Roles and Responsibilities:

• 100% travel as the schedule dictates

• Auditors will be trained on program requirements and participate in ongoing training, knowledge share

• and process improvement.

• The core verification process includes: coordinating verifications with the office and customer, preparing for onsite verifications, conducting verifications, completing the verification checklist and submitting all relevant information to the Customer Verification Specialist team.

• Additional assignments may designated.

Required Skills:

• Independent and free of conflict of interest

• Fair-minded and able to always maintain an objective approach

• Strong critical thinking skills

• Excellent organization and attention to detail

• Customer-service focused with proven communications and people skills

• Strong sense of urgency towards customer service and task management

• Strong aptitude for professionalism and confidentiality

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and willingness to learn proprietary IT systems with hardware, software and mobile applications

• Extensive experience (5+ years) in livestock/produce/dairy/agriculture industry

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science and/or related agriculture field preferred OR 15+years professional experience in the same field(s)

Preferred Skills:

• Able to travel throughout the region nearest to home base

• Extensive knowledge of agricultural systems, with a primary focus in organic

• Auditing and/or verification or certification experience preferred

• Additional working knowledge and experience in any of the following categories is a plus and will be weighted heavily in preference: non-GMO, food science crops, and/or feed productions systems

• IOIA Organic Crop Inspector training or equivalent experience.

• Food safety and quality standards.