Lead Auditor Food Safety

About Us
We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world's most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About Business Assurance
We help companies ensure compliance, build high-performing management systems, and meet competence needs within a wide range of industries. DNV helps companies understand Working with us, you can be involved in technically challenging and innovative projects worldwide demanding a broad variety of expertise. Our strong focus on research and innovation opens an array of opportunities, and allows you to engage in projects which develop next generation solutions. and manage their risk picture through our management system certification and training portfolios.

Description
About the role

Originated in 1864, DNV operates globally in more than 100 countries with our 16,000 professionals dedicated to helping our customers make the world safer, smarter and greener. As a world-leading certification body, we work with companies to assure the performance of their organizations, products, people, facilities and supply chains through certification, verification, assessment and training. As part of the larger DNV Group, our 2,000 Business Assurance employees worldwide help our customers build sustainable business performance and create stakeholder trust. We promise to be focused on your future. With more than 70,000 certificates issued worldwide, our name evokes a strong commitment to safety, quality, and concern for the environment. For years, we have been the preferred certification partner for many Fortune 500 companies, as well as for medium and smaller businesses. With our extensive local presence, consolidated global experience across industries and acknowledged technical competence, we are an ideal partner for companies in all sectors. We partner with our customers to help them create value while meeting the world's economic, social and environmental needs. Through our certification, verification, assessment and training services, we assure the performance of our customers' organizations, products, people, facilities, and supply chains. Working with companies in most industries, and some of the world's leading brands, in practice, we are virtually everywhere.

Major Duties As Food Safety, IMS Lead Auditor

• Perform Food Safety/IMS other management system audits according to specific client requirements or international recognized GFSI / ISO schemes and perform value added training
• Technical knowledge and a good understanding of the audited activities of the System User relevant to Food Safety, sufficient for identifying, assessing and managing the risks during each audit the auditor performs
• Reporting audit results accurately and timely manner in compliance to the scheme / Organizational requirements.
• Cooperation with sales and planning team for smooth delivery of projects
• Demonstrated experience in managing key accounts and client relationships in business development situations
• Market input to regional tactical plans
• Developing new and large project opportunities
• Member of Key account team for relevant Key customers
• Opportunity portfolio management: ensure good processes that keep track on BA activities toward customers, prospects and order backlog

What we offer

• Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance
• Generous Paid Leaves (Annual, Sick, Compassionate, Local Public, Marriage, Maternity, Paternity, Medical leave)
• Medical benefits (Insurance and Annual Health Check-up)
• Pension and Insurance Policies (Group Term Life Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance)
• Training and Development Assistance (Training Sponsorship, On-The-Job Training, Training Programme)
• Additional Benefits (Long Service Awards, Mobile Phone Reimbursement)
• Company bonus/Profit share.

*Benefits may vary based on position, tenure/contract/grade level*

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

About You
Position Qualifications:

• Master's or Graduate degree in Science/ Chemistry / Food Technology/ Food Science / Biotechnology / Microbiology / Dairy Technology / Agriculture / Science or Equivalent discipline from a reputed institute.
• Dairy technologist preferred.
• At least 2 years of work experience in the relevant work area; all in all, at least 3 years of work experience in Auditing & Training in a recognized certification body.
• At least 40 hours of audit training (e.g. according to ISO
• Qualified Lead Auditor for FSMS/FSSC/IMS
• Deep knowledge of FSSAI regulations
• Understanding of Food factory operations and Quality Assurance
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to communicate directly with clients at all levels of an organization including senior management
• Ability to read/interpret audit protocols and work instructions
• Ability to write thorough audit reports