Engineering Project Manager- Live Operations

Perdue Foods is a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agricultural business dedicated to creating premium protein products. The Engineering Project Manager for Live Operations will lead capital planning and execution for feed mill and hatchery operations, ensuring projects align with safety, compliance, and quality standards while driving profitable growth.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead technical strategies and tactics focused on safety, compliance, quality, environmental performance, profitable growth, and cost
• Partner collaboratively with operations and engineering leadership to execute capital projects aligned with company values and project deliverables
• Manage capital projects, including facility infrastructure, equipment, production systems, technical maintenance support, environmental initiatives, and energy utilization
• Conduct project meetings with cross-functional teams to ensure scope and business objectives are delivered on time and within budget
• Utilize engineering work processes to support successful project execution
• Build project timelines, clearly define objectives, and identify risks
• Develop 5-year capital plans and forecast spending for assigned areas
• Train project managers and team members on project management methodologies and best practices
• Serve as a technical resource for project teams
• Escalate issues to leadership to maintain project timelines and performance
• Report key project management metrics
• Build and maintain accurate floor plans and equipment layouts
• Ensure infrastructure meets or exceeds operational needs, including safety, code compliance, and mechanical, electrical, boiler, and HVAC systems
• Collaborate with safety, quality, operations, maintenance, and environmental teams to support project success
• Travel frequently to various sites to support project execution

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, agricultural, civil, structural engineering, or related discipline
• 3–5 years of related work experience
• Ability to travel to remote facilities and project sites, with frequent and extensive travel requirements
• Demonstrate proficiency with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
• Experience in construction, grain material handling, milling equipment, project management, and equipment layout
• Demonstrate experience in problem solving, negotiating, managing resources, and establishing and meeting schedules