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SCS Global Services

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1984

💼 Consulting

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

Consulting • Food & Beverage • Healthcare

SCS Global Services is a global leader in third-party certification, validation, and verification services with a strong focus on sustainability. The company provides a comprehensive range of certification services for various industries, including apparel and textiles, climate change, corporate sustainability, food safety, green building, and sustainable forestry. They offer certifications for organic products, recycled content, carbon neutrality, and sustainable supply chains, among others. Through their services, SCS Global Services aims to drive positive global change by promoting sustainable practices and supporting environmentally conscious companies.

📋 Description

• Conduct robust and detailed Forest Management and Chain of Custody audits • Perform audits in forest, industrial, and urban settings, including timber companies, government land managers, sawmills, pellet mills, furniture manufacturers, paper distributors, and printers • Generate high-quality audit reports with accurate, detailed, and consistent descriptions of evidence and findings • Assess organizations’ management practices against applicable certification standards independently or with teams • Interpret and implement certification program requirements while maintaining scheme integrity • Review audit reports for oversight and quality control • Decide whether to grant, maintain, reduce, expand, suspend, or terminate certification based on evidence of conformance • Support auditor training and performance evaluation • Implement changes affecting certification • Monitor client non-conformances and ensure implementation of program procedures and documents • Perform witness and internal audits when necessary • Coordinate audits with clients and stakeholders and ensure necessary data is provided • Provide customer service and address certification-related questions throughout the year • Track client files and records in folders and databases • Communicate policies, procedures, and requirements to clients, auditors, and international affiliate staff • Help develop external communications and auditor training materials • Support departmental quality programs and quality initiatives • Help develop internal procedures and guidelines • Support monitoring of accreditation and internal non-conformances

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in forestry, natural resources, ecology, or a related field • 5+ years of professional experience in forestry, natural resource management, or a related field • Applied experience in auditing and/or quality assurance • Qualification as lead Forest Management and Chain of Custody auditor for FSC, SFI, and other relevant schemes such as PEFC and SBP • Fluency in English, including professional and technical verbal and written communication • Strong organization and prioritization skills with exceptional attention to detail • Strong customer service and teamwork orientation • Proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, and database management • Initiative, good judgment, and ability to work independently in a team environment • Ability to work in the US • Ability to travel domestically and internationally for audits as needed • Preferred: professional forester license, Society of American Foresters Certified Forester, or Canadian Institute of Forestry equivalent

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote, home-office based work • Flexible work arrangements • Domestic and international travel opportunities • Equal employment opportunities and nondiscrimination protections