Food Safety Auditor

About This Role

Company Description SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability. We are looking for a Food Safety Auditor in SGS, UAE. The candidate will ensure the most timely and accurate onsite audits and trainings as per client requirements.

Job Description Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relevant to the Auditor role, optimizing resource efficiency during execution.
• Provide technical and operational support to clients by addressing their requirements and integrating them into the audit coordination process.
• Report to the Operations Manager any deviations in job processing or execution, as well as any issues that may impact the organization at administrative, operational, or financial levels.

Specific Responsibilities

• Train new auditors and back-office coordinators, assess and qualify trainees.
• Review new client requirements and deliver training sessions to auditors accordingly.
• Communicate office policies and new requirements to auditors, while fostering teamwork among auditors and back-office coordinators.
• Report to the Operations Manager on operational and quality objectives in line with defined KPIs.
• Conduct onsite audits and prepare comprehensive audit files.
• Verify clients’ management system requirements and ensure compliance.
• Act as Deputy Technical In-Charge for applicable schemes.
• Perform inspections and damage surveys as required.
• Monitor business trends and support budget forecasting.
• Conduct root cause analysis for client claims and complaints related to audit scheduling and execution.
• Consolidate auditors’ inputs and update the Profiler database, ensuring relevant information is shared with the Technical Manager for evaluation.
• Review audit reports and sample analysis reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Promote and monitor effective risk management practices.
• Maintain and update HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) policies and procedures.
• Ensure implementation of HSE requirements in daily operations.
• Halt any activity deemed unsafe and intervene in case of unsafe acts or conditions.
• Perform any additional duties as assigned by the Operations Manager.

Qualifications Professional qualifications

• University degree or equivalent professional qualification
• Minimum 3 year of work-related experience as a food safety auditor
• Technical knowledge on auditing procedures, classification and valuation
• Experience in auditing services is an advantage