Job Description
To provide audit services within Supply Chain Food Safety business unit. This position is responsible for evaluating assigned suppliers’ compliance with relevant standards and pre-determined criteria for food safety and quality; producing reports detailing audit findings; communicating those results to the supplier as well as NSF team members.
Responsibilities
- Schedule and conduct the full range of assigned Food Safety & Quality audits.
- Conduct special supplier visits to investigate product failures and verify the implementation of corrective actions.
- Develop effective work plans for the completion of assigned audits.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with program representatives and project managers as it relates to client-specific concerns affecting plants assigned to the auditor.
- Perform other duties as requested.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Five (5) years food processing experience (food plant experience in a responsible position related to food safety).
- Qualified as a consultant or auditor in at least one of the GFSI benchmarked standards, (ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, SQF, BRC, and/or Global GAP)
- In-depth working knowledge of the manufacture of food and allied products.
- Ability to perform audits in more than one program area and/or ability to train auditors.
- Ability to work independently from remote location.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.
- Must have a valid driver license and reliable transportation.
- Ability to maintain a valid and current passport and have the ability to travel domestically and internationally.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office software, i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in food/environmental health or related.
- Certified as a consultant or auditor in at least one of the GFSI benchmarked standards, (ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, SQF, Global GAP and/or BRC) and hold certification in at least five (5) of the food safety categories.
- Ten (10) or more years food processing experience (food plant experience in a responsible position related to food safety).
- Strong knowledge of NSF Standards and policies.
- Work experience in public or private sector as sanitarian, chemist, engineer, microbiologist, or related quality function.
- Experience conducting process based audits (ISO, related standards).
- Ability to maintain a profession registration (environmental health, engineering, or related profession).
- Foreign language skills as appropriate to the client home country.
About Us
At NSF, our mission is to improve human and planet health by enabling safe food, clean water, and life-enhancing health technologies and products for millions of people around the world. We’re a global leader in standards development, testing, auditing, certification, and knowledge-based solutions for the food, nutrition, water, and life sciences industries. We’re passionate about our work because together, we have a broad impact on our world.
Our growing team of more than 3,000 team members provide services across all continents through our global offices and state-of-the-art laboratories, at our client sites, and from home offices. We’re growing fast and expanding into new areas, and that’s where you come in.
Come join a team that makes a difference in the world. More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org.
One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work. NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.
Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF Employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency, will become sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.
About The Team
NSF provides expertise and accredited food services across the entire food value chain: from agriculture, animal welfare, aquaculture, dairy, and production through to processing, distribution, quality management, retail, and restaurants. As a pioneer in food safety, we help businesses thrive while achieving their food sustainability, compliance, and risk management goals.
Our certifications services cover the Global Food Safety Initiative, supplier assurance, foodservice equipment and nonfood compounds, and organic and Certified Transitional certification through Quality Assurance International (QAI). We also offer HACCP validation and inspection, label claims verification and certification, DNA and food package testing, and product and process development. Separately, we provide expert consulting, food safety training, and auditing in areas including food fraud and gap assessments, retail food safety, and brand standards.
