Job Description
NSF is seeking an experienced Certified PAACO / Food Safety Auditor to support the Supply Chain Food Safety Division. You will plan and conduct all assessment activities - documenting reviews, preliminary assessments, on-site readiness reviews, registration audits and surveillance audits.
Responsibilities
- Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals
- Actively as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals
- Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences
- Generating innovative solutions in work situations; trying different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
- Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise
- Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed
- Travel up to 75%
- Current day rate is $650 per audit day.
Qualifications
- 4 Yr. Degree (Relevant degree or higher education course (e.g. Diploma) in food related or bioscience-related discipline (includes general microbiology)
- HACCP training (ideally a 2-day industry-relevant course)
- Lead Auditor Training (completion of a 40 hours/ 5-day course and exam)
- PAACO Certificate (Per PAACO website)
- PCQI Certificate
- Minimum 5-10 years of previous Auditor/Industry Experience
- Effective oral communication
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent organization and multi-tasking skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
- Ability to work independently, follow through on all assignments and meet deadlines
- This person ideally would be Auditing with us ~100 days of the year
- Additional GFSI CPO training a plus
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, 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 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.
