Food Safety Auditor
Description Food Safety Auditor - United States - Remote This is a remote position with 85% travel; applicants must reside in and be able to legally work in the United States. Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a Food Safety Auditor to join our Business Assurance Intertek team in the second or third quarter of 2026. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Food Safety. Intertek's Business Assurance team goes beyond testing, inspection and certification to look at the underlying elements that make a company and its products successful. Our assurance solutions provide confidence and total peace of mind that a client's operating procedures, systems and people are functioning properly to provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace. What are we looking for? - Intertek is looking for a Food Safety Auditor that will be responsible for performing assessments in manufacturing and services industries against 1st-Party, 2nd-Party and 3rd-Party food safety management systems while adhering to Intertek policies, procedures, and guidelines. - The Food Safety auditor will be a part of the best team ever. - The auditor will travel conducting audits to help companies all over North America become the best they can be. - Our team works closely together despite being geographically distant. - We have a team culture to work toward goals. - We look forward to growth in our business! THE ROLE The Food Safety Auditor role will be required to conduct food safety audits of client’s facility, provide technical training to management and employees at client’s facility regarding the adequacy of food safety program, integrated pest management, operational methods, personnel practices, maintenance for food safety, and cleaning practices. The role will prepare a written report for management to recap all issues of observations and, if needed, corrective actions that should be taken. The Food Safety Auditor must be able to be away from home and travel extensively up to 85% and provide practical and technical support to the food and beverage industry in the areas of food safety operations. Support will be provided through effective in-person and virtual training, consulting, and inspections. Salary & Benefits Information Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more. What you’ll do: - Conduct document reviews and pre-assessments to ensure that the requirements of the standard have been met and provide the appropriate feedback to the customer to address any shortcomings. - Prepare and send to the auditee an Audit Plan using appropriate documents and forms well-before the audit. - Arrange all travel plans, provide directions and other relevant information to audit team members. - Conduct Opening and Closing Meetings, explaining the broad objectives, the scope, audit process and establishing audit plan. - Conduct audits, seeking conformity to applicable standard; by interviewing relevant personnel, making observations and inspections and sampling records. - As necessary, liaise with other team members to determine validity of their findings in relation to lead auditor findings. - Effectively define and present findings to the customer. - Advise customers of Intertek requirements, such as the number of days to address non-conformances. - Assess corrections, corrective action/plans and corresponding evidences - Prepare the Audit Report. - Lead Auditor, reviews all team members’ documentation for accuracy and completeness. - Ensure