Job Description

SunGold Foods Inc., a division of Red River Commodities, creates roasted ingredients and food products to meet our customers\xe2\x80\x99 specific formulations and provide them with custom packaging solutions. We are currently seeking a Lead Quality Assurance Technician for our production location near Horace, ND and have a variety of shifts available. _____________________________________
Pay: $21.50 - $25.50
Available Shifts (Monday-Friday) 1st Shift: 7:00am - 3:30pm
_____________________________________ Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned.

• Performs product and equipment verification activities.
• Prepares various production paperwork.
• Facilitates quality technicians and duties as needed.
• Selects products and ingredients for tests at specified stages in production process.
• Tests these products and ingredients for variety of organoleptic qualities and allergens
• Interprets gathered data against formulas, standards, and specifications to determine quality and reliability standards.
• Records test data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
• Evaluates data and communicates results with production to identify the product as within control limits, encroaching control limits, trending negatively or outside of specifications.
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• Determine inferior product and place the product on hold until it can be retested and dispositioned.
• Prepares graphs, charts of data, or enters data into computer for analysis.
• To work in a way that complies with food safety codes and keeps all product safe and GFCO complaint.
• Oversee weekly, monthly, and quarterly verification activities in addition to line verifications when not covering QA Tech vacations.

• Relatable degree or minimum of one years of related lab/QA experience
• Familiar with industrial food manufacturing or edible food production
• Ability to understand Quality Standard Operating Procedures and Sanitation Operating Procedures
• Understanding of FDA\xe2\x80\x99s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and knowledge of HACCP Allergen Risk Management
• Must be time oriented, able to work in a fast-paced environment and work alone.
• Computer knowledge and data entry skills including Excel, Word, and Microsoft related programs.
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner by gathering and analyzing information and develops alternative solutions using this information.
• Includes appropriate people in decision-making process, is willing to make final decisions and can support and explain reasoning for the decisions.
• Develops and implements workable plans; effectively communicates changes to the plans.
• Ability to stand for duration of shift and lift to 50 lbs.
• Able to meet productivity standards, have accuracy and work independently.
• Able to pass a pre-employment drug test.

• Competitive pay
• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short & long term disability insurance
• 401k & company match
• Ongoing job skills, learning and advancement opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program