Trainee Lead Auditor

Company Description

We are delighted that you're thinking about a career with SGS

We currently have an exciting opportunity at SGS for a **Trainee** **Lead Auditor - IATF **to join our highly successful certification division.

SGS are the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Trusted all over the world, SGS is a market leader because we put 100% passion, pride and innovation into everything we do. We encourage new ideas. We welcome people who challenge the way we do things. And we will be 100% committed to helping you reach your full potential.

At SGS, we have an open corporate and international culture, we offer a dynamic work environment in a leading global company. Our high professional standards and our sustainability approach guarantee you a future-oriented work environment. We invest in our employees for the long term and we are committed to supporting your development within the company.

**Our business principles include**_: Integrity, Health, Safety & Environment, Quality & Professionalism. Respect, Sustainability and Leadership_**

**Job Description**:

- ** Job Title**: Trainee Lead Auditor (IATF - Automotive)
- ** Job Type**:Permanent
- ** Hours**: 37.5 hours per week
- ** Job Location**:Field based
- ** Travel**:Required as part of role to visit Client sites
- ** Salary**: Competitive + Company car / allowance

As a Lead Auditor for SGS you’ll be responsible for planning and conducting professional management system audits in accordance SGS’ procedures to enable delivery of assessment and certification services that meet customer requirements and appropriate accreditation standards

You'll conduct audits (either desk-based or on client’s sites) in accordance with established procedures, maintaining a high standard of service delivery that ensures effective customer relationships

Other aspects of the role include:

- Complete all chargeable work within the required budget and timeframes to ensure customer satisfaction and efficiency of the business
- Ensure completion of all assigned work and relevant documentation in accordance with required procedures and standards to fulfil customer expectations
- Provide accurate and timely reporting as required by line management to assist the planning and management of operations
- Manage personal schedule to work efficiently and to meet target chargeability requirements as defined by the Certification Manager
- Undertake personal professional development and ensure appropriate training records and personal logs are updated to maintain relevant auditor registrations and relevant industry knowledge
- If required, to provide technical support and staff training to all parts of the business to enhance the service capability of the business
- Support business development activities as required (including follow up and/or referral of enquiries, sales visits, assistance at events, seminars, etc) to enable on-going growth of the business

**Qualifications**:
To be successful in this role, you’ll need (extensive and) recent experience;
- Have held positions with significant Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental management system responsibility.
- Demonstrate strong working knowledge of ISO9001 and IATF16949
- Have a varied breadth of industry sector experience, ideally across the automotive industry
- Qualified to Lead Auditor status in multiple management system standards such as ISO 9001 and IATF16949 and qualified to the latest version of the standard.

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