Management systems lead auditor

Job ID:42775
Location:LRQA - Kuala Lumpur - Naza Tower  
Position Category:Assessors
Position Type:Employee Regular

Who are LRQA?

LRQA stands for dedication to clients, market firsts, and deep expertise in risk management. We’ve grown to become a leading global assurance provider, bringing together outstanding expertise in certification, customised assurance, cybersecurity, inspection and training.

While we’re proud of our heritage, it’s who we are today that really matters, because that’s what shapes who we and our clients can become tomorrow. By staying true to our shared values and combining decades of collective experience, we support our clients in building a safer and more sustainable future.

With a presence in 150 countries and a team of over 5,000 experts, we support more than 61,000 clients across diverse sectors. 

Role

To undertake complex / tailored business assurance assessments and recommend certification, deferral, suspension, withdrawal of certification, validation or verification against the appropriate standard(s) and lead groups / clients / schemes in the above

Key Responsibilities & Requirements

• Within authorised area of specialism, undertake business assurance assessments in accordance with current procedures against ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, ISO27001 and ISO42001.
• Lead multi-disciplinary and/ or international 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 or other reports such as summary reports, reflecting business assurance principles, in compliance with accreditation requirements and internal procedures
• Have sufficient broad knowledge of LRQA’s products and services to able to discuss additional services with clients and be able to take the opportunity to promote additional or higher value services, while actively building strong relationships
• Ensure that all internal client stakeholders are kept informed of changes and issues, escalating as appropriate
• Proactively identify opportunities and sales leads and pass these onto appropriate colleagues
• Pass client feedback and insights to appropriate internal recipients initiating and leading client improvement projects as required
• Maintain professional competence by keeping abreast of technical and other developments in own area of expertise, maintaining CPD records, updating LRQA CV, maintaining professional registrations and producing records of competence as required
• Supervise induction/coaching/knowledge transfer for assigned new and/or existing Assessors. Take a lead as IMS champion and undertake the role as ‘competence reviewer’.
• Coach Assessors under training, recommending authorisation and further development activities as appropriate. Mentor less experienced Lead Assessors to assist in the development of their professional skills
• Perform additional and ad hoc tasks promptly as required such as assessor development, product development or projects
• Participate fully in Assessor meetings including developing materials, presenting and coaching others in own area of expertise as appropriate

Technical / Professional Qualifications / Requirements

• Thorough understanding of management systems/scheme requirements and their application via a business assurance approach
• Qualified to assess against more than one major standard, sector scheme or a qualified LRQA Trainer e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO45001, ISO27001, ISO42001, etc
• Understanding/ appreciation of relevant legal/ regulatory framework
• Substantial experience in third party auditing/assessment including system level auditing and process level auditing.
• This includes, has passed the Lead Assessor course, holding certificates for ISO9k, ISO14k, ISO45k, ISO27k, ISO42K and others where applicable.
• Substantial industry experience in specialist sector, preferably within a management systems environment
• Understanding of the principles of client management principles and application within the role
• Experience in developing and managing complex technical projects
• Appreciation of the full range of LRQA products and services
• A degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant subject
• Competent in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Employment : Full time

Pre-Employment Checks 

If you are successful in securing a role with us, you will be subject to pre-employment checks, depending on the legal requirements and practices in your country of employment.  

If eligible these checks will include right to work, identification, verification of employment history, education, and criminal records where permitted by local law.  

All checks will be conducted in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection regulations.  

We will involve the third party supplier to run the background checks as needed and your data will be retained for a period as needed for the purpose of recruitment. 

To the extent to be permitted by the applicable local law, your data may be stored outside of your employment country dependent on our operation structure. 

Your application of this role will constitute as your consent on this paragraph. 

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!

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