It usually starts with an opening meeting to confirm scope and schedule. Then the auditor walks the plant and watches the operation, reviews documents and records, and interviews staff to confirm that what is written is what is done.
It ends with a closing meeting where the findings are presented. Start correcting from there: in SQF, the deadline to close nonconformities runs from the end of the audit, not from when the report arrives.
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