Food manufacturing with pilot-driven product development and water reuse infrastructure
empirical Foods operates a mid-sized manufacturing facility in South Dakota focused on food production at scale. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward legacy manufacturing systems (PLC, HMI, SCADA, Visual Basic, SQL) with recent adoption of modern web tools (React, C# .NET Core), suggesting an ongoing shift from purely operational systems toward data visibility and digital product development. Active projects center on pilot runs, equipment installation, and water reuse — pointing to both incremental process improvement and resource efficiency as strategic priorities.
empirical Foods manufactures food products for distribution in the United States. The company operates a 501–1,000-person facility in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, with a workforce split primarily across manufacturing, operations, engineering, and maintenance roles. Current initiatives include product development pilots, new equipment deployment, quality assurance improvements, and infrastructure projects around water reuse and sanitation efficiency. The organization is actively recruiting entry-level and mid-level manufacturing and operations talent.
Legacy manufacturing systems (PLC, HMI, SCADA, Visual Basic, SQL) plus modern web development (React, C# .NET Core) and productivity tools (Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Cloud).
Pilot runs of new products, installation of new equipment and test systems, quality assurance development, training programs, water reuse projects, and production optimization initiatives.
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