Quality Control Lead — Commodities & Recovery

ERI; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ERI seeks a hands-on Quality Control Supervisor to lead commodity inspection, grading, and process improvements at a large-scale recycling facility in the United States. You will work on the floor with operators and coordinate with sales, operations, and maintenance to ensure high-quality feedstocks and recovery performance.

You will design and deliver training, establish QC SOPs, and track KPIs to drive contamination reduction and value.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in commodity processing, recycling, manufacturing, metals, or a related industry.
• 3+ years supervising or managing a team.
• Strong working knowledge of commodity grading, specifications, contamination control, and material recovery.
• Experience building and implementing quality control programs — not just following them.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and train people at every level of an operation.
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving instincts.
• Clear communication and genuine comfort working across departments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, data analysis, and reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee inspection, classification, and quality verification of all incoming feedstock and commodities.
• Make sure every outgoing commodity meets customer, smelter, refinery, and downstream processor specifications.
• Build and maintain the quality standards for each material stream — these become the facility’s playbook.
• Monitor contamination levels and drive corrective action when something drifts.
• Run routine sampling, testing, analysis, and reporting.
• Verify grades and specifications before shipment. Nothing goes out unverified.
• Monitor production to keep commodity quality and recovery rates consistent.
• Conduct quality audits across shredding, sorting, and material recovery.
• Dig into quality issues, find root causes, and turn them into process improvements.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to improve recovery and cut contamination.
• Establish and track the quality KPIs the facility runs on.
• Coordinate with every department generating commodities so quality requirements are understood and met.
• Arm the commodity sales team with quality data, specifications, and recovery information they can sell on.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for quality concerns and investigations.
• Design and deliver quality control training for production employees and supervisors.
• Train staff on commodity identification, contamination prevention, quality standards, and inspection procedures.
• Provide refresher training and corrective coaching as needed.
• Build a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across the facility.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly quality reports.
• Track quality trends, contamination rates, recovery performance, and corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate quality records, inspection reports, sampling results, and customer specifications.
• Bring management recommendations that improve both quality and profitability.
• Lead improvement initiatives that raise commodity value and customer satisfaction.
• Analyze quality data to surface trends and operational opportunities.
• Develop and implement quality control SOPs.
• Participate in facility audits and compliance inspections.
• Support new commodity development, testing programs, and process optimization projects.

Skills

Leadership

Quality control

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

MS Office

Data reporting systems

Job description

ERI seeks a hands-on Quality Control Supervisor to lead commodity inspection, grading, and process improvements at a large-scale recycling facility in the United States. You will work on the floor with operators and coordinate with sales, operations, and maintenance to ensure high-quality feedstocks and recovery performance.

You will design and deliver training, establish QC SOPs, and track KPIs to drive contamination reduction and value.