Process Safety Engineer: Lead Risk & Compliance Initiatives

Perdue Farms; Chesapeake (VA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Rx

401(k) with employer match

Critical illness

Accident insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Optional group life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Perdue AgriBusiness in Chesapeake, Virginia, is seeking a Process Safety Engineer to lead the site process safety program, ensure compliance with standards, and promote a proactive safety culture.

You will partner with plant leadership and engineering teams to manage risk, drive continuous improvement, and support capital projects with safety guidance.

The role offers a competitive salary with annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of process safety management principles and elements.
• Strong problem-solving, diagnostic, and analytical skills.
• Experience applying chemical process safety standards and risk reduction strategies.

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 knowledge

Analytical skills

Risk-based PSM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Agricultural Engineering

Job description

Perdue AgriBusiness in Chesapeake, Virginia, is seeking a Process Safety Engineer to lead the site process safety program, ensure compliance with standards, and promote a proactive safety culture.

You will partner with plant leadership and engineering teams to manage risk, drive continuous improvement, and support capital projects with safety guidance.

The role offers a competitive salary with annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.