About SCS Global Services Europe
SCS Global Services is a global leader in third-party certification, verification, auditing, and standards development across food, agriculture, forestry, climate, and sustainability programs.
SCS Global Services Europe supports accredited and regulatory programs across the EU and surrounding regions, serving multinational supply chains and complex assurance needs.
Position Summary
SCS Global Services Europe is building a flexible, multi-qualified contract auditor pool to support Responsible Food Systems (RFS) programs across Europe. Contract Auditors conduct third-party audits and verifications in accordance with international and scheme-specific requirements, supporting food safety, responsible sourcing, social compliance, and sustainable seafood programs.
Auditors may be contracted for one or multiple schemes, depending on qualifications, language capability, and regional coverage.
Core Responsibilities
Scheme Coverage (One or More Required)
Candidates must be qualified as an external lead auditor in at least one of the following and have a recent audit log available. Multi-scheme qualifications are highly preferred.
Food Safety
Sustainable Seafood & Aquaculture
Social & Ethical Compliance
Responsible Palm Oil Sourcing
Preferred Cross-Qualification: ISO Management Systems (IMS)
Experience and qualifications to conduct external third-party audits against one or more of the following ISO Management System standards is preferred, but not required:
Auditors holding active IMS qualifications with recent audit logs may be considered for integrated or combined audits alongside food safety, social, or responsible sourcing programs, depending on client scope and accreditation rules.
Language Requirements
Auditors must be professionally fluent in English and at least one of the following:
Required (at least one):
Highly Desirable / Bonus:
Language capability must support on-site audit delivery and report writing, not conversational use only.
Minimum Qualifications
Relevant university degree or more than 2 years’ equivalent professional experience in food, agriculture, aquaculture, sustainability, or social compliance, if allowed by scheme
Preferred / Highly Valued Profile
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