Posted 8 days ago
Description
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Auditor
NSF is currently looking for a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Category 1 Auditor for our Global seafood business. Working as part of a team, based remotely, our BAP Auditor will perform a key role in supporting the Supply Chain Seafood evaluation team. The successful candidate must have an understanding of fish and fish products and their supply chains. As well as the type of supply chain operations to be audited. Along with having demonstrated experience in Aquaculture, Seafood Related Business and GFSI Scheme Standards.
Responsibilities
Conduct audits on behalf of a range of clients in the seafood sectors against the internationally recognized Best Aquaculture Practices Standards for hatcheries, farms, feed mills, and or processing facilities
Perform technical functions relating to audits belonging to these Standards
Generate accurate, unambiguous, and objective reports following each audit and submit completed reports within agreed timescales
Evaluate proposed corrective actions provided by clients from raised non-conformities following each respective audit
Become familiarized with databases and support platforms, to eventually become an expert user
Take part in face to face and online training sessions to maintain competence and technical understanding as required
Provide technical support to administration colleagues as required
Reconcile document discrepancies and investigate the causes of these
Detect commonly used methods of document manipulation, fraudulent actions, and fraudulent practices
Qualifications
An auditor can be qualified in one or more of the following categories, but we are looking for an auditor for Category 1
Auditor candidates shall have the minimum required work experience for each of the competencies. Candidates will be required to complete and pass all related pre-work and final exams for their competency and obtain a BAP Auditor Certificate offered by Global Seafood Alliance
Category 1 – Seafood Processing
Category 2 - Land-based aquaculture systems – (including ponds, raceways, recirculating systems, fresh and/or brackish water cages – all species and their related hatcheries),
Category 3 - Salmon and marine cage farms - (all marine finfish species and their related hatcheries)
Category 4 - Marine cage culture farm systems only - (no salmon experience) and their related hatcheries
Category 5 - Mollusk farms and their related hatcheries
Category 6 - Feed Mills
Category 7 - Group farm and hatchery (senior farm auditors only)
3 years ofrelevant experience with at least 2 years of direct and full-time work experience in the relevant category and one year of continuous auditing experience. Continuous auditing experience for this purpose, is defined as no fewer than six audits being conducted in a twelve-month period
A degree in a relevant scientific field and/or other relevant education (Food Science, Microbiology, Veterinary Medicine, Aquaculture, Biology, or Chemistry)
HACCP - Seafood processing plant auditor candidates must have previously successfully completed a training course in seafood-specific HACCP requirements based on Codex and the International Seafood HACCP Alliance curriculum. Feed mill auditor candidates must have previously successfully completed a HACCP training course
An understanding of fish and fish products and their supply chains, and the type of supply chain operation to be audited
Demonstrated experience in Aquaculture, Seafood Related Business, GFSI Scheme Standards
Auditing experience of Seafood Schemes & knowledgeable of the Seafood Industry
The ability to apply appropriate audit principles, procedures, and techniques to the planning and execution of different audits so that audits are conducted in a consistent and systematic manner
Be able to verify the accuracy of collected information and be aware of the significance and appropriateness of audit evidence to support audit findings and conclusions
Ability to travel on a consistent basis due to the mandatory nature of the Standards requirements to conduct audits onsite.
Previous audit experience within one of the Seafood Schemes such as BAP/BSP, ASC, MarinTrust, MSC, GlobalGap Aqua, etc
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