Product Certification Auditor (Scotland) in Glasgow

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Location: Field Based - Scotland (Edinburgh or Glasgow)

Salary: Competitive basic salary based on experience plus Company Car & Bonus

As BSI celebrates 125 years of shaping standards, we are looking for a Product Certification Auditor to conduct product certification assessments across varied environments, ensuring compliance with BSI’s rigorous certification schemes and Kitemark standards.

• Prepare assessment reports and deliver findings to clients to ensure client understanding of the assessment decision and clear direction to particular items of corrective action where appropriate.
• Recommend the issue, re‑issue or withdrawal of certificates and report recommendations in accordance with BSI policy, procedures and prescribed time frame.
• Maintain overall account responsibility and accountability for nominated accounts to ensure an effective partnership, whilst ensuring excellent service delivery and account growth.
• Lead assessment teams as required ensuring that team members are adequately briefed so that quality of service is maintained and that effective working relationships are sustained both with Clients and within the team.
• Provide accurate and prompt information to support services, working closely with them to ensure that client records are up to date and complete and that all other internal information requirements are met.
• Coach colleagues as appropriate, especially where those members are inexperienced assessors or unfamiliar with clients' business/technology and assist in the induction and coaching of new colleagues as requested.
• Plan/schedule workloads to make best use of own time and maximise revenue‑earning activity.
• Must be willing to go through extensive onboarding plan in order to reach Lead Assessor status through the prescribed program.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills, including preparation for and taking standardized assessments related to knowledge and application of audit practices.
• Responsible for managing a portfolio of assigned clients based on location and a match of qualifications and client contract requirements.
• Responsible for contacting clients and scheduling the visits, planning the assessments, making travel plans, conducting the assessments and reporting and managing the results in an efficient manner.

• A minimum of 4 years’ industry experience gained within a product manufacturing environment with an emphasis on quality management or product certification.
• Ideally qualified within an engineering or manufacturing related subject.
• Previous experience in product assessment or auditing, against standards.
• Can travel frequently across the UK and occasionally within Europe.
• Knowledge of quality management system auditing practices (ISO 9001).
• Lead Auditor 9001 qualification would be a major advantage.

BSI offers a competitive total reward package, an independent and varied job in an international environment, flexible working hours, ongoing training and development with the inclusion of Annual Bonus, Company Vehicle, Contribution Based Pension, Private Healthcare, 27 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays, and Life Assurance.

BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.