ORGANIC AUDITOR

1. HOW TO BECOME AN ORGANIC AUDITOR ?
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ORGANIC /FOOD AUDITING :
IS A VERIFICATION/
VALIDATION/INSPECTION/EXAMINATION OF THE
PROCESS OR FOOD QUALITY SYSTEM WITH INLINE
COMPLIANCE PACING TO THE CODEX RESPECTIVE
ORGANIC STANDARD GUIDELINES EXAMPLE NOP
(USDA), EU REGULATION, DEMETER, BIOSUISSE,
NATURLAND, KRAV, REGENERATIVE ORGANIC, FOOD
SAFETY MGMT SYSTEM ETC.
AUDITING IS A PASSIONATE FIELD TO MAKE IT
INTERESTING YOU NEED TO DO A HOBBY LIKE MUSIC,
READING, PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY ETC. IT TENDS TO
GET BORING WITH THE REGULAR TRAVELS.
A GOOD AUDITOR IS ONE WHO LEARNS FROM
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE FROM EXPERTS AND
EXPERTISE THE SKILL WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE.
• QUALIFICATION OF AN
AUDITOR
 CROP PRODUCTION : DEGREE
IN AGRICULTURE OR BOTANY
 PROCESSING : DEGREE FROM
AGRICULTURE OR SCIENCE
BACKGROUND.
 DURATION FOR BECOMING AN
AUDITOR : MIN 2 YEARS AS
TRAINEE IN AN ORGANIC CB
WHAT IS THE SALARY RANGE FOR
ENTRY TRAINEE AUDITOR ?
15-25K @ MONTH
This will also depend on the CB.
• WHAT IS THE SALARY RANGE
FOR AN AUDITOR ?
30-40K @ MONTH.
• WHAT IS THE SALARY RANGE
OF AN SENIOR AUDITOR (MIN
10 YEARS EXPERIENCE)
40-55K @ MONTH.
• WHAT IS THE SALARY OF
INTERNATIONAL AUDITOR
(WITH AN EXPERIENCE OF
10YEARS MIN IN THE
RESPECTIVE STANDARD AND
SCOPE ) ?
1-2 LAKHS PER MONTH.
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2. TRAITS TO BE DEVELOPED AS
A GOOD AUDITOR
A GOOD AUDITOR WILL OR SHOW THE
FOLLOWING SIGNS :
Observative
Listener
Focused
Communicative
Polite
Humble
Knowledgeable
Interactive skills
Flexible
Patient
High level of Integrity
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3. AUDITORS GOOD PRATICE RULES TO
CONSISTENTLY DESCIPLINE IN ONESELF
• Expert knowledge of the Respective Organic Standards. Learn the clauses,
articles, references etc YOU NEED TO MASTER THE RESPECTIVE ORGANIC
STANDARDS ITS NOT A CHOICE IF YOU WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED
AUDITOR.
• Talk less > Listen More ask the right questions.
• Follow the AUDIT procedure as per CB Operational Manual.
• High level of Code of ethics and Organic integrity.
• Keen Observation> no Technical advice > no decision making > only
recommendation.
• Openness for interactive secession with all Staff, prime collection of
information inline to CODEX organic norms.
• Planning of inspection with proper Fixed AGENDA.
• Instill a Good groomed Personality is very important.
• Trainee getting a right Mentor is very Important Min 2 years
• Experience is the best teacher so every year if you are a good auditor it
can be felt and always keep a senior auditor ATTACHED. You become who
you surround yourself.
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4. A SIMPLE FLOW OF BECOMING AN AUDITOR
OF RESPECTIVE STANDARDS
AUDITOR
MIN 2 YEARS WORKING
WITH AN ORGANIC CB
MASTER THE RESPECTIVE
STANDARD, ENGAGE
SHADOW AUDITS, GET
WITNESSED BY A SENIOR
AUDITOR TO BE ALIGNED
IN RIGHT DIRECTION
NPOP STANDARD THE CB CAN
APPROVE BASED ON THE SENIOR
AUDITORS APPRAISAL
EU REGULATION 2018/848 NEED
EXTRA MORE TIME APART FROM THE
2 YEARS (MIN 3 MONTHS) TO STUDY
THE 61 ARTICLES AND THE
NORMATIVE REGULATION ARE WIDE
TAKE A LEAD AUDITOR
COURSE IT WILL SHOW
HOW TO MANAGE
YOURSELF FOR EFFECTIVE
QMS
BIOSUISSE
IS A
SEPARATE
TRAINING
AND
APPROVAL
REGENERAT
IVE
ORGANIC
IS A
SEPARATE
TRAINING
AND
APPROVAL
NATURLAND
IS A
SEPARATE
TRAINING
AND
APPROVAL
DEMETER
IS A
SEPARATE
TRAINING
AND
APPROVAL
NOP USDA
ORGANIC YOU
NEED EXTRA TIME
AS EU TO LEARN
FROM THE CFR
205.100 TO 600
* GUIDED BY FINDING
THE RIGHT
SENIOR/MENTOR/
EXPERT IS THE KEY OF
BECOMING A GOOD
AUDITOR
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5. • A good Auditor is always ready to learn, relearn,
expertise the knowledge in the Organic Standards. The
checklist of a Certification body is not your GUIDELINE
these are questions made from the ORGANIC CODEX of
the respective Standard. Answers of the checklist is
kept as a monitoring tool towards justifying the
compliance level of the Operation being it a
Production, Processing , Handling Unit. Develop your
skills as mentioned in the TRAITS and you all shall be
successful ORGANIC / FOOD auditors.
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6. THANKING YOU
• I had made this slide as per huge messages request
and phone calls on how to become an organic auditor,
Qualification, pay scale, what to study, duration.
Please be free to message me or call me for help, if I
am busy when free will revert because my happiness I
get is by helping others and seeing them grow
professionally in LIFE. KNOWLEDGE IS TO BE SHARED.
• Whatsapp +91 8606551335, email amvarabi@gmail
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