Team Leader Scheme Management - QHSE Audits (f/m/d)
About us
TÜV Rheinland CERT GmbH (CERT), part of the TÜV Rheinland People & Business Assurance business stream, stands for outstanding expertise and quality in auditing and certifying companies according to established management system standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, as well as in-house and specialized standards such as IATF and IFS.
The focus of the position is on leading a team of scheme managers within the internationally active business field A.04 „Customised Solutions” of the “People and Business Assurance” division. In this team scheme managers of QHSE audit schemes have been grouped together. The aim is to ensure a consistent quality level of scheme management across all regions, systematic risk management and to achieve synergy effects between the management of the various schemes.
Sounds like you? Join the team!
Activities & responsibilities
- ■In this position, you provide technical leadership to all team members and take on the disciplinary management of your direct reports.
- ■You act as the primary interface with the global practice head, ensuring effective information exchange, coordination, calibration and harmonization across the team.
- ■A key part of your role is to embed quality assurance measures into the internal IT platform so that rules can be permanently enforced and continuously monitored.
- ■You plan and coordinate internal audits, management reviews and overlapping trainings, making sure that results and learnings are translated into concrete improvements.
- ■When issues arise – for example complaints, investigations or findings from external audits – you support structured problem solving and contribute analyses and inputs to the ongoing development of strategy, processes and tools.
Experience & further qualifications
- ■Sound knowledge of international QHSE audit standards and schemes as well as applicable regulatory requirements at international level
- ■Solid understanding of accreditation and recognition procedures and requirements, including auditor competency requirements, plus practical experience in the QHSE auditing business
- ■Proven people leadership skills combined with intercultural competence and experience in international business environments
- ■Business-fluent written and spoken English language skills; good German language skills are considered an advantage
- ■Confident use of MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and collaboration tools such as MS Teams and SharePoint
Diversity & Inclusion
Equal opportunities are particularly important to us at TÜV Rheinland. We are committed to breaking down barriers and creating an inclusive working environment characterised by respect, diversity and genuine participation. We therefore particularly welcome applications from people with severe disabilities.
Klaudia Winkler
Recruiting
Responsible for recruiting for this position
We only accept applications submitted online through our application system. We cannot accept applications sent by email.
What else you should know:
| Location | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
|---|---|
| Type of contract | Permanent |
| Type of employment | Full Time |
| Work model | Flex Office / partially remote |
| Company | TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH |
| Job ID: | 20831 |
Application deadline: as long as the job is listed on our career page, we are looking for suitable candidates (all genders welcome). We are looking forward to receiving your application.
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Flexible working hours
Family-friendly arrangements such as working from home and part-time work
38.5-hour week
Healthy work-life balance thanks to sufficient free time
appraisal interviews
Regular exchange at eye level
TÜV Rheinland People & Business Assurance
People & Business Assurance is a business division of TÜV Rheinland. We bring together cross-industry services that help people and organizations position themselves securely for the future and improve their systems and processes.
With our services, our customers gain the 'Assurance' certainty that the requirements and standards important to them are met.
The business division is represented with around 5,000 employees at 80 locations in Germany and in about 30 countries on all continents.
In the following areas, we impress with our expertise:
- Analysis, auditing or certification of management systems, conformity assessment of imported goods
- Consulting services for infrastructures, digital transformations, or sustainability topics
- Managing research and innovation projects
- Occupational medicine, workplace safety, or health protection
- Training and seminars as well as personnel and organizational development
- Securing skilled workers and labor market services
Your contact person
Questions about your application
Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions about the position or the application process by email:
Klaudia Winkler
Recruiting
General questions are answered by the TÜV Rheinland hotline.
Applications are only accepted online via our application system.
Your application process
1. Online application
You can only apply online via our careers page. The application process is very simple and only takes a few minutes.
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