Lead Auditor

 

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Chair opening and closing meetings Assign to each team member responsibility for auditing specific processes, functions, sites, areas or activities and reassign work as needed Manage external team representation during the audit process (expert, translator, Accreditation Bodies, …) Periodically communicate the progress of the audit and any concerns to the client and to the audit team Review with the client any need for changes to the audit scope which becomes apparent as on-site auditing activities progress and report this to the back office Attempt to resolve any diverging opinions between the audit team and the client concerning audit evidence or findings, and record unresolved points Review the audit findings, and any other appropriate information obtained during the audit, against the audit objectives and audit criteria and classify the nonconformities Agree upon the audit conclusions, considering the uncertainty inherent in the audit process, any necessary follow-up actions Confirm the appropriateness of the audit programme or identify any modification required for future audits (e.g., scope of certification, audit time or dates, surveillance frequency, audit team competence) Ensure that the audit report is prepared and shall be responsible for its content Recommends to the Technical Manager initial certification, maintaining of certification, recertification, suspension, withdrawal, or reduction of the scope of certification.

 

AUTHORITIES

Authority for Stop Work if the situation is Unsafe. Bureau Veritas Certification Lead Auditors have delegated authority for the control and performance of onsite audit, including any planning and review, and the control of other members of audit teams Lead Auditors are authorized to lead Bureau Veritas Certification Audits and to take those decisions as necessary during Audits

 

DESIRED QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

 

Graduate/ Diploma University or similar educational institute Qualified on any basic QHSE scheme as Lead Auditor and/or one of the complex schemes (on international products/ schemes and which requires external exam to qualify, such as ISO TS 16949, AS 9000, IRIS, TL 9000) with a minimum of 5 years of Industry and 3 years of Third Party Audit experience

OR

Combination of any 3 product competencies as Lead Auditor such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 20000, ISO 22000, ISO 27000 with minimum 5 years of Industry and 5 years of Third Party Audit experience

 

DESIRED SKILLS

 

Good Communication Skills, both in the written and oral form Be fully conversant with the CER MS requirements related to CQI-IRCA Training/ BV Certification Audits. Should be presentable and be a team worker Ability to analyse and judge