Expert for Packaging & (Plastics) Recycling / Auditor for Standards of Recycled Products (m/f/d)

Berlin
Control Union Certifications Germany GmbH
Full time
open-ended
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17 November 2025
With immediate effect, we at Control Union Certifications Germany GmbH are looking for a team member to carry out and expand our offer in the field of plastics in packaging, especially with a focus on (plastic) recycling, environmental management and chemical use. The position offers the opportunity to travel to customers and conduct audits, as well as to be involved in the certification and further development of the certification programs in the back-office.
  • Location: Berlin
  • Start date: immediately
  • Contract type: Full-time, open-ended

 

Your tasks:

  • Auditing according to the standards of sustainable programs with a focus on recycling and bio-based plastics, and thus auditing compliance with the standards in the companies
    • Planning and completion of the audits as a lead auditor (f/m/d) in compliance with the accreditation requirements and the procedural guideline
    • Examination of documents and procedures at the customer’s site
    • Record compliance and deviations as well as processes
    • Evaluation of the evidence viewed during and after the audits in the form of a report
  • Preparation of certification decisions and evaluation of audit reports from the entire value chain (raw material production, processing, trade)
  • Involvement in communication with authorities and communication with the standard organization
  • telephone (international) customer contact and/or with colleagues

 

Your profile:

  • A completed academic education in the fields of chemistry, packaging, recycling, environmental sciences or similar
  • Or a corresponding vocational training in the packaging or recycling sector and, if necessary, further training
  • Or at least 3 years of relevant professional experience
  • An understanding of technical and physical/chemical relationships as well as a practical, mathematical basic understanding
  • Confident handling of common Office programs
  • Confident written and spoken English, German C1 Level
  • Driving licence class B
  • Ideally already an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification (IRCA)

 

If you are also:

  • curious, reliable, capable of learning and flexible,
  • able and willing to work independently, structured, decisively and goal-oriented,
  • have reliable judgment and decision-making skills,
  • have pronounced customer and service orientation,
  • have organisational and communication skills,
  • confident and tactful in dealing with intercultural work contacts,
  • Willing to take business trips, primarily within Germany and, if necessary, worldwide

you should definitely get in touch with us.

 

What will you find with us?

  • Flat hierarchies
  • Interdisciplinary, young team
  • Attractive and varied tasks
  • Training and further education opportunities (paid by us for permanent employment after a probationary period)
  • Constantly new opportunities for the introduction and design of sustainable certification and verification programs

 

We value diversity and welcome all applications – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity or other legally protected grounds.

 

Are you interested in joining our team?

Then please send your application documents to Stephan Baltin, sbaltin@controlunion.com.

 

 

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