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How exciting to join SGS – the Leading Testing, Inspection & Certification Provider!
We are SGS – the world’s leading company dedicated to testing, inspection, and certification; your trusted partner for sustainability, quality, and integrity. With 100,000+ employees operating across 2,600 global offices and laboratories, we deliver expertise to enable a safer, more connected world. Our brand promise: when you need to be sure—echoes our commitment to trust, reliability, and integrity.
Our Consumer & Products (C&P) division specialises in helping businesses ensure product safety, quality, and compliance through comprehensive testing, inspection, certification, and auditing, spanning manufacturing to distribution across all key consumer goods sectors.
Job Title: External Quality Auditor – QAN/QAR / Hazardous Area
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time Location: Home-based (with international travel) Hours: 37.5 per week Industry: Testing, Inspection & Certification
Overview
SGS seeks an experienced External Quality Lead Auditor to deliver QAN/QARs (Quality Assurance Notifications/testing for classifying equipment for hazardous areas) and related audits, primarily internationally (70%) and within the UK (30%). This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance with industry standards whilst supporting clients to enhance safe, high-quality operations. Together, we’ll uphold SGS’s reputation for excellence through rigorous audit delivery and an uncompromising commitment to clients’ needs.
As part of our SGS brand promise, this role embodies trust, integrity, and reliability.
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Responsibilities
Core Duties
- Plan and conduct external audits focused on manufacturing quality systems, adhering strictly to BS EN IEC 80079-34 as well as other regulatory frameworks (including China’s ‘CCC’, Korean, and North American standards).
- Accurately assess compliance against documented processes, identify nonconformities, risks, and potential improvement opportunities.
- Produce clear, detailed, and actionable audit reports, tracking corrective action effectiveness post-audit.
- Maintain audit schedules, documentation, and records in full compliance with accreditation protocols.
- Champion strong customer service and quality assurance whilst ensuring adherence to SGS policies and integrity standards.
Requirements
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven 2+ years’ experience as a Lead Auditor, specialising in engineering or hazardous area environments (primary requirements).
- Deep understanding of quality management systems with expertise in aligning with industry compliance standards.
- Strong knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, including audit principles, techniques, and best practices.
- Exceptional written, spoken, and interpersonal communication skills, coupled with precise report-writing ability.
- Attention to detail, moral integrity, and excellent project management skills to handle multiple audits efficiently.
- Full UK driving licence (viability for international travel essential).
Desirable Skills & Qualifications
- Working knowledge of EN ISO/IEC 80079-34 and miscellaneous hazardous area standards (e.g., the full IEC 60079 series).
- Experience navigating ATEX, UKEx, or IECEx regulatory regimes.
- Engineering or closely-related technical background with direct industry exposure.
- A higher qualification (e.g., MSc, MBA) or active membership in relevant professional certifying bodies (enhances eligibility).
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Competitive Benefits
At SGS, we honour dedication and provide an array of first-class benefits for our employees:
- Performance-related bonus (subject to criteria)
- Immediate and comprehensive private medical insurance access
- Competitive flexible benefit pension plan + supplementary life assurance
- Enhanced annual leave allowance (progressively increasing with length of service) including public holidays and a company-paid personal birthday day off
- Generous retailer and grocery discounts across sectors
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption leave benefits
- Length of Service Awards
- festive holiday cash vouchers
- Access to cutting-edge Health & Wellbeing initiatives
- Special discounted memberships with leading gyms and fitness platforms
Our Working Culture
SGS pledges equitable opportunities across all Protected Characteristics (as defined by law) and remains steadfast in our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and fairness:
- Race, colour, religious beliefs, gender, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression
- Veterans with protected status and genetic information
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