Month: October 2023

Woodsure is currently recruiting for a new auditor to cover North Wales, predominately in LL, CH, and CW areas.

The role is for an auditor to be appointed on a sub-contract basis through a Bought in Service Agreement – you must operate your own company but not be conflicted through holding Woodsure or Ready to Burn certification.

Work experience requirements;

• Minimum of three years full time experience in forest based or biomass related industries. (The number of years of total work experience may be reduced if the auditor has completed a relevant qualification in an appropriate forest based or related industry)
• Preferable experience and/or qualification in auditing/quality management systems

Key role Activities;

• Assess a fuel supplier’s operation and competence in producing fuel to the claimed quality
• Audit appropriate documentation and process requirements
• Make a judgement for suitability for inclusion on the register and make recommendations
• Liaise with Woodsure, applicants and existing registrants to agree on appointments and carry out inspection/assessment
• Review Woodsure/Ready to Burn database, supplier search and any documentation provided
• Liaise and respond directly with the fuel supplier (applicant or registrant) to clarify assessment dates
• Make a recommendation for acceptance/rejection as an output to the audit to Woodsure

If you want to apply for the Woodsure Auditor position, please send a cover letter and your CV to hr@hetas.co.uk.

As BSL Administrators we would like to open nominations for a new Advisory Panel. To nominate yourself please follow the link below. The nomination process will close on 12th November. Where we receive multiple nominees for the same category, the BSL registrants will be asked to vote for their preferred candidate.

Advisory Panel purpose

The Panel serves a number of purposes, including:

• Provides strategic advice to the Department for Energy, Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) on the supply of biomass wood fuel through meetings of this Panel; 
• Ensures that all participants within the biomass sector have open and fair access to the BSL; 
• Ensures that fees applied to Suppliers on the BSL are appropriate and kept within reasonable and affordable limits;
• Ensures that scheme administration and any improvements raised reflect user needs; 
• Escalates BSL Advisory Panel concerns to DESNZ; and 
• Develops terms of reference of the annual audit of the BSL Administrator.

The Panel shall consist of up to 18 Members from the following categories:

• Members representing BSL suppliers (self-suppliers, producers, producer-traders, traders)
• Members representing fuel types (pellets, chip, logs, waste wood)
• Members representing raw materials (forestry, waste wood, arboricultural arisings, sawmill residues)
• Members representing industry bodies (forestry, waste wood fuel, wood heating)
• Advisory Panel Non Voting Members (fuel quality certification scheme, government forestry (England), government forestry (Scotland), government forestry (Wales)

Some members may represent multiple categories, depending on their experience and expertise.

Please note: closing date for nominations is Sunday 12th November 2023.

If you would like to be considered to represent industry on the Biomass Suppliers List Advisory Panel, please complete the short survey by clicking ‘Make your nomination’.

The full ‘Terms of Reference’ for the BSL Advisory Panel can be viewed here.