Technical Reviewer

Role Purpose To provide technical review support against defined procedures with some discretion over priorities of workload. Undertakes a range of technical review/support activities and resolves queries for internal/external clients, In particular, conduct technical reviews of client organization files, after each visit requiring a certification decision; client files would contain information such as: commercial agreement, assessment report, certificate Produce reports of technical review/support work carried out. Job Responsibilities/Requirements Each Technical reviewer to review pending Technical review tasks on daily basis Technical Reviewers: complete Technical review, for assigned jobs; when required, discuss with other Technical reviewers and pick up files for Technical reviews with a goal to ensure that set KPIs are achieved, upload Technical review findings, raise Assessor feedback, raise Office actions, as appropriate, Update raw data collation spreadsheet with visit details and Technical review findings and other necessary details. Data filing/entry in accordance with defined procedures. Deal with queries and build relationships with internal/external clients, as appropriate. To coach other team members, as appropriate, to achieve effective knowledge transfer and application. Conduct FSSC assessments, as required, to maintain necessary qualifications, Stay abreast of technical developments in own area of expertise, maintaining CPD records and producing them as required Conduct all activities in line with internal procedures, contractual requirements, cost structures and budget constraints Participate and contribute (as appropriate) in continuous improvement projects Technical support to maintain accreditation activities such as Complaint- RCA CAPA, recall, internal and external audits Technical Requirements Degree in Food technology/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology Knowledge of audit principles, practices and techniques - Knowledge of generic management systems audit principles, practices and techniques, as specified in respective standard sufficient to understand a certification audit report. Knowledge of specific management system standards/normative documents - Knowledge of the management system standard or other normative documents being specified for certification sufficient to make a decision on the basis of a certification audit report. Knowledge of LRMS processes - Knowledge of a certification body’s processes sufficient to determine if expectations of the LRMS have been fulfilled on the basis of the information submitted for review. Knowledge of client’s business sector - Knowledge of the terminology, practices and processes common to a client’s business sector sufficient to understand an audit report in the context of the management system standard or other normative document. Should have a general understanding of issues affecting the food, food supply chain, packaging industry: Knowledge of food processing, hazard analysis, food safety, food testing, food packaging and distribution Knowledge of applicable statutory and regulatory requirements Knowledge of housekeeping, sanitary and hygiene practices, good manufacturing practices followed in food and allied industries Minimum of five years full-time work experience in a food and or food supply chain industry, including at least two years of food safety functions in food production/ retailing/ inspection/ quality assurance or enforcement, or the equivalent. The food chain related industry might also be activities such as consultancy or certification, as long as they are related to food technology, food quality or food safety Successfully completed ISO /FSSC Lead Assessor training. Successfully completed the HACCP training – hours Successfully completed the food defense/ food fraud training Qualification of BRC/ IFS / FAMI qs Lead assessor training is preferred Exposure to feed and/ or Fisheries is an added advantage Proficiency with Microsoft office tools such as excel, power point Pre-Employment Checks  If you are successful in securing a role with us, you will be subject to pre-employment checks, depending on the legal requirements and practices in your country of employment. If eligible these checks will include right to work, identification, verification of employment history, education, and criminal records where permitted by local law. All checks will be conducted in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection regulations. We will involve the third party supplier to run the background checks as needed and your data will be retained for a period as needed for the purpose of recruitment. To the extent to be permitted by the applicable local law, your data may be stored outside of your employment country dependent on our operation structure. Your application of this role will constitute as your consent on this paragraph.