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 Vice President of Human Resources and partnering closely with HR, Operations, and Finance leadership, the Director of EHS will lead and advance Clyde’s enterprise risk management strategy across environmental, compliance, occupational health and safety, and property & casualty insurance programs. This new hands-on leadership role is being added to prepare Clyde’s for further growth and expansion. With a mandate to elevate (1) the “employee experience” internally as Clyde’s pursues Great Place to Work® certification, and (2) the Clyde’s company brand externally, the Director will create a high-engagement, self-sustaining safety culture that safeguards employee well-being and delivers measurable business outcomes and better than benchmark performance.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Serve as EHS subject matter expert, acting as the primary company representative with regulatory agencies and municipal authorities on all compliance-related matters.
• Serve as EHS subject matter expert (assessment and recommendations) for capital projects, plant expansions, equipment changes, and contractor safety.
• Manage (in partnership with maintenance department) environmental testing, permitting, reporting, and regulatory submissions related to applicable environment items (air, wastewater, stormwater, hazardous waste, Tier II/TRI, SPCC).
• Develop and execute a multi-year EHS compliance and risk mitigation strategy to consistently achieve an EMR = 1.0, maintain TRIR meaningfully below the applicable NAICS benchmark, and ensure full compliance with all required OSHA and environmental standards and reporting requirements.
• Establish, standardize, and continuously improve EHS policies, procedures, and management systems across all sites.
• Develop and oversee a rigorous audit and inspection program. Conduct facility-level audits, risk assessments, and daily plant walkthroughs to proactively identify hazards and compliance gaps. Coach operations management and plant hourly employees on mindfulness and prompt remediation of non-conforming conditions (“see if, fix it”).
• Develop and deliver comprehensive safety training for operations management. Develop and deliver OSHA compliance training for all employees per required standards.
• Support operations management in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and CAPA management.
• Manage analysis and reporting of EHS KPIs to various stakeholder groups. Develop enterprise level safety awareness and communication program.
• Partner with VP HR and Finance team on annual P&C renewal and risk mitigation strategies. Partner with HR team on workers compensation claim management.
• Develop and manage the EHS budget and external consultants, labs, and waste vendors.
• Assist in development, training and enforcement of Company SOPs regarding food safety, good manufacturing practices (GMPs), quality, and safety. Follow Company SOPs and promptly report any concerns to the appropriate manager.

Education and Experience

• Experienced EHS leader with demonstrated experience developing and executing EHS strategy and driving business outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience overseeing environmental matters and representing employer with State and municipal agencies.
• EHS certifications such as CSP, CIH, CSHM, ASP, OHST, SMS, GSP, CET, REM, CPEA
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with experience managing large-scale projects including enterprise system changes, and system integration.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with ability to translate technical concepts into understandable language for non-technical persons.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communicator and trainer.
• Experience with various EHS systems.

Preferred but not required:

• Master’s degree in EHS, engineering, or related field.
• Bi-lingual Spanish.
• Food industry experience - conversant with Food Safety Requirements, GMPs, HACCP.
• Training in Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement.

Desired Personal Traits

• Collaborative business partner who is upbeat, friendly, and approachable.
• Passionate about the customer with an internal and external service mindset.
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic and entrepreneurial drive to solve business issues.
• Committed to personal growth.
• Willing to roll up sleeves in a fast-paced, hands-on work environment.
• A bias to be on the floor versus in the office.

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: $150,000 to $170,000
• Position is eligible for Annual Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits

• (3) medical plan options including HMO, PPO, and HDHP with H.S.A.
• (2) dental plan options including high and low plans.
• Vision plan.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Short-term disability plan (Company paid).
• Long-term disability plan (Company paid).
• Group term life and AD&D insurance (Company Paid).
• Voluntary insurance plans include life, AD&D, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity.
• Initial PTO bank of 22 days.
• 7 paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan including 4% matching contribution on 5% contribution and immediate vesting of match. Record keeper - Vanguard.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Various leaves of absence programs for life’s emergencies.
• Clean, modern, and safe facilities.

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.