Quality Assurance Manager - Food Manufacturing Leader

Red River Commodities, Inc.; North Dakota; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-demand pay available through Tapchk

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

401k & company match

Profit Sharing

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Red River Commodities, Inc. in Horace, ND, is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead the development and improvement of quality systems across a SunGold/SunButter facility.

You will oversee audits, regulatory compliance, and corrective actions, build a strong QA team, and partner with Production, Supply Chain, and Engineering to ensure food-safety and product quality. The role requires a Bachelor's in a related field and 3+ years in QA leadership within food manufacturing, with HACCP and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Quality Management, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related field.
• Three or more years of quality-assurance experience, including at least one year in a leadership or management role, preferably in food manufacturing.
• Advanced knowledge of HACCP, GMP, applicable OSHA requirements, food-safety regulations, and quality-management systems.
• Experience preparing for and managing internal, customer, third-party, certification, or regulatory audits.
• Strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, problem-solving, analytical, communication, and project-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct and lead the facility quality-assurance program, including inspections, testing protocols, documentation, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure effective execution of HACCP, GMP, sanitation, preventive controls, and other QA systems.
• Establish facility quality priorities, objectives, standards, procedures, and performance expectations.
• Maintain quality oversight for raw materials, production, packaging, finished goods, storage, and shipment.
• Lead and develop QA employees, set objectives, and support professional growth.

Skills

Quality leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Quality Management, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Quality-system software

Reporting tools

Root-cause analysis methodologies

Job description

Red River Commodities, Inc. in Horace, ND, is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead the development and improvement of quality systems across a SunGold/SunButter facility.

You will oversee audits, regulatory compliance, and corrective actions, build a strong QA team, and partner with Production, Supply Chain, and Engineering to ensure food-safety and product quality. The role requires a Bachelor's in a related field and 3+ years in QA leadership within food manufacturing, with HACCP and