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Warringtonfire, part of the Element Group, has an opportunity for a Trainee Auditor to join our Product Certification team. This is a great opportunity to work with one of the fastest growing employers within the Testing, Inspection & Certification sector. This role is working with the Warringtonfire Audit Team.
Fancy a career in Auditing?
Responsibilities
- Conducting and reporting on factory production control audits as part of our certification schemes
- Selection of samples for initial type testing or audit testing from factory, site or the market
- Witnessing of production of samples for testing
- Carrying out assessments of clients’ operations in accordance with BS EN ISO 19011 (guidelines for auditing management systems)
- Reporting assessments in accordance with BS EN 19011 (guidelines for auditing management systems)
- Conducting and reporting on ISO9001 (quality management systems) when required
- To suggest improvements and to support and assist with the implementation of process and improvement projects
- Assisting in conducting internal quality audits allied to maintenance of UKAS accreditations
- When required - Assisting with the training of new Auditors
- Educated to HNC / A Level standard or equivalent
- Ideally experienced in auditing production of products at factories within the construction industry
- Good IT skills
- Competent with MS Office applications: in particular MS Word
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – both written and oral
- Ability to take ownership of clients and manage issues to a successful conclusion
- Customer focused, develop strong working relationships
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and under pressure, positive and effective team player
- Ability and willingness to travel across UK and Europe with overnight stays
- Work From Home / Remote
Benefits of working at Element
33 days annual holiday, consisting of 25 days annual holiday and 8 days public / x4 Life Assurance / Legal & General Pension scheme with total contributions up to 12% / Enhanced Company Sick Pay / Flexible Working / Cycle Scheme / Recommend a Friend Bonus / Perks At Work Discount Scheme
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Diversity Statement
At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.
Skills Required
- HNC, A Level, or equivalent education
- Good IT skills
- Competence with Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Word
- Excellent written and oral interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to take ownership of clients and resolve issues successfully
- Customer-focused approach and ability to build strong working relationships
- Ability to meet strict deadlines and work under pressure
- Positive and effective teamwork skills
- Ability and willingness to travel across the UK and Europe with overnight stays
- Experience auditing production of products at factories within the construction industry
Element Materials Technology Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Element Materials Technology and has not been reviewed or approved by Element Materials Technology.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, floating holidays, and paid volunteer time are highlighted, with flexibility to use time off in many teams. This breadth of options adds practical value beyond base pay.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Employee Assistance Program support, recognition programs, and “Smarter Working” flexibility are featured as part of the package. These offerings support day-to-day wellbeing and work–life fit.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is considered competitive in certain roles and markets, with location-based variation enabling stronger packages for some. This creates opportunities to land better-aligned offers when role and site match well.
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What We Do
The Element Materials Technology Group is one of the world’s leading global providers of testing, inspection, and certification services for a diverse range of products, materials, and technologies in advanced industrial supply chains where failure in use is not an option. Headquartered in London, UK, Element’s c.9,000 scientists, engineers, and technologists, work across a global network of over 270+ locations, support customers from early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals, and into production ensuring their products are safe and sustainable, and achieve market access. In 2021, Element set out its new, industry leading environmental commitments, adopting science-based targets and committing to net zero emissions across its entire global business by 2035. These environmental commitments follow Element’s achievement of the highest ESG ranking in the testing, inspection and certification industry from Sustainalytics, a global leader in ESG research and data.
