PECB ISO-9001-Lead-Auditor Question Answer
You work for an organisation, 'A', which provides packaged food to the public. You are asked to lead a team (you as the leader and two other
auditors) to audit a supplier, 'B', which provides packaging materials to your organisation. It is 4 p.m. and the audit is close to an end; you are having
an internal meeting with the team to decide what will be presented to the auditee during the Closing meeting. The Closing meeting was scheduled
for 5 p.m.
You, as audit team leader, audited top management, the laboratory, and the storage of raw materials.
Auditor 1 audited the two manufacturing lines and dispatch areas.
You to Auditor 1: "What findings would you report?"
Auditor 1: "When reviewing the Dispatch records, I noticed that during the morning two different trucks (Number 011 and 025) delivered the same
batch number of the product (Batch 33555). Truck 011 left the plant at 9.15 am and Truck 025 left the plant at 11.30 am. Procedure P-02 Rev.3 says
that trucks should carry a complete batch. The batch number, once on the truck, is captured using a QR device."
You: "OK, what do you think?"
Auditor 2: "I think that this is a nonconformity."
You: "OK. How would you describe the evidence on which the nonconformity will be based"?
Identify which one of the following statements best describes the identified nonconformity.