Copper connects the world and brings people together who share this passion. Wieland’s culture is what makes a fun and rewarding place, as a company we benefit daily from our employees knowledge and abilities. The success of our company is based on the dedication and expertise of each and every one of our employees. We can rely on this, and have been doing so for nearly 200 years. We provide our employees with their own, personal creative space they need and our unconditional support. At Wieland, everyone can contribute and share in the development of Wieland’s future. Wieland employees embody our values - respect, ambition, reliability, diversity, optimism, and ownership.

• Develops, publishes, and raises general level of awareness of safety and environmental programs consistent with regulations and company policy
• Performs job hazard analysis to identify loss potential of our systems and processes
• Communicates and develops environmental, health and safety strategies among the management team and across the business
• Develops and oversees training of employees/contract associates, managers/supervisors, and other employees in the areas of general safety and environmental awareness, specific program requirements and specific job requirements.
• Responsible for compliance of documentation and review of work procedures and machine guarding to ensure compliance with OSHA and ISO14001 standards
• Manages PPE, Safety and Environmental programs
• Ensure a safe and environmentally responsible plant according to the applying regulations
• Investigates near misses and incidents, assessing root cause and working cross - functionally to resolve.
• Reviews and interprets loss and data to discover causative agents and recommends appropriate corrective actions.
• Reviews and revises company standards, policies and practices as necessary to ensure they are current and in concert with company and / or regulatory requirements.
• Reviews and evaluates technical developments to measure applicability to company processes.
• Ensures that employees are properly trained/retrained in in the appropriate intervals and coordinates necessary training. Responsible for documenting training.
• Maintains required records, prepares reports and files as necessary to meet corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Reviews near miss reports, files incidents with worker’s compensation carrier, completes Illinois form 45, and works to close cases and return employees to work.
• Conducts hazard and job safety analysis to ensure proper use of machinery and equipment, personal protective equipment, and procedures.
• Organizes and coordinates emergency response, evacuation, and crisis management plans.
• Investigates accidents to ascertain causes to develop preventive safety measures and programs.

• Bachelor degree (B.A.) or equivalent technical background; related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Radiation Safety Officer
• Environmental Management System expert
• Recognized as a strong contributor within the organization
• Very strong ability and desire to learn and apply new concepts
• The personality and desire of a strong "change agent"
• Very strong ability to lead, coach, facilitate, and communicate with individuals across a broad range of education, experience, and functional levels
• Demonstrated high performance and commitment to continuous improvement
• Ability to break down personality barriers and deal with functional barriers that may also occur
• Drive for Results & Action Oriented
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several issues at once.
• Ability to create and deliver training presentations.