Safety Coordinator at TekWissen LLC Milan, IL

Overview TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. Our client is the brand name of Deere & Company, an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment. Job Title: Safety Coordinator Location: Milan, IL, 61264 Duration: 12 Months Job Type: Contract Work Type: Onsite Visa sponsorship is not available, now or in the near future, for this position. Shift: Monday Friday 10.00AM-6.30PM Job Description Entry level position into the safety profession. Understanding of the principles and can independently use the knowledge of those principles to comply with regulatory agency and company standards for injury and illness reporting requirements necessary to document incidents. Duties Works with employees and assists supervisors and others on injury prevention by identifying and correcting potential safety and health hazards as well as identifying unsafe actions in order to eliminate on the job injuries and illnesses. Assists in developing recommendations for safety processes/programs to attain and sustain a hazard free workplace. This includes design and evaluation of components to monitor effectiveness. Conducts audits to verify compliance to required regulations and company policies and then assures management is aware of items identified for proper and corrective actions. Develops, directs and may conduct safety presentations and training. Analyzes appropriate Environmental Health Safety (EHS) functional reporting metrics to identify opportunities for improvement. Reviews new products, equipment, processes and facilities for potential hazards and compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards; making recommendations if necessary prior to introduction. Communicates and works with safety equipment suppliers. POSITION DESCRIPTION This role will serve as a "swingshift" safety professional to support the client in North American Parts distribution center. This is a 247 operation, and this role will support the 1st shift Safety team, as well as provide coverage for half of the 2nd shift operation. The position will complete accident, incident, and near miss investigations and work with appropriate parties to develop and implement corrective actions. This role will help develop the client Required and OSHA compliance training as well as deploy all required training to the 2nd shift operation. This role will also support the management of mobile equipment certifications and certification tracking. This role will also serve as a general resource for risk identification, auditing, and control to the 2nd shift NAPDC operation. SKILL SET REQUIREMENTS Experience in a warehousing or manufacturing environment with a strong safety background is required. Safety Degree and/or very strong manufacturing safety experience leading accident investigations and developing and implementing corrective actions to reduce risk MUST HAVE Ability to develop and deliver safety compliance training. Working knowledge of OSHA Standards. MS Office suite CSP accreditation preferred but not required TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity. #J-18808-Ljbffr