General Maintenance Technician

At PURIS, we're dedicated to cultivating a better food system and making a positive impact. How do we do it? By transforming high-quality, USA-made pea ingredients and non-GMO soybeans into essential components for a wide range of everyday products. From cereals and snacks to protein beverages, soy milk, tofu, and beyond, our ingredients are powering a healthier future and strengthening our domestic food supply chain.

This is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to be part of an exciting period of expansion and growth. You'll drive strategic initiatives, leverage cutting-edge solutions, and implement new processes that directly support a better food future for people and the planet.

Harrold, SD is where our agricultural roots meet cutting-edge innovation. Our Harrold facility is dedicated to maximizing the potential of our crops right from the start, significantly contributing to a stronger, more responsible domestic food system. We're always seeking dedicated team members passionate about problem solving and food processing. We have an unwavering commitment to safety and recognize consistent dedication with attendance rewards and a gas stipend to support your commute.

The Quality Technicians role is to support the site through managing food safety programs and various quality requirements starting from raw material all the way through shipping to the final customer. The role ensures the site is audit ready and meeting the regulatory requirements for food safety and our certifications. This role also supports the sales division by preparing customer sampling and necessary quality documents.

This role will do all testing of raw material, finished product, and byproducts.

Starting Hourly Rate: $19.00*

Pay Frequency: Biweekly

Bonus Eligible: Yes

* The hourly rate for this role will be based on qualifications, experience, market data, and internal equity. Actual pay may vary due to factors such as location, skills, education, and performance. Pay is determined transparently, using market benchmarks and ensuring internal equity.

Summary of Essential Job Functions:

This role performs quality testing, monitoring, inspections, record review, and verification activities to ensure

products meet company, customer, and regulatory requirements. The Quality Technician works closely with

Production, Sanitation, Warehouse, and Operations teams to maintain food safety standards, support audits,

investigate quality issues, and ensure all quality records are complete, accurate, and audit-ready.

• Conduct daily inbound pea grading and outbound shipment grading, testing, release, and quality
• verification activities.
• Track inbound and outbound truck movements and maintain accurate records of corresponding test
• results.
• Grade and test inbound raw materials and finished products, documenting results and communicating
• findings to appropriate stakeholders.
• Perform allergen testing on peas, splits, trucks, and other materials as required.
• Conduct quality inspections and laboratory testing for ingredients, in-process materials, and finished
• products.
• Review and generate Certificates of Analysis (COAs) for shipments.
• Review and maintain production sample logs to ensure accuracy, traceability, and regulatory
• compliance.
• Conduct internal audits, document findings, and support resolution of non-conformities and
• corrective actions.
• Maintain site document control systems, ensuring document accuracy, version control, and
• compliance with company standards.
• Review and verify preventive control programs, including monitoring, verification, and corrective
• action records.
• Supporting quality investigations, validation activities, product trials, and product evaluations.
• Supporting continuous improvement in food safety culture, food safety and quality performance.
• Supporting food safety policies, procedures, records, and training documentation.
• Ensure accuracy, traceability, and compliance of export documentation and sample records.
• Participate in monthly Quality meetings, preparing documentation reviews, trend analysis, action
• items, and follow-up activities.
• Conduct quarterly FOSS calibrations.
• Identify, document, investigate, and escalate out-of-specification (OOS) results and quality concerns.
• Collaborate with operations, production, and supply chain teams to ensure product quality, customer requirements, and regulatory compliance
• Support third-party, regulatory, certification, and customer audits, including preparation, documentation review, audit participation, and corrective action…