Posting Date:9 Oct 2025 City:San Bonifacio Location:San Bonifacio, IT, 37047 Contract Type:Permanent Division:Mediterranean & Africa Certification Level of experience:Intermediate - RINA is currently recruiting for a Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia e Trentino Alto Adige Certification Lead Auditor to join its office in San Bonifacio (VR) within the Mediterranean & Africa Certification Division. Mission - The role focuses on planning, conducting, and managing audits within our certification business related to the different certification schemes.Key Accountabilities - Audit Program Management: Develop and maintain audit programs that reflect the company’s certification goals and comply with relevant regulatory frameworks. This involves scheduling audits, allocating resources efficiently, and continuously evaluating program effectiveness. - Document Review: Conduct detailed evaluations of customer management system documentation, including manuals, procedures, instructions, files, and records to verify that they meet established standards and regulatory requirements. - Audit Planning and Coordination: Strategically plan audit activities, liaise with stakeholders to ensure adequate preparation and resource availability, and adapt schedules to dynamic operational needs. - Audit Execution and Leadership: Lead and participate in audits by conducting interviews, collecting evidence, and assessing the implementation and effectiveness of management systems in accordance with certification criteria. - Audit Result Analysis: Accurately identify audit outcomes, categorize findings as non-conformities or opportunities for improvement, and articulate these results clearly to stakeholders. - Report Preparation: Compile comprehensive and objective audit reports that detail findings and offer recommendations critical to certification decisions and continuous improvement initiatives. - Follow-Up and Corrective Action Management: Oversee the timely resolution of non-conformities by monitoring corrective action plans, verifying their effectiveness, and ensuring compliance with agreed timelines. - Technical Review and Certification Decision Support: Perform in-depth technical reviews of audit files, providing well-founded certification decisions or recommendations informed by rigorous analysis. - Continuous Professional Development: Commit to ongoing skill enhancement by staying current with evolving industry standards, audit methodologies, and certification regulations to maintain personal qualifications and certifications. - Resource Performance Monitoring: Evaluate and support the performance of auditors and other personnel involved in certification processes, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability. - Data and Record Management: Ensure accurate and up-to-date maintenance of all audit records, customer information, and related documentation to support traceability, transparency, and audit integrity. - Customer Interaction and Relationship Management: Facilitate technical discussions with customers to clarify audit requirements, address concerns, and strengthen relationships that support successful certification outcomes. - In this role, you will be essential in driving certification quality, supporting organizational objectives, and enhancing customer trust through expert audit management and consultative collaboration.Education - Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering General or Business Administration Finance ManagementQualifications - Strong technical proficiency in identifying and categorizing audit findings, coupled with excellent communication skills to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders, is essential. Up-to-date qualifications, including Lead Auditor certification (ISO or equivalent), underscore your professional expertise. A thorough knowledge of industry regulations and continuous improvement practices will support your success in this position.Competencies - PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model - MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions - PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances - BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization - MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint - ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way - THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future - CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction - EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity - RINA is a multinational company providing a wide range of services in the en