MANAGER ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, SAFETY - Clyde's Donuts

Welcome to Clyde’s Donuts!

Over a century ago, the Bickford family took ownership of Clyde’s Delicious Donuts. Since 1920, our company has grown to become a beloved name, known for our innovative and high-quality donuts that delight taste buds of all ages. Today, Clyde’s is a thriving, high growth, 4^th generation family-owned food manufacturer and a leading national supplier of donuts to the largest global retailers in mass grocery, convenience stores, and food service. Our Company is financially strong with a consistent track record of stability and growth under the careful leadership of the Bickford family. We invite you to consider a career with our special company.

Summary of Position

Reporting to the VP of Human Resources and working closely in collaboration with Clyde’s operations management team, the EHS Manager is responsible for research, development, implementation and continuous year over year improvement of Clyde’s EHS programs to build a successful, self-sustaining safety culture that promotes and protects the well-being of employees and ensures effective compliance with applicable governmental regulations.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Keep employees safe and minimize workers compensation premium costs. Achieve accident frequency TRIR and gross losses objectives well below industry benchmarks.
• In all things, rigorously pursue a data-driven informed perspective, continuous improvement and “best possible practices.” Maintain a substantial “on the floor” presence and pursue collaborative engagement.
• With senior management and safety council leaders, develop EHS strategy, goals, leading and lagging indicators, and site-specific annual safety plans continuously improving YOY performance.
• Bring Clyde’s into compliance with applicable OSHA-required programs.
• Research, as needed, changing landscape of local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations, including OSHA, EPA, waste management, air quality, water quality, and hazardous materials handling to determine all Clyde’s-applicable compliance requirements. Implement programs to ensure compliance.
• Support operations management in oversight and administration of environmental compliance programs for storm water, wastewater, and air permitting.
• Implement strong safety inspection disciplines carried out by production, maintenance, QA and HR management. Personally conduct regular audits and inspections to identify environmental, physical plant, and employee behavioral risks for instructive purposes. With safety council leaders, develop corrective actions and controls plans to resolve non-conformances, restore safe, compliant conditions, and institute self-sustaining disciplines.
• Elevate rigor, quality, and timeliness of EHS data analytics, record keeping, and reporting.
• Develop and facilitate delivery of EHS training programs personally and through operations management for employees at all levels that (1) satisfy compliance programs, (2) genuinely increase knowledge and awareness, and (3) drive behavioral change.
• Partner with operations management to ensure high quality near miss and accident investigations. Facilitate root causes analysis, corrective action response and quick closure.
• Implement effective and practical emergency response plans, procedures, and drills.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in similar scope EHS management role.
• In-depth knowledge of EHS regulations and standards.
• Demonstrated experience developing safety programs and achieving results.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communicator and trainer.
• A strong bias to be on the floor versus in the office.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in safety-complimentary discipline.
• Preferred: Bi-lingual Spanish.
• Preferred: Food industry experience - conversant with Food Safety Requirements, GMPs, HACCP.
• Preferred: EHS certifications such as CSP, CIH, CSHM, ASP, OHST, SMS, GSP, CET, REM, CPEA
• Preferred: Training in Lean, six sigma, continuous improvement.

Desired Personal Traits

• A strong bias to be on the floor versus in the office.
• A self-starter with a strong work ethic who operates with a sense of urgency.
• Upbeat, calm, and steady demeanor working with people in fast paced environments.
• Enthusiastic about safety, quality, and the customer experience.
• Principled, honest, ethical.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Someone who promotes collaboration and teamwork with both the desire and ability to lead, train and mentor employees.

We Offer

Target compensation estimates are provided in good faith at the time of job posting. Job offers may vary based on the candidate’s education, certifications, job-related knowledge, skill, experience, geographic location, shift, and internal equity. Clyde’s may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

• Target base salary range: $100,000 to $120,000
• Target total compensation range: $110,000 to $132,000

The target total compensation estimate includes an estimated annual bonus paid at target. Bonus payments are contingent on the Company achieving budgeted benchmarks and individual attainment of performance goals.

Comprehensive Benefits

• Medical plan options including HMO, PPO and HDHP with H.S.A
• Dental Plan. Two plan options.
• Vision plan.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability plans (Company paid).
• Group term life and AD&D insurance (Company Paid).
• Voluntary insurance plans Including life, AD&D, accident, and critical illness.
• Generous paid time off benefits and 7 holidays.
• 401(k) plan including 4% matching contribution and immediate vesting.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Various leaves of absence programs for life’s emergencies.
• Clean, modern, and safe facilities.
• Company-provided uniforms and an annual safety shoe subsidy.

Sponsorship Not Available

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Clyde’s Donuts.

Work Environment and Job Physical Demands

These conditions are common to individuals working in the plant environment.

• Exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Exposure to extreme hot conditions on such equipment as operating fryers and extreme cold conditions such as blast spiral freezers.
• Exposure to noise, dust, and fumes.
• Standing and walking on slippery floors.
• Working in close proximity to equipment and other employees.
• Lifting of up to 50 pounds and movement of equipment.

Clyde’s Donuts is proud to be an equal opportunity/ reasonable accommodation employer.