KONE Marine - Smarter people flow at sea
At KONE Marine, a dedicated business unit of KONE, we deliver safe, reliable, and energy-efficient marine elevators, escalators, and people flow solutions for cruise ships, ferries, and cargo vessels. As a full-service OEM supplier with more than 4,800 installations worldwide, we are a trusted global partner for shipowners, shipyards, naval architects, and operators.
From newbuild design to modernization, we provide end-to-end lifecycle support that keeps people and materials moving smoothly at sea - while helping reduce fuel use and emissions with energy-efficient technologies.
We are now looking for a
Safety Manager
to join our Global Marine team in Europe, preferably in Finland but could be Ireland, Germany, Italy or France.
In this role, you will be driving a strong, positive safety culture across the organization and you will be responsible for maintaining and improving our Safety Management System. You will report directly to the Head of Marine Business.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive a proactive safety culture, engaging leadership and teams.
- Develop and implement safety policies and procedures aligned with KONE and marine industry standards.
- Lead safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments to identify hazards and ensure compliance.
- Manage accident and near miss incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
- Monitor regulatory changes and maintain compliance with international and local safety requirements.
- Report safety performance metrics and recommend continuous improvement initiatives.
- Set safety objectives, roles and responsibilities; support leadership and engage employees.
- Develop safety competencies, communication and awareness programmes.
- Represent the organization in safety matters with external stakeholders.
- Support crisis and emergency response planning and exercises.
We expect you to have
- Proven track record in safety management, including implementing and maintaining safety management systems and driving continuous improvement.
- Ability to drive a proactive safety culture and engage stakeholders.
- Expertise in safety risk management processes, tools, and practices, including hazard identification and mitigation.
- Ability to develop and implement safety policies and objectives, ensuring compliance with international and local regulations.
- Familiarity with permit-to-work systems, emergency response planning, and contractor safety compliance.
- Strong knowledge of incident investigation and root cause analysis, with experience in corrective and preventive actions.
- Motivation to conduct safety audits and inspections at shipyards.
- Understanding of marine operations and shipyard environments is highly desirable.
- M.Sc., Bachelor degree or equivalent experience in safety, engineering, environment or similar field.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Fluent in English.
- Strong communication and influencing skills to drive safety awareness and compliance across diverse teams.
- Good analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to operate in matrix structure and collaborate across teams.
Want to #joinourflow?
Apply now or the latest on the 22nd December and help us deliver excellence safely and reliably
Keskitymme KONEella luomaan innovatiivista ja yhteistyöhön perustuvaa työskentelykulttuuria, jossa jokaisen panosta arvostetaan. Työntekijöiden sitoutuminen on meille avainasemassa, ja rohkaisemme jokaista osallistumaan ja jakamaan tietoa ja ideoita. Yritysvastuu on oleellinen osa yrityskulttuuriamme ja päivittäisiä toimiamme. Noudatamme eettisiä liiketoimintamenettelyitä ja pyrimme kehittämään yhdessä tekemisen kulttuuria, jossa työntekijät luottavat toisiinsa ja kunnioittavat toisiaan ja jossa hyvät suoritukset huomioidaan. Erinomaisena työpaikkana olemme ylpeitä voidessamme tarjota erilaisia kokemuksia ja mahdollisuuksia, joiden avulla saavutat ura- ja henkilökohtaiset tavoitteesi ja voit elää terveellisesti ja tasapainoisesti.
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