Melissa Farrar

Melissa Farrar is an experienced occupational health professional currently serving as an Occupational Health Nurse in the Environmental Health and Safety division at Industrial Electric Mfg. since July 2025. Prior to this role, Melissa held various positions, including Senior Manager of Occupational Health at Smithfield Foods from July 2021 to July 2025, and Occupational Health Nurse at Stihl USA from November 2017 to July 2021. Additional experience includes working as Employee Health Nurse 3 at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., RN - Occupational Health at Norfolk Southern Corporation, and Manager of Occupational Health and Safety for the City of Virginia Beach. Melissa also worked as a Nurse Case Manager at Liberty Mutual Insurance. Melissa Farrar holds a Bachelor's Degree in Registered Nursing from Old Dominion University, earned between 1990 and 1995.