Auditor

Overview

If you are an experienced professional from either the fenestration, construction, civils or building products sector looking for a change of career, then our Product Scheme Auditor position could be a step in the right direction.
Element is a leading company in the Testing, Inspection and Certification sector with opportunities to provide quality compliance assessments to our customers.

This role sits within our BM TRADA business providing certification services within the fire door, PAS
24 security and timber construction sectors. We would be willing to consider individuals with transferable skills from the construction sector as a whole or from quality assurance professionals who are open to learning the construction products sector.
Come and Join Element and Make Tomorrow Safer Than Today...

• Manage a number of BM TRADA customers within the South East region (Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, London, Surrey, Essex) both new and existing, particularly in the fire door and PAS
  24 security schemes.
• Plan, book and carry out factory audits of manufacturers within the timescales required under the rules of the certification schemes.
• Accurately record findings during client audit visits and submit reports in line with operational target objectives.
• Review and approve responses to any non-conformance's raised during audit visits within agreed timescales.
• Act as the first point of contact for any certification queries those customers may have.

• Good IT skills using MS Office.
• Effective written and verbal communications skills.
• Excellent time management with the ability of meeting deadlines.
• Able to operate independently or as part of a team.
• Preferably a background in construction having worked within carpentry / joinery teams and with knowledge of the British and European standards involved in the production of doors, windows and fire doors.
• Full certification scheme training, including the IRCA ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification, will be provided.
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK with some occasional overseas visits.
• Own diary management ensuring audit target dates are met in the most effective way with a proportion of time spent working from your own home.
• Competitive Salary and Car Allowance on offer.
• This role work from home role is covering the South East region.

33 days annual holiday, consisting of 25 days annual holiday and 8 days public / x4 Life Assurance / Legal & General Pension scheme with total contributions up to 12% / Flexible Working / Cycle Scheme / Recommend a Friend Bonus / Perks At Work Discount Scheme

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.