Safety Officer Full Time

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.