Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Food & Beverage Auditor (食品・飲料認証審査員）
Locations: Kobe-Shi, Japan | Yokohama-Shi, Japan
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Overview
About Us
We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.
As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.
About Business Assurance
We help companies ensure compliance, build high-performing management systems, and meet competence needs within a wide range of industries. DNV helps companies understand and manage their risk picture through our management system certification and training portfolios.
About the Role
DNV is one of the world’s leading certification bodies. We help businesses assure the performance of their organizations, products, people, and facilities through certification and training services. Partnering with our customers, we build sustainable business performance and create stakeholder trust across all types of industries.
The F&B Auditor is a techno-commercial role responsible for leading the development of the F&B business, delivery of projects, and ensuring service excellence for clients. You help clients implement, improve, and demonstrate their commitment to international and local standards. This position reports to the Quality Manager.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support the growth of our sales and delivery for a range of services.
- Support the sales team through technical advice and guidance.
- Conduct 3rd party audits for various food safety schemes including Quality Management System.
- Manage the qualifications of other team members in conjunction with Global Compliance Unit, other accredited bodies, and with the Resource and Technical team.
- Proactively seek to identify and understand customer needs and provide leads to the sales team.
- Lead projects, ensuring they are executed to clients’ expectations on time and on budget and to DNV quality standards.
- Lead and communicate effectively with your project teams and clients.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Food Science or Technology or relevant academic qualifications.
- Minimum 10-year experience in Quality Management System relevant to food and beverage, with 3rd-party auditing experience in food safety.
- Minimum 5-year experience in F&B sector, in different food industries.
- Qualifications in schemes like BRC Food, BRC Packaging, IFS, FSSC V5, HACCP, ISO9001, ISO22000:2018, GMP Plus, FAMI-QS, Global Standard, etc.
- Effective communication skills in English and Japanese.
- Proven project and/or team leader, delivering service excellence.
- Ability to work in an international team, delivering and leading teams to produce high-quality deliverables on time and on budget.
- Ability to lead multiple projects in parallel, often with conflicting demands and timelines.
- Willingness to travel and work around Japan and other locations.
- Fluency in Japanese-with advanced competence in reading, writing, speaking-is required.
We Offer
- Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance
- Generous paid leaves (Annual leaves, Sick leaves)
- Medical benefits (Standard medical check-up, Maternity Health Care)
- Pension and Insurance Policies (Group Life Insurance, Health Insurance, Welfare insurance, Unemployment insurance, Accident Insurance)
- Training and Development Assistance (Training Sponsorship, On-The-Job Training, Training Programme)
- Additional Benefits (Long Service Awards, Mobile Phone Reimbursement, Car Allowance, Commuting Allowance, Professional Membership Fees, Congratulation and Condolence allowance)
DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.
About the Company
Since 1864, we’ve been dedicated to safeguarding life, property, and the environment. Today we remain at the forefront of new technologies and techniques to help our customers transform for a more sustainable future.
At DNV, you can expect to deliver career and industry-defining work. You’ll be given the time to build your network, the resources to support your development, and the freedom to satisfy your curiosity and desire to learn.
Application Process
You can apply directly through our careers page by submitting your CV and any other documents we require (i.e., university diplomas/transcripts; visas; previous employment reference letters). Make sure your application is fully completed, and you tailor it to the specific job listing.
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