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Internal Auditor Course
Designed specifically for U.S. food companies with Spanish-speaking employees.
Turn your frontline team into an elite, internal defense that catches vulnerabilities months before an external auditor sets foot in your plant.
A healthy food safety system never stands still. It relies on internal auditors who know how to look past surface-level checklists and uncover room for real operational growth.
This course teaches Spanish-speaking leaders how to master the SQF Code, execute effective floor audits, and identify root-cause solutions so they can better eliminate operational flaws, strengthen daily routines, and elevate your entire food safety culture.
Because Internal audits shouldn't just meet your standards, they should raise them.
After this course, your team will be able to:
Effectively evaluate your administrative management systems and physical plant floor conditions.
Build customized audit checklists that target your plant's specific operational risks.
Audit high-risk production zones for allergen cross-contamination and foreign material hazards.
Classify any non-conformities accurately as Minor, Major, or Critical using SQF criteria to better catch any systemic failures early.
Write corrective and preventative actions that eliminate recurring floor problems at their source.
This course is designed for...
Food Safety Coordinators
Quality Managers & Supervisors
Maintenance & Engineering Leads
Production & Sanitation Supervisors
Warehouse & Logistics Leads
U.S. Food Companies with Spanish-Speaking Employees
Built for the leaders who hold their facility to a higher standard.
A truly effective internal audit requires an objective team drawn from across the entire facility. This course prepares Spanish-speaking employees in Quality Assurance, Production, Maintenance, Sanitation, Warehousing, and Plant Leadership positions to gather objective evidence, write high-impact corrective actions, and evaluate plant operations without any conflict of interest.
Spot Flaws. Target Causes. Zero Surprises.
System hiccups don't hide behind a language barrier, but critical nuances often do. Train your employees in their native language so they can confidently execute floor audits, challenge daily routines, and enforce preventative & corrective actions with absolute clarity.
Because your food safety system doesn't live in documents. It lives in the eyes of the team working the line.
Get to know your instructor: Estefanía Arízaga
Dr. Ligia Estefanía Arízaga Collantes is an expert in Food Quality and Safety Management Systems, with a PhD in Projects and a Master of Science (Magister Scientiae) in Agribusiness. She has over a decade of experience as a consultant, trainer, and auditor for SMEs and large industries. She is a certified Lead Auditor in the main GFSI schemes (FSSC 22000, SQF, BRC), an Official SQF Consultant, and is qualified as a PCQI Trainer for the FDA's FSMA regulations. She has led the implementation of systems in key companies in the sector and currently serves as Technical Manager and Director of Quality and Safety, which gives her an indispensable practical perspective for teaching.
Agenda
Internal Auditor Course
Day 1
• Learn SQF Edition 10 code updates and key differences from Edition 9
• Review management commitment and mandatory food safety culture plans
• Audit core system programs including HACCP and supplier controls
• Evaluate high-risk protocols for allergens, food fraud, and food defense
Day 2
• Inspect plant prerequisite programs from infrastructure to sanitation
• Apply floor auditing techniques using interview methods and digital checklists
• Classify non-conformities accurately under the new weighted scoring model
• Develop effective CAPAs to resolve findings at the root cause
• Mock Audit Simulation from opening meeting to final debrief
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$400.00 USD
Participation Diploma
Access to downloadable resources
Duration: 16 hours (2 days)
Schedule: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM MST
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$350.00 USD
Participation Diploma
Access to downloadable resources
Duration: 16 hours (2 days)
Schedule: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM MST
Impartiality and Conflict of Interest
Enrollment and participation in training courses offered by CICS Americas does not grant or imply any benefit, advantage, preference, or impact on the results of audits, ratings, certifications, recertifications, or evaluations conducted under schemes such as SQF or other food safety programs.
The proper implementation, maintenance, and improvement of management systems, as well as performance during audits and compliance with applicable requirements, are the sole responsibility of your company and its personnel. CICS Americas does not guarantee specific results from participation in the courses, as these depend directly on the practical application of the knowledge acquired.
CICS Americas maintains a strict separation between its training services and any auditing or certification activities in order to preserve the impartiality, objectivity, and integrity of the process, avoiding any actual or perceived conflict of interest.
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