EHS Manager

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. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• 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. 

COMPETENCIES:  

To perform this job successfully, EHS Manager must be self-motivated, able to problem solve, detail-oriented, and able to stay on task. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability . 

• 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. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:  

1. Education and training:

• Requires training in OSHA &/or Cal-OSHA, Adult CPR, Standard First Aid. 

• Preferred BA/BS degree in related field. 

1. Job-related experience: Minimum 4 years’ experience inaEHS Management position in a manufacturing environment. 


2. 3. Technical knowledge and skills:

• Ability to develop and formalize written safety procedures in compliance with applicable government regulations. 

• Must be able to read, write, & speak English. 

• Bilingual in Spanish preferred 

• 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. 

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Less than 5% 

Disclaimer: This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement: J&J Snack Foods Corp.is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discriminatory employment actions against, and treatment of, employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, alienage, religion or creed, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition or characteristics, disability or veteran's status, sex offenses, prior record of arrest or conviction, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking and unemployment status.