PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical guidance to all Certification Centres in the contribution to the achievement of Quality Goals and Performance Standards

• Provide higher level of decision with regards to technical issues of the PCA process including any discrepancy that may occur between certification centers and inspecting affiliates
• Provide the Sector, if required, with technical advice and guidance for further development of the Conformity Assessment Programs according to TFS business strategy

REPORTING LINE

• Global Standardization and Operations Manager

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Updates himself / herself with the recent developments in the area of international rules, regulations, policies and practices pertaining to Conformity Assessment.
• Develops new policies, rules, instructions for existing and new PCA contracts
• Issues technical guidelines and policies to ensure continuous and consistent adherence to TFS Business Rules, Country Instructions and other technical requirements for inspection body (ISO/IEC 17020) and product certification body (ISO/IEC 17065).
• Provides direction and coaching to the Certification Centre (CC) Leaders in the areas of

-      Technical Direction

-      Policy Clarification

• Advises Certification Centres contract teams on complex and highly technical cases.
• Facilitates CC Management Team meeting, as required, in addressing clarifications, issues, concerns and provide updates on policy aspects.
• Recommends the appropriate resource requirements of CCs and ensure appropriate candidates are selected.
• Reports to Management any breach of integrity, solicitation for, or offer of, an improper payment or advantage coming to his/her knowledge.
• Perform other tasks to achieve operations efficiency, as maybe required by Management.
• Assist in the maintenance of the Quality Management System
• Act as Technical Manager for the Certification Centres as per ISO/IEC 17020 and ISO/IEC 17065 requirements.
  • Trade Facilitation through appropriately attuned technical policies for all PCA contract teams following Conformity Assessment Instructions, TFS Business Rules and all other related references.
  • Compliance to Company Policies, Rules and Regulations
• • Monitor results and take corrective actions
• • To ensure strategic planning of goals of the Department.
  • Proposes and implement approved Annual Strategic Project Plans that contributes to the Over-all SGS TFS Objective/s.
  • To provide PCA-related technical support as required by Management.
  • To ensure compliance of Certification Centre to relevant standards e.g. ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/IEC 17065, etc.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Semi-front-end group, composed of technical skilled people, attending on-line and off-line transfers from Level 1 Support
• Provide remote support for incidents and requests in support of the distributed end user devices (desktops, laptops, mobiles, and laboratory equipment)
• Able to spend more time than Level 1, and use additional support tools (e.g. Active Directory Admin Tools, Exchange Admin Center) or have administrator access privileges and apply specific technical knowledge to increase resolution rate (depending on which areas and capabilities granted)
• With remote administration access to end user workstation granted.

• Core Incident, Major Incident, Service Request, Problem Management and Knowledge practices involved.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Software Maintenance and Support. Remote support of SGS standard software for end users and devices, including installation, testing and maintenance.
  • Provide remote support (taking remote control of end user device when possible) for incidents and/or requests that cannot be resolved by Level 1
  • Provide operations and technical support for new software that is deployed throughout automated software distribution tool (subject to change management procedures)
  • In the event Software must be replaced to conduct a repair, restore the end user environment to the previous state including configuration and data
  • Support for installation of different Add Ins and upgradation of SGS standard software packages
• Remote IMACs (Installs, Moves, Adds & Changes). Installation of / or modifications to software included in SGS end user desktop/laptop Base Image and standard SGS software for end users and devices.
  • Provide remote support (taking remote control of end user device when possible) for IMACs requests that cannot be resolved by Level 1
  • Uninstall and reinstall any existing software or other related services as necessary to execute the IMAC
  • Install Software including new Software or upgrades using software distribution tools
  • Set-up security settings, file access and other administrative procedures required for the IMAC
  • Update the Asset Inventory within CMDB when Hardware or Software changes are implemented (when necessary)
• Device Configuration Support. Remote support of SGS standard device configurations for end users and devices, including the OS, user profiles/settings, printer and scanner drivers, and laboratory equipment
• Resolve Desktop related Security Incident. Identify and remove security threats from end user devices including providing remote support for virus and malware incidents and security alerts generated from Security Event and Incident Management (SEIM) tools that cannot be resolved by Level 1
• Device Performance Improvements. Remote troubleshooting and improvements in end user devices performance

• Provide specialized functional support at application level for Global Business Applications addressing on-line and off-line incidents and requests from Level 1
• Participate on-line in incident resolution and diagnosis of incidents and, if necessary, collaborate with Business Applications owners and Application Support Teams.
• Responsible for maintaining and increasing the resolution capability of Application Support tickets by Level 1
• Ensure knowledge and specialization are effectively transferred to Level 1 (e.g., periodic knowledge transfer sessions, ticket solutions, KDB documentations, …)
• Act as interface with Business Application owners to maintain and increase the resolution capability. Manage periodic meetings with Business Application Owners for reviewing documentation, follow-up application changes and releases, outages, known errors and solutions of escalated tickets
• ITSM tool KDB, self-service solutions and FAQs for Business Applications in-scope updating
• Execute ongoing effort to improve first level resolution by analyzing improvement areas and proposing improvement actions to Level 1

