Responsibilities as follows: * Chair opening and closing meetings * Assign to each team member responsibility for auditing specific processes, functions, sites, areas or activities and reassign work as needed * Manage external team representation during the audit process (expert, translator, Accreditation Bodies, …) * Periodically communicate the progress of the audit and any concerns to the client and to the audit team * Review with the client any need for changes to the audit scope which becomes apparent as on\-site auditing activities progress and report this to the back office * Attempt to resolve any diverging opinions between the audit team and the client concerning audit evidence or findings, and record unresolved points * Review the audit findings, and any other appropriate information obtained during the audit, against the audit objectives and audit criteria and classify the nonconformities * Agree upon the audit conclusions, considering the uncertainty inherent in the audit process, any necessary follow\-up actions * Confirm the appropriateness of the audit program or identify any modification required for future audits (e.g., scope of certification, audit time or dates, surveillance frequency, audit team competence) * Ensure that the audit report is prepared and shall be responsible for its content * Recommends to the Technical Manager initial certification, maintaining of certification, recertification, suspension, withdrawal, or reduction of the scope of certification. Working experience: Minimum 5 to 8 years Pre Requisite : Lead Auditor course and status of ISO 22000 as well as FSSC