Quality Assurance Lead

Red River Commodities is a leading processor of sunflower seeds and specialty grains, specializing in high-quality, nutritious food products. We pride ourselves on our sustainable practices, innovation, and commitment to delivering superior products to our customers. Our team shares core values focused on family, pride, passion, safety, and integrity. We work hard, play harder, embrace authenticity, and always support one another to achieve our goals.

Location : 340 40th St N. Fargo, ND 58102

Position Summary

The Quality Assurance Lead is responsible for overseeing all aspects of product quality to ensure compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements. This role provides leadership in inspections, testing, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives across the production process. The QA Lead ensures that products are safe, consistent, and meet customer expectations while guiding and supporting the QA team and production staff.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Oversight & Product Testing

• Lead routine inspections of raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods to verify compliance with quality and safety standards.
• Supervise monitoring of production processes and equipment to identify deviations from SOPs and quality standards.
• Oversee and perform quality tests on raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods (e.g., moisture content, purity, foreign material detection).
• Review and analyze test results to identify trends, escalate issues, and drive corrective actions.

Documentation & Reporting

Compliance & Safety Leadership

Problem Resolution & Continuous Improvement

Training & Team Development

Qualifications

Company Benefits :

At Red River Commodities, we value our employees and are committed to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment. As a member of our team, you will enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, and opportunities for career growth and development. Below are some additional benefits that we offer.

Red River Commodities and its subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all employment practices within our organization. Red River Commodities makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

We are committed to maintaining a legal and compliant workplace. As part of our hiring process, Red River Commodities participates in the E-Verify program.

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