Quality Lead

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: 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. Qualifications: 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 Benefits: 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. Schedule: 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Great Plains Processing