Food Lead Auditor

We are SGS - the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 96,000 employees operate a network of 2,700 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

Job Description
Permanent Full-Time position
$100K - $110K annual salary range
Job will be based in Wingfield, South Australia
Your key responsibilities in this role will include but are not limited to:

-Be able to effectively plan, conduct and lead food safety audits across a wide range of industry sector codes.
-Lead assessment / audit teams, as required, ensuring that team members are adequately briefed so that audit / assessment outcomes are achieved and quality of service is maintained and that effective working relationships are sustained both with Clients and within the team.
-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 and/or corrective action required.
-Plan and schedule your audit / assessment workload to make best utilisation of your own time and maximise revenue-earning activity, performing the duties described above, to ensure that such duties are performed in an efficient and commercially expedient way
-Assist in the training of other auditors and lead auditors during planned training or observation audits or during other training functions and actively in witness audits by SGS or accreditation bodies.

Qualifications
-Minimum degree / diploma education or equivalent in a food related discipline
-Experience in QHSE in relevant industry i.e. manufacturing, services, food and others
-Experience and, as where applicable, qualified as a Lead Auditor across a range of industry sectors, especially in food industry and packaging sector.
-Excellent communication in English, both written & spoken is must.
-Driving license is a must
-Motivation and commitment to be part of a successful team
-Ability to work independently in autonomous environment
-Additional Information

WHY WORK FOR SGS?
Working at SGS means joining an innovative, global Company. Let's break down what that means for you.

-As a Company, we have embraced the shift to flexible work. We encourage our employees, wherever operationally possible, to work in arrangements that support a work-life balance.
-We're a Company who believe our impact on society is important, so Sustainability is embedded in our culture and the way we do business.
-Paid Parental leave scheme for 8 weeks for eligible employees.
-We are driven to ensure we have a positive impact on our local communities through paid employee volunteering days and regularly encouraging time off to donate blood.
-Health & Wellbeing is important to us, which is why we offer annual health club membership rebates and discounted private health insurance, as well as a supportive Employee Assistance Program.
-Ongoing learning & development is vital to the success of any Company. We believe in investing in our employees, so we offer education assistance programs and encourage the use of our online learning platform.
-Career Development Opportunities (nationally and Globally)

COME TO WORK AND BE 100% YOU
SGS Australia supports a diverse workforce and we encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures - including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an important part of our SGS Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). We truly believe the diversity among us will continue to foster a strong, innovative and forward-thinking workplace.

SGS Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual, and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples