ISO 18404 Certified Operational Standards Auditor

As a highly skilled expert, an ISO 18404 Certified Operational Standards Auditor is in charge of evaluating, confirming, and improving organizational compliance with ISO 18404:2015 certification, the global standard that outlines the skills for Lean and Six Sigma practitioners and companies. With this qualification, the auditor attests to their proficiency in assessing operational excellence frameworks, spotting capability gaps, and guaranteeing conformity with internationally accepted Lean Six Sigma standards.

ISO 18404:2015 lead auditor is distinct from other ISO standards in that it emphasizes organizational and human competences in addition to systems and processes. It offers a framework for making sure that experts from Master Black Belts to Six Sigma Green Belts and Lean Practitioners have the abilities, attitudes, and know-how required to promote long-term progress. One's responsibilities as an ISO 18404 accredited auditor include both technical audits and assessments that are centered on people.

An ISO 18404 Certified Operational Standards Auditor assesses if companies have put in place efficient, standardized, and organized procedures for continuous improvement. This entails examining team performance data, certification processes, training curricula, and recorded outcomes from improvement projects. In order to ascertain compliance with ISO 18404 requirements, auditors verify the use of Lean tools (like 5S, value stream mapping, and Kaizen) and Six Sigma procedures (like DMAIC, statistical analysis, and root cause identification). This specialist works in a variety of sectors, including government, healthcare, finance, and manufacturing and logistics, making sure that businesses can show quantifiable gains, standardized procedures, and skilled professionals.