As the world’s cities grow more complex, people’s need to move easily becomes even more important. Enabling urban flow requires talent and ambition. Together at KONE, we create the new urban reality. Your career is a journey, and how you travel makes a difference.
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Are you passionate about safety and committed to making workplaces safer? Join our team at KONE as a Safety Specialist, where you'll contribute to the implementation, maintenance and improvement of our global safety management system, ensuring the well-being of workers, users, and third parties.
About the Role:
As a Safety Specialist, you will support the Safety Manager and Safety Director in driving safety improvements, fostering a caring culture, and maintaining high safety standards across KONE. You will collaborate with global, area, and unit teams to uphold the KONE Way for Safety and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
This is a unique opportunity to join a team dedicated to delivering innovative people flow solutions and to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
Implement and enhance KONE’s safety management system, emphasizing worker, user, and third-party safety.
Act as a role model to cultivate a culture of safety and active care.
Provide professional advice on safety matters and support unit safety teams.
Plan and execute projects to improve safety practices, working closely with customers and partners.
Monitor safety risks and develop effective management tools.
Conduct safety audits to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement.
Investigate incidents and manage corrective and preventive actions.
Promote safety awareness through training, communication, and sharing best practices.
Are You the One?
Minimum Bachelor’s Degree graduate
Proficiency in English (both written and spoken)
Certified “A Class Occupational Safety Specialist”
Minimum 3 years of field and documentation experience as a Safety Specialist
In-depth knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety law and related regulations
Preferably knowledgeable in elevator, escalator, maintenance TSE and EN standards as well as repair and installation work
Advanced skills in using MS Office programs
Ability to train and manage people effectively and communicate proactively
Strong skills in incident investigation, auditing, analysis, and problem-solving
High level of teamwork and collaboration ability
Willingness to travel without restrictions (40% of the time)
Valid B Class driving license with active driving experience
Residing in İzmir or Antalya.
Why Join Us?
At KONE, we are committed to creating a collaborative and innovative environment. If you are passionate about delivering results and ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, we encourage you to apply and be part of our journey!
**Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete an automated video interview. Please check your emails for the link that sometimes lands in the spam folder.
At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.
Read more on www.kone.com/careers
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles and markets, with field positions sometimes benefiting from overtime and strong union scales. Feedback suggests base compensation is often a relative positive even when other factors vary.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including 401(k) and in some regions pension or annuity structures, are consistently highlighted as strong. Feedback suggests these elements meaningfully enhance the overall package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage is viewed as comprehensive, commonly including medical, dental, and vision options. Feedback suggests a global well‑being framework and EAP resources further reinforce health-related support.
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What We Do
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. This means understanding urbanization and, together with our partners and customers, helping cities to become better and more sustainable places to live. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, we operate in more than 60 countries around the world, employ over 60,000 people and serve 550,000 customers. In 2022, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10.9 billion. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
