Environmental Health and Safety Manager
About the role
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 the industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”. Under the direction of the Plant Manager the EHS Manager is responsible for ensuring that employees follow health and safety regulations and supervises operations to promote the wellbeing of the team.
Responsibilities
- Using safety research to create policies that eliminate workplace hazards
- Documenting accidents in the workplace and investigating the circumstances of an illness or injury
- Monitoring the removal of biological, physical, or chemical hazards from a workplace
- Providing safety training for employees on policies, regulations, and procedures
- Advising the company’s administrative team on safety issues and compliance in specific projects and operations
- Inspecting and verifying company compliance with relevant safety regulations
- Maintaining accurate and current records in accordance with guidelines
- Analyzing incident reports, metrics, and injury case studies to institute changes that lead to a safer environment
- Developing new policies related to safety, health, and environmental concerns, including implementing new equipment, creating training programs, or adopting strategies to improve productivity while maintaining compliance with safety standards
- Advising and leading employees on various safety-related topics
- Working with HR to set up a new employee on‑boarding process for safety
- Checking that all employees are acting in adherence with rules and regulations
- Preparing and presenting reports on accidents and violations and determining causes
- Overseeing workplace repair, installations, and any other work that could harm employees' safety
- Conducting safety investigations and ensuring corrective actions
- Performing all other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety or a related field OR 3‑5 years’ experience as a safety manager or similar role
- In‑depth knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead and teach a team
- Great attention to detail
- Critical‑thinking and problem‑solving skills
- Ability to explain technical concepts in simple terms
- Excellent organizational skills
- Experience with writing policies and procedures for health and safety
- Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics
- Proficient in MS Office
- Team player
- Good time‑management skills
- Great interpersonal and communication skills
Skills
- Certified in risk management and health/safety management
- Thorough knowledge of health and safety laws and guidelines
- Extensive attention to detail to distinguish safety hazards
- Ability to provide detailed reports and develop safety procedures
- Good understanding of data analysis and risk assessment
- Good organizational, leadership and motivational skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to recognize when safety conditions need improvement
- Ability to prioritize tasks especially when handling an accident or incident
Pay
$70,000 - $85,000 USD