Explore a Career with 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 Yankton, SD 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.