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On-site interpretationFactory Audits
On-Site Interpretation for Factory Audits
Interpreters who walk the plant with your auditor, from the opening meeting to worker interviews and the closing meeting. Get your quote in seconds, place your order, and you're all set.
Starting at $92.91
Per hour
Court-certified
Interpreters
HIPAA-aligned
All clinical sessions
Medically credentialed
CCHI and NBCMI certified interpreters
Match
Interpreter matched to the setting
Our dispatcher looks for interpreters closest to the plant first and assigns one who has interpreted factory audits before. The name reaches you before the day.
Confirmed in your dashboard and by email
On-site
Interpreter at your venue
The interpreter arrives at the plant, checks in at the gate as your booking notes describe, and stays with the auditor for the hours you booked.
In person, for the booked hours
The price shows before you book. Every session is covered by an NDA; clinical sessions are handled in line with HIPAA.
Book an interpreterParts of an audit
On-site interpreters for factory audits, from the opening meeting to the closing meeting
The interpreter works through each part of the audit with the auditor. Send the audit plan with the booking, so the interpreter knows the order of the day.
Opening and closing meetings
The auditor opens the audit with the plant manager and closes it by going over the findings. Everything is interpreted in both directions, so the plant hears each finding and the auditor hears the plant's questions.
Walk through the plant
The interpreter walks the floor with the auditor, as the audit requires. When the auditor stops to talk with a staff member, the interpreter interprets the question and the answer on the spot.
Document review
The auditor goes through the plant's records with the staff who keep them. The interpreter interprets the questions and the explanations, and records in the plant's language can be translated into English beforehand.
Worker interviews
The auditor speaks with workers away from their managers. The interpreter interprets in full, in the first person, and keeps what each worker says confidential, so the auditor hears the worker's own words.
Audits at the plant
What to know about on-site factory audits with an interpreter
When the interpreter comes to the plant
A factory audit is held at the plant, so the interpreter comes to the same address and works through the audit with the auditor. An audit moves through an opening meeting, a walk through the plant, a review of records and interviews with workers, then a closing meeting. An interpreter in person suits an audit that includes the floor, because the interpreter can stay at the auditor's side as the work moves between rooms. A trip beyond the interpreter's metro area is quoted as a separate line when you book.
Who takes part
The auditor works for a customer, a certification body or a social compliance firm, and leads the day. The plant manager answers questions about how the plant runs and joins the opening and closing meetings. Workers are interviewed away from their managers. The interpreter stays beside the auditor and interprets for everyone who speaks the other language.
In the plant4
- AuditorLeads the day
- Plant managerJoins the opening and closing meetings
- WorkersAre interviewed away from their managers
- InterpreterStays beside the auditor
AuditorInterpreterPlant staff
The interpreter's role
The interpreter's job is to make the audit as clear as it would be if the auditor and the plant spoke the same language. Everything is interpreted in full, in both directions, and nothing is softened or left out. The interpreter is neutral, so they do not coach the plant on how to answer or tell the auditor what to conclude, and they keep every interview confidential.
Audit day
Gate check-inSafety gearOpeningPlant walk
Safety gear and the gate
Tell us the site's safety gear rules when you book, such as a hard hat, safety glasses or closed shoes, and the interpreter comes ready to walk the floor. You get the interpreter's name before the day, so the gate can expect them at the start of the audit.
On-site, video or phone
Choosing between on-site, video and phone for a factory audit
An audit that includes the floor is best held with the interpreter at the plant. Video or phone works in the cases below.
On-site
An interpreter in person is the right choice when the auditor walks the plant and meets workers face to face.
Video (VRI)
Video works when the auditor reviews the plant from another city and staff walk a tablet through each area.
Video-Remote Interpretation for Factory Audits
Phone (OPI)
Phone works for a call after the audit, such as the auditor's questions about corrective actions.
Phone Interpretation for Factory Audits
How it works
How to book an on-site interpreter for a factory audit
Enter your details and get your instant quote
Enter the audit date, start time, the plant's address and the language the plant staff speak. The price for the booked hours shows right away.
Place your order
Pay online to confirm. The booking opens in your dashboard, where you add the audit plan, the gate check-in steps and the site's safety gear rules.
Dispatcher runs and assigns an interpreter
Our dispatcher looks for interpreters closest to the plant first, assigns one who has interpreted factory audits before, and confirms the name to you.
The interpreter arrives at your venue
The interpreter arrives at the plant, checks in at the gate, and stays with the auditor through the meetings, the walk and the interviews for the booked hours.
What you receive
- The interpreter's name before the day, confirmed in your dashboard and by email.
- Travel inside the interpreter's metro area, which is part of the hourly rate.
- Your audit plan and site rules saved with the booking, for the interpreter to read.
Every file and session is covered by an NDA and sent over an encrypted connection. Clinical matters are handled in line with HIPAA.
If you also need translations
If you also need documents translated for the audit
Certified translations into English come from the same account, delivered as a PDF.
Trainings and events
Employee manuals, handbooks and product manuals in the plant's language, translated into English for the auditor's file.
Meetings and negotiations
Meeting minutes and financial statements in the plant's language, translated into English before the audit day.
Courts and depositions
Legal contracts in the plant's language, such as supplier agreements, translated into English for the auditor to read.
Not in the list? We translate 37 document types, from passports and bank statements to patents, each with its own page and the same certification.Browse all documentsFAQ
Questions about on-site interpreters for factory audits
The ones we hear most often, answered by our dispatch and project-management teams.
Can't find it here?
01Do you have interpreters in every state?
Yes, we work in all 50 states. Large metro areas are the easiest to schedule, and a plant in a rural area needs more notice.
02What if workers speak two different languages?
One interpreter works in English and one other language per booking. For a second language, book a second interpreter for the same address and date.
03How many hours should we book for an audit?
Book from the opening meeting to the closing meeting, and add time for the worker interviews, since each answer is interpreted too. The interpreter is reserved for the whole booking, so unused time is not refunded.
04Can we ask for the same interpreter on the second day of an audit?
You can ask for it in the booking notes. A booking is for the service, not for a particular interpreter, so we take the request into account and assign them when they are available.
05How far ahead should we book?
At least 48 to 72 hours ahead, and earlier if you can.
06Which languages are available for factory audits?
70 languages. Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Arabic and Haitian Creole are the easiest to schedule, and rare languages need more notice.
By language
On-Site Interpretation for Factory Audits by language
One page per language, with the varieties we confirm at booking, the register the session needs and where that language is booked most.
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Book an on-site interpreter for your next factory audit.
Tell us the plant's address, the date, the language the plant staff speak and the site's safety gear rules. We send you the interpreter's name before the day.