Responsibilities and qualities of an assessor/auditor as per iso/iec standards

Assessor/Auditor key responsibility is assessment/ audit of testing & calibration laboratories, management system, manufacturing process, service, or documentation procedure has all the requirements for standardization and quality assurance. Assessors/auditors are responsible for the assessment/audit of the conformity assessment body. The assessors are appointed or hired by accredited body (AB) on regular basis or add assessors/auditors in panel. It is prime responsibility of an assessor/auditor, to assess/audit of any CAB, impartially, in comfort environment, free from undue pressure and fair reporting. A good assessor/auditor should be professional competent and experiences of the system. Attitude & behavior are the prime factors of quality. Knowledge of procedures of quality management in the fields testing, calibration, inspection or certification based on practical experience and/or successful participation in relevant training are the main features of a good assessor. Further assessor must be able to communicate/write to either remove non-conformity or improvement. However whenever there is any such situation assessor/auditor may guide with multiple type of leading options instead of direct solution. A direct solution may be taken as consultancy and violation of impartiality.