Lead Auditor

Job Title: Lead Auditor
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: £42,245 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF53344
At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Lead Auditor at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As Lead Auditor, you'll work across our Bristol and Devonport sites designing and implementing independent assurance activities.
Day to day, you'll plan, deliver, undertake and report on audits and delivery of audit and quality training within the business:

• Undertake, review and report findings of audits to the organisation on levels of compliance recommending corrective action as appropriate
• Support, agree and monitor the implementation of corrective actions.
• Participate in and facilitate improvement initiatives.
• Ensure actions address root causes of issues identified.
• Liaise and assist with certification bodies and customer representatives during external audits.

This role is full time, 36 hours based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard with hybrid working from home arrangements.
Essential experience of the Lead Auditor:

• Experienced Auditor.
• Extensive knowledge and ability to apply standards of ISO9001, ISO14001 and/or ISO45001.
• CAPA (Corrective Action Preventive Action), root cause investigation and verification.
• Proven experience within an audit and quality assurance background.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge and experience of business management systems - Desirable

Qualifications for the Lead Auditor:

• Lead Auditor certificate - Desirable
• HND/HNC qualification in a relevant STEM discipline

Please note that this position is subject to enhanced national security vetting. The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to satisfy Ministry of Defence security requirements (this may include obtaining SC, NNPPI or Developed Vetting (DV) level of security clearances).
Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 01/02/2024
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