Safety and Quality Specialist

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 and Quality 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 and Quality Specialist, you will support the Head of Safety, Quality and Environment based in Turkey in driving safety improvements, fostering a caring culture, and maintaining high safety standards across KONE in Kazakhstan. You will collaborate with global, area, and local teams to uphold the KONE Way for Safety and Quality and ensure compliance with local 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 and local legislation's safety management system, emphasizing worker, user, and third-party safety.

• Act as a role model to cultivate a culture of safety and quality active care.

• Provide professional advice on safety and quality matters.

• 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 from an Engineering department

• Fluency in the Russian language is required

• Proficiency in English (both written and spoken)

• Minimum 3 years of field and documentation experience as a Safety and/or Quality Specialist

• In-depth knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety law and related Local regulations

• Preferably knowledgeable in the elevator, escalator industry, construction, maintenance, and GOST/EN standards

• 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 (30% of the time on site)

• Valid B Class driving license with active driving experience

• Location – Astana or Almaty, Kazakhstan

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

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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.

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