What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Lead position at Great Plains Processing?
Join Our Team as a Quality Lead!
Are you passionate about maintaining high-quality standards in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Do you have a keen eye for detail and a knack for problem-solving? Great Plains Processing in Luverne, MN is seeking a talented and dedicated Quality Lead to join our team!
Job Responsibilities
This is a full-time position working Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Occasional flexibility outside of core hours may be required to support audits, inspections, or urgent quality matters.
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Are you passionate about maintaining high-quality standards in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Do you have a keen eye for detail and a knack for problem-solving? Great Plains Processing in Luverne, MN is seeking a talented and dedicated Quality Lead to join our team!
Job Responsibilities
- Lead and further develop local quality management systems to ensure compliance with internal standards and external quality and feed safety requirements.
- Oversee all quality assurance and control functions, ensuring 100% compliance with FAMI-QS
- Conduct internal audits, supplier assessments, and manage certification body interactions to maintain and strengthen our compliance posture.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external audits and customer quality concerns
- Manage customer complaints, nonconformities, and CAPAs, using data insights to identify trends and implement preventative actions.
- Support regulatory compliance by maintaining permits, preparing for inspections, and enabling product registrations when applicable.
- Deliver quality training programs to raise feed safety awareness and strengthen quality culture across departments.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar quality, compliance, or feed/food safety role
- Experience working in feed or food production environments, with solid understanding of relevant quality and safety practices
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite
- Strong communication skills with the ability to train, influence, and engage colleagues
- High attention to detail with solid data analysis capabilities
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional environment
- Competitive salary
- Robust benefits package with 100% of the dental, vision, STD, LTD, and AD&D paid by GPP
- Participate in the company bonus program
- 8 paid company holiday's
- Paid time off. Starting with 10 days your first year and incremental increases up to 30 days of PTO at 15 years.
This is a full-time position working Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Occasional flexibility outside of core hours may be required to support audits, inspections, or urgent quality matters.
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