SQA Auditor – ISO​/ISO​/ISO​/ISO​/IATF​/AS XX​/ISO

The Quality Assessments Division of Smithers seeks full‑time and contract auditors to join our team to assess our clients to management system standards including Quality, Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, Automotive, Aerospace, and Information Security.

Auditors perform assessments and certification activities to verify conformance to management system standards. Responsibilities include ensuring the certification scheme continuously meets the requirements of current industry standards, internal procedures, and our accreditation requirements. Your goal is to build positive relationships with our clients while providing quality auditing and exceptional client services, maintaining a high level of integrity and impartiality.

• 5 years of work experience with a minimum of two of those five years in quality, environmental or occupational health & safety roles; ISO 9001/14001/45001 Lead Auditor Certification.
• Automotive and Aerospace sector auditors: meet SQA qualification and competence requirements, per IATF Rules, and in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021, AS9104/3 and AS9104/1.

• Experience auditing medical device quality management systems, including review of documentation, risk management, implementation audit, and audit reporting.
• Participation as a trainee in at least four audits totaling at least 20 days in an accredited QMS program, 50% of which must be against ISO 13485 preferably in an accredited program, the rest in any other accredited QMS program.

• Experience as an audit team leader under the supervision of a qualified team leader for at least three ISO 13485 audits.

• IATF 16949 Auditor credentials (third‑party certification) accompanied by an IATF certificate number.

• Qualified to perform ISO 9001 audits.
• Conducted a minimum of six ISO 9001 third‑party audits in manufacturing industries with at least three as audit team leader.
• Knowledge of automotive Core Tools (FMEA, MSA, SPC) – documented evidence of competency must be provided.
• Four years full‑time appropriate practical experience (including two years dedicated to Quality Assurance or Quality Management activities) within the past fifteen years in an automotive manufacturing organization meeting the applicability of IATF 16949. (Experience in similar industries may be considered.)
• Observed a minimum of one IATF third‑party audit, excluding special audits, from beginning to end, lasting a minimum of two days.

• Participation in a minimum of twenty audit‑days covering all elements of the AS9100 standard over at least four audit sites within the last three years.
• Preferred work experience: at least four years in the aerospace industry directly involved in Engineering, Design, Manufacturing Quality or Process Control for a major airframe/spacecraft/space payload manufacturer, prime supplier, auxiliary equipment supplier, or appropriate NASA, DOD, or FAA organization. Personnel certification required per AS9104/3.

• Associate auditors: 5 years of work experience with a minimum of 2 years in cyber security implementation or auditing and either an (ISC)2 Entry Level Certification or Associate Membership.
• Auditors: 7 years of work experience with a minimum of 5 years in cyber security implementation or auditing and either a CISA, CISM, or ISO 27001 Certificate.
• Senior auditors: 10 years of work experience with a minimum of 5 years in cyber security implementation or auditing and a CISSP with either a CISA or ISO 27001 Certificate.
• Auditor competency‑based certificates should be demonstrated for support of auditor knowledge.
• Four years of full‑time appropriate practical experience (including two years dedicated to Quality Assurance or Quality Management activities) within the past fifteen years in an automotive manufacturing organization meeting the applicability of IATF 16949.