• Provide extended tasks and administration activities (operation, support and maintenance) related to second level incident resolution covering functional and technical incidents escalated from Level 1:
  • Active Directory (AD) User and Group Management
  • Email Recipient and Distribution Group Management
  • Shared Mailbox Management
  • SharePoint Permission Management 
  • Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) Reset request fulfillment.
  • Microsoft Bitlocker Administration and Monitoring
  • Account and Permission Management for Local Business Applications

• Complies with relevant Management Systems
• Complies with the Quality, Health and Safety, Environment and Energy (QHSEE) policies and supporting objectives including, but not limited to:

• Demonstrates strong obligation to SGS QHSEE policies, procedures and work instructions by actively participating in             meetings, projects and events, completes required training, intervenes in unsafe situations, refuses unsafe work, and complies fully with all applicable laws and regulations related to HSEE
• Perform appropriately and immediately to emergency situations and assists other staff members in maintaining readiness to react to emergencies within the workplace
• Disposes or directs the disposal of waste generated as a part of daily work performed in a safe manner and in compliance with the disposal regulations and requirements, and in accordance with SGS Environmental Management System requirements
• Reports all incidents, including near misses and hazards, that may affect the achievement of QHSEE objectives in accordance with SGS Incident Reporting and Management requirements
• Efficiently uses all equipment, including safety equipment, and company owned property in the manner intended and reports any damaged / lost equipment to immediate superior
• Maintains a safe and tidy worksite according to the organization’s 5S program and guidelines
• Maintains awareness of the safety and health related hazards and environmental aspects and proposes action plans to control the risks to immediate superior or QHSEE Coordinators
• Actively participates in incident investigations and risk assessments as deemed necessary by SGS management
• Fulfills the requirements needed in the success of the QHSEE Management System
• Recognizes the potential consequences of not following the established policies, procedures, and guidelines, including not fulfilling the organization’s compliance obligations.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the processing of standard files (PSI: Low risk files) following the Business Rules, Country Instructions, and other related similar references in relation to the productivity and quality targets.
• Accurately and efficiently encode information in the application system used based on received documents, Import Verification Program (IVP) Business Rules, Country Instructions, and other related or similar references.
• Review information encoded in the system based on the received trade documents to ensure that these are correctly and completely registered in the application system and administer the correction of data as needed.

REPORTING LINE

• IVP Supervisor

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in amending Reports based on review done by the Trade Analyst, as necessary, and under the guidance of the analyst.
• Actively attend and participate in team and company meetings.
• Provide suggestions on process improvements.
• Report to Management any breach of integrity, solicitation for, or offer of, an improper payment or advantage coming to his/her knowledge.
• Perform other responsibilities as may be assigned by Operations Management to achieve operations efficiency.  Examples of other tasks are as follows: Lead or Member of Special Projects or Task Force, etc.
• Assists in the maintenance of the company’s Quality Management System
• Can work on Weekends and on rotation shift basis (Morning, Mid or Night Shift)

• Delivers quality products to estimates produced by the team using an Agile approach.
• Ensures high quality source code is delivered to fulfil the requirements of the product.
• Maintains a good working knowledge of the technology lifecycle within the product.
• Assists Quality Analysts to ensure a well-tested and quality product is delivered.
• Ensures software is secure, scalable, well documented and easily understood.
• Provides support to Help Desk in the investigation into incidents.
• Daily management of assigned projects in Azure DevOps and/or Jira.
• Participates in daily Scrum standup meetings and other sprint ceremonies.

• Data entry for SR creation and CoC processing as per subcontracting models (distribution of tasks in eTrade) or for Registration and Licensing activities 

• Assists in the processing of standard files (Route B and C without Inspection) following the Business Rules, Country Instructions and other related similar references in relation to the productivity and quality targets 

• Accurately and efficiently encodes information in eTrade based on received documents, Business Rules, Country Instructions, and other related or similar references. 

• Review information encoded in the system based on the received trade documents to ensure that these are correctly and completely registered in the application system and administer the correction of data as needed. 

• Assists in amending reports based on review done by the Conformance Analyst or Key Account Officer, as necessary and under the guidance of the Supervisor. 

• Provides suggestions on process improvements. 

• Reports to Management any breach of integrity, solicitation for, or offer of, an improper payment or advantage coming to their knowledge. 

• Performs other responsibilities as may be assigned by Supervisor to achieve operations efficiency. 

• Assists in the maintenance of the company’s Quality Management System and the Certification Center’s compliance to the IFIA-CBCA Code of Practice and relevant standards (e.g. ISO 17020, ISO 17065)