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Manager, Occupational Health and Safety - 10004-Charlotte- NC - Hawkins (Charlotte, NC)

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation
dental insurance, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), employee discount
United States, North Carolina, Charlotte
2116 Hawkins Street (Show on map)
Aug 04, 2025

Since its founding in 1937, Krispy Kreme's focus has remained the same - making fresh doughnuts using our founder's original recipe. The brand's iconic Hot Light lets consumers know when doughnuts are being made in the shop so they can stop in and enjoy them hot, right off the line.

Krispy Kreme's Occupational Health & Safety Manager is responsible for planning, implementing, and maintaining a variety of workplace health and safety programs focused on providing the best work experience for Krispy Kremer's and high productivity for company success.

A TASTE OF WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

  • Plan, organize, coordinate, and implement a variety of safety programs & goals to promote occupational health and safe work practices, aimed at preventing losses related to workplace incidents. Apply similar methods to minimize company property losses and customer incidents.
  • Develop and implement safety strategies into manageable policies and procedures to move the Company forward to continuous safety improvement.
  • Understanding of workplace hazards and industrial hygiene.
  • Liaising with relevant bodies such as Local, State, and Federal authorities to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain records and prepare reports concerning new and ongoing safety and health programs and program effectiveness. Monitors program performances; recommends and implements modifications to systems and procedures for continual improvement.
  • Review audits of facilities and equipment to determine compliance with Local, State, and Federal regulatory requirements. Provide guidance as appropriate.
  • Develop, implement, maintain a worker safety participation program.
  • Develop, implement, maintain a daily workplace safety inspection process.
  • Collaboration with the training department to identify safety topics, create tools, materials, and aids to enhance the safety training program and to ensure regulatory and functional safety training is properly conducted to all employees upon hire, recurring and remedial basis.
  • Receive incident reports. Assess and investigate all reported hazards, near-miss, injury, illness, vehicle accident, facility damage, or any incident that involves an employee, customer, or company property. Coordinate with field teams reporting the incident, insurance carriers, legal, human resources, and other groups to ensure the matter is thoroughly investigated and that the root cause is determined so that mitigation measures can be implemented.
  • Collaborate with field operations managers to ensure company health and safety policies and procedures are communicated and understood. Stay current in trade journals. Participate in meetings, seminars, conferences, and training sessions to obtain information beneficial to Krispy Kreme's occupational health and safety.
  • Advocate, participate, and promote wellness, safe work culture.
  • Collaborate with internal departments to integrate safety strategies into all aspects of our business.

YOUR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS:

  • B.S./B.A. degree with at least 10 years related experience in safety or risk duties.
  • Certification by the BCSP is desirable (CSP, ASP, GSP, SMS) or enrolled toward certification.
  • Job Hazard Analysis.
  • Knowledge of industrial hygiene, GMP and food manufacturing safe practices.
  • Background and have worked in and/or have a strong working knowledge of safety, NFPA, OSHA, NIOSH, ANSI/ASSP/ISO 45001:2018 standards preferred.
  • Advanced Excel, Word, Internet, and PowerPoint skills.
  • Able to train and become proficient in the Risk Information Management System (RMIS).
  • Excellent customer service skills & composure under pressure situations.
  • Strong organizational, problem solving and time management skills.
  • Self-starter.
  • Demonstrate awareness and appreciation for cultural diversity in our store community.
  • Read, interpret, and apply a variety of regulations related to occupational health and safety.
  • Ability to work independently in the absence of supervision.
  • Excellent professional communication skills.
  • Must be able to travel up to (50%).
  • Strong creative, analytical and innovative thinking skills.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of team members, managers, and directors.
  • Ability to work with and negotiate pricing on items purchased from safety vendors.
  • Closely manage all travel expense and expenditures.

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. The official job description will be provided during the application/interview process

BENEFITS:

  • Comprehensive benefits (medical, vision, and dental insurance)
  • Employee discount program
  • 401K plan
  • Generous PTO Plan
  • Company events
  • Education Reimbursement
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Life Insurance
  • FSA/HSA Plans
  • Pet Insurance

Learn more at www.kkbenefits.com

WHY KRISPY KREME?

At Krispy Kreme, we focus on:

Loving People:

o Our global culture is best captured by our Leadership Mix, a dozen behaviors that define how we work with one another across the world and give back to our communities. Check out our leadership mix here.

o Belonging happens once each Krispy Kremer knows their bold authentic self is welcomed, dignified, and loved, where their wonderfully original identities flourish and thrive.

Loving Communities:

o At Krispy Kreme, sharing joy is at the center of everything we do, and we strive to inspire this in our communities. Our brand purpose truly shines through our Acts of Joy and community fundraising initiatives.

o In the U.S., we have been donating unsold doughnuts to local food banks, with a goal of bringing a smile to our consumers as they enjoy a small, sweet treat. We partner with Feeding America and Convoy of Hope, who in turn partner with organizations nationwide to distribute donations to people in need through diverse types of programs and services.

o In 2022, we helped community groups raise $40 million globally. Last year in the U.S., we supported more than 83,000 fundraising events, raising nearly $37 million.

Loving Planet:

o We have been conducting a multi-year global GHG emissions assessment to establish an emissions baseline, using this foundation to soon set goals for greenhouse gas emission reductions.

o We are working on reducing food waste through donation efforts, animal feed, and composting programs.

Krispy Kreme is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

At Krispy Kreme, we believe that your originality sweetens our recipe. We value the diverse ingredients of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, gender, intersex, or veteran status of every individual. We strive for an inclusive culture that allows each of our peeps to bring their bold authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

About Krispy Kreme

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Krispy Kreme is one of the most beloved and well-known sweet treat brands in the world. Our iconic Original Glazed doughnut is universally recognized for its hot-off-the-line, melt-in-your-mouth experience. Krispy Kreme operates in more than 35 countries through its unique network of fresh doughnut shops, partnerships with leading retailers, and a rapidly growing Ecommerce and delivery business with more than 14,000 fresh points of access. Our purpose of touching and enhancing lives through the joy that is Krispy Kreme guides how we operate every day and is reflected in the love we have for our people, our communities and the planet. Connect with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at www.KrispyKreme.com, or on one of its many social media channels, including www.Facebook.com/KrispyKreme and www.Twitter.com/KrispyKreme.

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