EHS Manager

J&J Snack Foods•Vernon, CA

5d•$100,000 - $120,000

About The Position

As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”. POSITION SUMMARY: The EHS Manager will assist the Director by managing aspects of program development, management of assigned program roll out, collection of key performance indicator data, assessment of plant EH&S performance, and drafting key EH&S documentation such as safety manuals, program templates and training material. To make the company a safe place to work and ensure that the company complies with all applicable Cal-OSHA regulations. Implement and maintain all Safety programs for the Vernon and Colton facilities.

Requirements

Requires training in OSHA &/or Cal-OSHA, Adult CPR, Standard First Aid.
Minimum 4 years’ experience inaEHS Management position in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to develop and formalize written safety procedures in compliance with applicable government regulations.
Must be able to read, write, & speak English.
Ability to work with all department heads and hold safety committee meetings.
Must have proficient computer skills to perform the required duties (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail, etc.).
Ability to identify safety concerns and to perform job safety analysis.
Ability to plan and accomplish goals.
Excellent organization and time management skills.
Must be a self-starter and be able to accomplish a versatile and evolving workload.
Excellent in all forms of communication.
Skilled at PowerPoint design and ideation.
Innovative, problem solver, flexible, and able to juggle multiple priorities.
Self-motivated, with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and adapt well to change.

Nice To Haves

Preferred BA/BS degree in related field.
Bilingual in Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

Develop EH&S compliance documentation such as programs and training materials.
Assist with development of standards.
Work with plants to develop predictive (leading) KPI's.
Develop KPI dashboard and other performance tools.
Leverage existing business partners such as Marsh, FM Global, and Travelers to focus their resources on targeted J&J issues.
Work with other groups (Regulatory and CI) to issue a harmonized incident investigation approach that includes root cause analysis.
Assist plant by training the trainers, attending regulatory meetings, and by directly intervening for limited durations at troubled plants.
Assist the regulatory compliance campaigns to upgrade specific programs.
Assign with migration of paper-based documentation to a robust IT management and accountability tool.
As the program matures, assist with development of an auditing program and conduct audits of facilities.
Environmental compliance (SPCC, wastewater, stormwater, Cal-Arp, AQMD)
Regulatory inspection - Cal/OSHA, Environmental, and Fire inspections, and helping manage responses and closeout of any findings
Complete other duties as assigned by management.