Process Safety Engineer – Lead Safety & Compliance

Perdue Farms; Salisbury (MD); On-site; USD 101,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Perdue AgriBusiness is hiring a Process Safety Engineer to drive site-level safety programs and manage risk across operations. You will partner with plant leadership and engineering teams to ensure compliance with corporate standards and regulatory requirements, delivering sustainable process safety solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership in risk management, audit follow-through, and training for frontline staff, supporting a culture of safety and operational excellence.

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.

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.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Mechanical, or Agricultural Engineering

Process safety experience

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Job description

Perdue AgriBusiness is hiring a Process Safety Engineer to drive site-level safety programs and manage risk across operations. You will partner with plant leadership and engineering teams to ensure compliance with corporate standards and regulatory requirements, delivering sustainable process safety solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership in risk management, audit follow-through, and training for frontline staff, supporting a culture of safety and operational excellence.