Process Safety Engineer: Drive Risk Reduction & Compliance

Perdue Farms; Bainbridge (PA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Perdue AgriBusiness is seeking a Process Safety Engineer to drive site-level process safety initiatives, ensure compliance with corporate standards and regulatory requirements, and promote a proactive safety culture across the operation.

You will partner closely with plant leadership, engineering teams, and frontline associates to manage risk, support continuous improvement, and implement sustainable process safety solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Mechanical, or Agricultural Engineering.
• 2+ years of process safety experience, preferably in a chemical manufacturing or agricultural processing facility.
• Experience applying the 14 elements of Process Safety Management.
• Experience with a Risk-Based Process Safety program defined by the Center for Chemical Process Safety.
• Strong problem-solving, diagnostic, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the process safety program at the site level.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report process safety performance metrics at the site level.
• Participate in Process Safety Management and process safety audits.
• Manage actions required to resolve audit findings.
• Ensure the local team adheres to Management of Change standards.
• Review and approve or correct Management of Change requests.
• Organize and maintain process safety documentation.
• Provide Process Safety Management training to plant leaders and frontline associates.
• Lead and facilitate local Process Safety Management risk assessments.
• Lead and facilitate local Process Safety Management incident investigations.
• Ensure timely execution of corrective actions resulting from risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Collaborate with the project engineering team to provide process safety technical guidance related to capital projects.

Skills

Process safety experience

Risk-based process safety

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Mechanical, or Agricultural Engineering

Job description

Perdue AgriBusiness is seeking a Process Safety Engineer to drive site-level process safety initiatives, ensure compliance with corporate standards and regulatory requirements, and promote a proactive safety culture across the operation.

You will partner closely with plant leadership, engineering teams, and frontline associates to manage risk, support continuous improvement, and implement sustainable process safety solutions.