Senior Lead Auditor Qhse

Job ID:38214
Location:Cape Town : K5 and K6 Centurion
Position Category:Assessors
Position Type:Employee Regular

**Lead Auditor Quality, health-safety and Environment**

**Location
- South Africa (around Johannesburg)**

**Job status
- Full time employment**

Are you looking for an independent technical job with a lot of freedom? Do you like visiting a great variety of customers all around the country? Do you want to be part of an internationally renowned organisation to develop yourself further? And do you want to contribute to a safer world by sharing your knowledge with organisations? **Then join LRQA as lead auditor**

**What are you going to do?**
- Within authorised area of specialism, undertake business assurance assessments in accordance with current procedures and agreed timescales.
- Lead assessment teams effectively, ensuring that the visit is completed within the agreed timescales, and co-ordinating team findings to reach conclusions.
- Produce high quality assessment reports reflecting business assurance principles in compliance with accreditation requirements and internal procedures.
- Ensure that all internal client stakeholders are kept informed of changes and issues, escalating as appropriate.
- Pass opportunities and sales leads to appropriate colleagues to progress.
- Pass client feedback and insights to appropriate internal recipients.
- Perform duties as product specialist, technical reviewer when qualified to do so.
- Maintain professional competence by keeping abreast of technical and other developments in own area of expertise, maintaining CPD records, updating CV, maintaining professional registrations and producing records of competence as required.
- Actively build strong client and internal relationships.
- Participate fully in Assessor meetings.
- Perform additional and ad hoc tasks promptly as required such as assessor development, product development or projects.

**What do we ask from you?**
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent
- Knowledge of LOCAL and English language and ability to communicate both verbal and written effectively.
- At least four years full time practical working experience in various industrial sectors pertaining to Quality, health safety and environment.
- Attended and passed an IRCA registered (or equivalent) Lead Auditor training course recognised by LRQA in ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
- **Working experience with a recognised accredited certification body pertaining to management system certification is a pre-requisite.**:

- A good understanding of the legal and regulatory framework and requirements of the sector including local laws.
- Preparedness to travel overseas if required.

**Following will be added advantage**
- NEBOSH or equivalent qualification in HSE.
- Competence to audit other ISO Products like IT, Business continuity, Energy/Asset management etc.
- Note
- Kindly indicate expected overall package per annum while applying._

**About LRQA**

LRQA distinguishes itself through knowledge, independence and impartiality. LRQA offers a comprehensive package of professional and independent services that support customers throughout the entire lifecycle of their management systems. Due to the dedication, expertise and customer focus of the employees, LRQA guarantees that management systems become more efficient and effective.

**What does LRQA offer?**

We offer you a challenging and varied role, where you will visit large reputable companies. The diversity of assignments makes it fun and challenging for you to go out every time. LRQA is the organization to further expand your knowledge and to further specialize yourself. Of course, we also support you in obtaining and maintaining the required qualifications necessary to perform your job

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).