Senior Process Safety Manager

Perdue

Salisbury, MD

Estimated pay: Est. $35–$45/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Perdue AgriBusiness is an international agricultural products and services company that handles agricultural commodities and a diverse portfolio of products and businesses. It is part of Perdue Farms, a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agricultural business deeply rooted in tradition yet with a forward-thinking mindset. We believe that success starts with our people, and our culture is built on a foundation of teamwork, integrity, and respect, where every voice matters and everyone is encouraged to contribute to our shared goals. We are dedicated to creating a supportive, inclusive environment where associates feel valued and inspired to make an impact, both within the company and in the communities we serve. From promoting growth and development to prioritizing work-life balance, we’re committed to helping our team members thrive. **That's Perdue.**

**Summary**

Help prevent major process safety incidents and protect employees, assets, and operations across Perdue Agri-business’s solvent extraction facilities. As Senior Process Safety Manager, you will provide day-to-day support for the Salisbury Crush Plant while serving as a multi-site technical leader who shapes process safety strategy, standards, governance, and continuous improvement. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Environmental, Health and Safety teams to strengthen operational discipline, support regulatory compliance, and integrate risk management into business decisions while maintaining site leaders’ accountability for program execution. This role is ideal for a collaborative technical leader who brings sound judgment, solves complex problems, and influences others without direct authority to deliver measurable reductions in process safety risk.

**Schedule****:** Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

**Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities**

• Develop and implement the enterprise process safety strategy, standards, policies, and multi-year improvement roadmap across all applicable facilities; establish consistent process safety management requirements, governance structures, and performance expectations across business units and operating locations; and serve as the enterprise technical authority and subject matter expert on complex technical and operational risk issues.

• Advise senior leadership on material process safety risks, regulatory exposure, program effectiveness, and investment priorities; establish risk-based priorities and recommend resource allocation to address significant vulnerabilities; and promote a culture of prevention, accountability, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.

• Provide technical oversight and strategic guidance to facility leadership teams implementing process safety programs; assess program effectiveness and gaps and establish corrective action and improvement plans; deploy standardized tools, procedures, guidance, and best practices with appropriate facility-specific requirements; conduct periodic site assessments, technical reviews, and leadership discussions on risk and program maturity; facilitate cross-site collaboration on lessons learned, emerging risks, and risk reduction practices; influence plant managers, engineering leaders, and stakeholders to maintain standards and resolve significant deficiencies; and escalate material risks, unresolved corrective actions, and critical safeguard deficiencies to appropriate senior leadership.

• Provide enterprise oversight of applicable OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA Risk Management Program (RMP) requirements; establish expectations for process safety information, operating procedures, training, contractor safety, mechanical integrity, Management of Change (MOC), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), incident investigation, and compliance audits; monitor regulatory changes and relevant industry standards and translate requirements into enterprise policies and implementation guidance; oversee internal audit quality and effectiveness and support regulatory inspections; ensure findings and program deficiencies are assigned, tracked, and resolved within established timeframes; and maintain visibility into compliance status, significant exposures, and corrective action effectiveness across applicable sites.

• Establish enterprise standards for Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), including HAZOP, What-If, and other appropriate risk assessment methodologies; guide complex process hazard evaluations and mitigation strategies; ensure consistent management of PHA schedules, revalidation requirements, and recommendations; establish risk-ranking criteria and recommendation priorities based on severity, likelihood, and potential business impact; review significant risks and ensure interim safeguards and permanent corrective actions are identified; and promote inherently safer design and effective engineering controls in facility modifications, process improvements, and capital projects.

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