Posting Date: 17 Dec 2024 City: Rozzano Location: Rozzano, IT, 20089 Casalecchio Di Reno, IT, 40033 Genova, IT, 16128 Contract Type: Permanent Division: Mediterranean & Africa Certification Level of experience: Senior RINA is currently recruiting for a Senior Lead Auditor - Food Voluntary Certification Operations to join its office in Rozzano, Casalecchio di Reno or Genova within the Mediterranean & Africa Certification Division. Mission

The role focuses on planning, execution, and management of audits within our certification business, leading large and complex customer engagements, ensuring effective audit processes, compliance with standards, and fostering strong client relationships.

Key Accountabilities

• Audit Program:
  Prepare, manage, and control the audit program, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry standards.
• Document Review:
  Conduct thorough reviews of customer management system documents, including manuals, procedures, instructions, files, and records, to verify compliance and accuracy.
• Audit Planning and Execution:
  Lead the planning and execution of audits and coordination with relevant stakeholders.
  Participate in and lead audits, conducting interviews, note-taking, and assessing the implementation of management systems.
• Audit Result Definition:
  Identify and define audit results (Positive and negative findings as non conformities, opportunity of improvement);
• Report Generation:
  Draw up comprehensive audit reports detailing findings and recommendations for certification decisions.
• Follow-Up Management:
  Manage the follow-up process, including tracking non-conformities and corrective actions, ensuring resolution and compliance.
• Technical Review and Certification:
  Conduct technical reviews of audit files and propose certification decisions based on thorough analysis.
• Skill Maintenance:
  Keep skills, qualifications, and certifications up to date by staying informed about industry standards and best practices.
• Resource Performance Monitoring:
  Monitor the performance of resources involved in the certification process, providing guidance and support as needed.
• Data Management:
  Maintain updated records of customer data and other information relevant to the audit process.
• Customer Engagement:
  Manage technical meetings with customers, fostering positive relationships and addressing any technical concerns.
• Large and Complex Customer Management:
  Independently manage large and complex customer contracts, ensuring the effective delivery of multiservice and/or multisite audits.

Education Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture/Agronomy/Food Technology Qualifications

• 3 years' experience as Lead Auditor BRCGS and IFS FOOD is mandatory

Competencies

• PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
• MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
• PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
• BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
• MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
• ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
• THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future
• CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
• EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity

With over 5,600 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are also compliant to the Italian Law n. 68/99.