Director, Corporate Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability

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 Director, Corporate Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S) provides strategic leadership and oversight for all environmental, health, safety, workers compensation, and sustainability programs across JJSF manufacturing plants, distribution centers, and corporate operations. This role is responsible for developing and executing a unified EHS&S strategy that ensures regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, operational excellence, and advancement of sustainability goals while fostering a strong safety culture across the organization.
Reporting to the Vice President, Food Safety, Quality, EHSS & Regulatory, this position partners closely with Plant Managers, Operations Directors, Supply Chain, Engineering, Human Resources, Legal, and Executive Leadership to drive continuous improvement and enterprise-wide performance in EHS&S.
The position is responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of risk-based analysis and for tactically developing/implementing strategies and best practice safety/environmental programs while simultaneously promoting employee health, wellness, and environmental sustainability. Position will assist in driving bottom-line EHS results through best practice initiatives, risk mitigation, employee education and training.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Strategic Leadership
Develop and implement a multi-year corporate EHS&S strategy aligned with company objectives and operational goals.
Establish enterprise-wide standards, policies, and procedures for EHS&S performance across all manufacturing plants and distribution centers.
Identify and implement enterprise tools and systems for EHS&S program management.
Lead the integration of sustainability into core business strategy, capital planning, and operational decision-making.
Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership on risk management, regulatory developments, and emerging industry trends.
Environmental Compliance & Stewardship
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations (e.g., air, water, waste, chemical management).
Oversee permitting, reporting, inspections, and regulatory interactions.
Drive reduction initiatives for emissions, waste, water use, and energy consumption.
Lead environmental due diligence activities for acquisitions, divestitures, and capital projects.
Health & Safety Leadership
Develop and sustain a positive safety culture across all manufacturing facilities.
Establish leading and lagging safety performance metrics and accountability systems.
Oversee injury prevention programs, hazard assessments, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, and contractor safety.
Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
Champion continuous improvement to eliminate significant injury and fatality risks.
Sustainability & ESG
Define sustainability goals (e.g., carbon footprint reduction, waste diversion, energy efficiency).
Oversee ESG reporting and disclosures aligned with recognized frameworks (e.g., GRI, SASB, TCFD, as applicable).
Ensure compliance with emerging Extended Producer Responsibility, recycled content and packaging label laws.
Establish processes to ensure accurate and timely responses to customer ESG information requests.
Collaborate with Supply Chain and Procurement on responsible sourcing and supplier sustainability programs.
Lead cross-functional sustainability initiatives and stakeholder engagement.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Develop corporate audit programs to assess plant-level compliance and performance.
Ensure enterprise risk management processes incorporate EHS&S risks.
Manage workers compensation claims and work with TPA to ensure prompt, cost-effective closure.
Develop sustainable Human Element property risk mitigation programs and ensure compliance with FM Global requirements.
Maintain crisis management and emergency response frameworks.
Interface with regulatory agencies and external auditors.
Team Leadership & Development