Technical Reviewer

Job ID:43025

Location:LRQA - Mumbai -Solitaire Corpora

Position Category:Technical

Position Type:Employee Regular

Who are LRQA?

LRQA stands for dedication to clients, market firsts, and deep expertise in risk management. We've grown to become a leading global assurance provider, bringing together outstanding expertise in certification, customised assurance, cybersecurity, inspection and training.

While we're proud of our heritage, it's who we are today that really matters, because that's what shapes who we and our clients can become tomorrow. By staying true to our shared values and combining decades of collective experience, we support our clients in building a safer and more sustainable future.

LRQA currently operates across 50 countries, has more than 2,500 colleagues, generates £315m in revenue, and supports more than 60,000 clients across a diverse range of sectors and markets.

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 22000/FSSC 22000 Lead Assessor training.
• Successfully completed the HACCP training – 16 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.

Diversity and Inclusion at LRQA:

We are on a mission to be the place where we all want to work and we are passionate about embracing different perspectives because we understand the value this brings to our business, our clients and each other. We are all about creating a safer and more sustainable future and our inclusive culture is right at the heart of our business.

Together our employees make our communities better and we want you to be part of our diverse team

LRQA is a leading global assurance provider. The integrity and expertise we bring to our partnership with clients support their journey to a safer, more secure and more sustainable future. (Group entities).