Remote Senior Process Engineer – Food Manufacturing Scale-Up

Perdue Farms, Inc.; Salisbury (MD); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Perdue Foods is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to drive process development and commercialization across manufacturing operations. You will apply scale-up expertise, lead plant trials, and optimize processes to improve yield, reduce waste, and ensure product quality while aligning with regulatory and food-safety standards.

This role requires collaboration with R&D, Operations, Engineering, and Quality teams, with a strong emphasis on data-driven decision making and cross-functional leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in product development, process engineering, manufacturing operations, or commercialization within a food manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading plant-scale product commercialization and process optimization initiatives.
• Strong background in statistical process control, process capability analysis, root cause analysis, and data-driven problem-solving.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders across Operations, Quality, Engineering, and R&D.

Responsibilities

• Execute the commercialization, scale-up, qualification, and transfer of new products, line extensions, and process changes within assigned manufacturing facilities.
• Design, coordinate, and execute plant trials to validate product performance, process capability, manufacturing efficiency, and operational readiness.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve yield, reduce waste, optimize costs, and enhance manufacturing performance and profitability.
• Conduct root cause investigations and apply data-driven problem-solving methods to recommend solutions for product quality, process performance, and operational challenges.
• Utilize statistical process control, process capability analysis, experimental design, and technical data analysis to improve process stability and performance.
• Partner with Operations, R&D, Engineering, FSQA, Regulatory, and Continuous Improvement teams to address manufacturing, quality, productivity, food safety, analytical, and labeling requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and improve product specifications, process standards, and technical documentation to ensure consistent manufacturing execution.
• Coordinate multiple process development, optimization, and value creation projects through defined phases, including documentation of technical and business results, with direction from the Senior Manager of Process Engineering.
• Partner with Engineering on capital projects, equipment evaluations, and manufacturing process design to advance operational and value creation objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and manufacturing partners to implement technical solutions that support operational performance and defined business objectives.

Skills

Statistical process control

Process capability analysis

Root cause analysis

Data-driven problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing operations

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in food science or related discipline

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Perdue Foods is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to drive process development and commercialization across manufacturing operations. You will apply scale-up expertise, lead plant trials, and optimize processes to improve yield, reduce waste, and ensure product quality while aligning with regulatory and food-safety standards.

This role requires collaboration with R&D, Operations, Engineering, and Quality teams, with a strong emphasis on data-driven decision making and cross-functional leadership