  • An engaging professional is also essential to liaise and ensure relationships and built and developed with clients whilst performing audits and assessments

  • A full, ideally clean driving license (max 6 pts) is required

  • Hands on experience at a more senior management level in relevant sectors ie construction, rail, engineering, utilities, highways, military or similar

  • Good ability to learn and continuously develop for legal processes in the workplace

  • A DBS will be undertaken due to the nature of the business you will be required to do in assessing, and where you will be required to attend and perform the assessors’ duties

  • Full Eligibility to work in the UK

  • Full UK Driving license (max 6 pts)

    Desirable:

  • knowledge and practical experience of third-party accreditation

  • Current IRCA/IEMA registration

    This is a great opportunity to join a great brand and team - so if you are the person this company is looking for and have all the requirements of the role, then please send your cv to James Newbury Appointments for immediate review

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