Safety and Work Environment Specialist

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KONEs mission is to improve the flow of urban life. KONE is one of the world's leading companies in the elevator and escalator industry. We supply elevators, escalators, gates, and automatic doors, as well as maintenance and modernization solutions for the entire life cycle of buildings. We help people move safely and comfortably in taller, smarter buildings. We call it People Flow. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.

At KONE, safety is an integral part of how we work every day. It forms a cornerstone of our culture and is embedded in the foundation of how we conduct our business. To further strengthen KONE's Safety Culture and continue proactively promoting safe working practices, we are now offering an exciting opportunity for an experiencedSafety and Work Environment Specialist to join our team in Sweden.

Reporting to the Nordics Safety Manager, the successful candidate will play a key role in proactively driving continuous improvement in safety performance and awareness. In this role, you will work both operationally and strategically to strengthen the safety culture, follow up on work environment objectives, and ensure compliance with legal and organizational requirements.

You will be responsible for a broad and dynamic scope of work, combining hands-on operational support with long-term development of processes and management systems related to occupational health and safety. This position is well suited for someone who thrives on taking ownership, working in a structured manner, and leading meaningful improvements across the organization.

We are looking for an individual with a strong track record of initiative, someone who is proactive, solutions oriented, and skilled at collaborating across functions to continuously enhance the processes, procedures, and guidelines that impact work environment and safety.

What will you do?

• Plan, execute, lead, and follow up initiatives within the safety and work environment management system.
• Monitor legal and business environment development in safety, identify and propose actions.
• Act as the primary contact for internal and external stakeholders on work environment and safety matters, including authorities.
• Ensure effective implementation of safety policies, processes, procedures, and guidelines.
• Provide expertise and support to the business unit on matters affecting safety.
• Collect, analyze, and validate leading and lagging safety indicators, ensuring high data quality and reporting accuracy.
• Lead or verify incident investigations, ensuring high-quality accident and near-miss reports in collaboration with line management and technical specialists.
• Support line management and technical specialists in defining and implementing corrective and preventive actions from audits and investigation findings.
• Share safety insights and learnings across the region to promote a consistent and proactive safety culture.
• Actively participate in health and safety committees and other safety forums to support continuous improvement.
• Prepare and deliver training in work environment and safety.

Are you the one?
• You have a suitable bachelor's or university level technical and/or occupational safety education and experience in safety development and management or equivalent competence gained through experience.
• You are familiar with safety legislation and the ISO 45001 standard.
• You have experience in a similar role, for which you have evidence of developing accident frequency in a positive direction.
• You are passionate about safety with excellent communication, training, and organizational skills.
• You cultivate an understanding and actively caring culture for safety. Act as a role model.
• You have good command of English language written and spoken.
• You have a good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.

What do we offer?
We offer meaningful and challenging work where safety is always a priority. While we continue to improve, choosing safety every day is part of who we are. In our team, we live by our core values: caring, customer focus, cooperation, and courage. You will have the opportunity to learn, grow, and be part of a supportive team with strong career development prospects in a global organization.

At KONE, you join a market leading and innovative company recognized on Forbes' list of the world's most innovative companies. We offer a flexible and open work environment with good development opportunities both in Sweden and internationally. You will have a varied and engaging role with freedom under responsibility and the ability to plan your own workday. KONE provides collective agreements, wellness benefits, and additional perks through our benefits portal.

Are you what we are looking for?
Please submit your application and CV as soon as possible. Don't wait - we review applications continuously.

We look forward to receiving your application no later than April 10.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please do not hesitate to contact Nordics Safety Manager, Maarit Hilakivi maarit.hilakivi@kone.com or if you have questions regarding the recruitment process please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist Sara Kinellsara.kinell@kone.com

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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.