As a Safety Officer, you will collaborate with global, area, and unit teams to implement, maintain, and continuously improve the KONE Way for Safety.

If you’re passionate about safety and thrive in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

Safety policy and objectives

• Support the implementation, maintenance, and improvement of the KONE safety management system (operating model) including worker, user, and third-party safety
• Cultivate an understanding and actively caring culture for safety. Act as a role model
• Compile, maintain, and improve safety documentation together with the unit safety team
• Actively participate in and contribute to the unit safety committee and other safety forums
• Provide professional advice and support to the unit on matters affecting safety
• Plan, participate in, and implement projects and activities to improve safety
• Work closely with customers and partners, including KONE subcontractors
• Support the development, review, and exercise of crisis and emergency response plans

Safety risk management

• Monitor and develop safety risk management processes, tools, and practices
• Support safety-related change management projects and initiatives

Safety assurance
• Collect, measure, and ensure the accuracy of leading and lagging safety data. Report performance
• Monitor legal and business environment development in safety, identify and propose actions
• Perform safety audits regularly to verify compliance, identify uncontrolled risks and deviations
• Assist line management in safety audits/visits and support the audit process improvement
• Analyse and investigate incidents. Support the investigation process improvement
• Manage corrective and preventive actions for continual improvement

Safety promotion
• Develop own competencies as a safety specialist in co-operation with the manager
• Support the training and development of others’ safety competencies in the unit
• Proactively communicate safety information including investigation outcomes and best practices

Are You the One?

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• NEBOSH certification is mandatory; additional safety certifications are a plus.
• 2–5 years of experience in safety, ideally within the elevator industry.
• Fluency in English is advantageous.
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills.
• Proficiency in problem-solving, incident management, auditing, and analytical tasks.