Food Auditor

Food Auditor

EAGLE is seeking Food Safety Auditors that are interested in making a positive impact and serving the needs of our clients. The Food Safety auditor is responsible for conducting audits in facilities (and farms for SQF) in accordance with both the audit scheme and EAGLE protocol. Auditors travel to client sites, perform inspections, determine compliance, review corrective actions, and submit their audit reports for review and certification.

If you are self-motivated, enjoy travel, believe in customer service and doing the right thing, EAGLE may be the company for you.

Independent Contract Auditor responsibilities:

• Audit Scheduling: Coordinate and plan all resources necessary to lead an on-site audit at the customer's location.
• Schedule Preparation: Research, prepare and communicate an effective audit schedule for upcoming audits that ensures efficiency and compliance with all audit requirements.
• Conduct Audit: Conduct effective on-site audits including opening meeting, interviews, records inspection, process tracking, site inspections (physically observing activities where performed, making detailed notes of strengths & weaknesses. Conduct closing meetings, shares preliminary audit results.
• Audit Report & Administration: Complete audit reports noting required information and other details discovered during audit. Process and submit all paperwork to the EAGLE office, per required timelines.
• Corrective Action Processing: Review customer-submitted responses to non-conformances identified during audit. Advise customer and EAGLE of appropriateness of the customer's non-conformances' responses decisions.
• Training & Education: Actively maintain the technical expertise required to audit specific standards through training and education. Maintain regulatory awareness and compliance requirements of GFSI CPOs and other standards, as appropriate.

Qualifications:

• University degree in a related food sector category, food science, food technology, or related discipline.
• 40 hour Lead Auditor training course
• 2 day HACCP training course
• 5 day SQF Lead Auditor training
• 15 hours of continuing professional development
• 5+ years of full time food industry experience in a food related technical, professional, or supervisory role.
• For BRC,
  • University degree in a food related or bioscience discipline, or as a minimum have successfully completed a higher education course in a food or bioscience-related discipline (a minimum of 10 years industry experience may be used in lieu of a 4 year degree with BRC approval)
  • Lead Auditor course from a third party AND the BRC current food safety standard training course OR BRC Lead Auditor course with current standard training
  • 40 hour quality management system training
• Ability to understand complex technical procedures relative to audited processes. Formulates analysis and position on compliance to established standards. Able to appreciate and understand different solutions to a problem.
• Must be able to clearly and concisely communicate at all levels within an organization, customers, other auditors and EAGLE staff.
• Detailed and concise with report writing.
• Understands the management process in order to recognize a customer's management strengths, weaknesses and culture during an audit. Work well with other auditors, customers and EAGLE staff to successfully manage the interactions and audit process.
• Strong technical, administrative, analytical and communication abilities required. Expertise and experience with processes and requirements of audit standards is required. Must continually work to enhance understanding of audit processes and requirements.

Documents the details of the audit process for review by customers, EAGLE staff, and possibly Accreditation Body review

Certified third-party auditor Pay Range: $400-$800 per day. Compensation takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; standards and other business and organizational needs.