KONE is a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry. We move two billion people every day, making their journeys safe, convenient, and reliable with smart and sustainable People Flow®. Founded in Finland in 1910. We employ over 60,000 driven professionals. In 2024, we had annual Net sales EUR 11.1 billion.
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Site Manager is responsible for following and continually improving standard ways of working in adherence to Lean principles. Proactively leads the installation teams to prevent interruptions and ensure smooth installation flow. Serves as the KONE interface with the customer and other stakeholders throughout the installation process, supporting Sales, Engineering and Project Manager as needed.
Responsibilities and key activities:
Site supervision:
- Accountable for safety, quality, and productivity during installation and handovers, and for raising and actioning corrective actions to any detected non-conformities.
- Responsible for the use of correct KONE installation methods and tools by the installation team, and for proper risk assessment for parts of installation where KONE method is not feasible.
- Responsible for proactive site preparations, site readiness, customer deliverables to KONE, site visits and audits, including resolution of non-conformities with customer (supported by Project Manager as needed)
- Responsible for verifying the site execution plan and field cost management as part of the pre-delivery review, assuming site execution responsibility, and thereafter installation activities and handovers.
- Responsible for planning and organizing installation activities, site storage and logistics, and needed resources and tools.
- Organizes continuous huddles with the installation team to empower them and proactively prevent interruptions, ensure smooth, continual flow of work on site, with a focus on efficiency and waste reduction.
- Achieves targets for variation sales and change orders during installation, ensures costs attributable to others are claimed and collected.
Customer Relationship management:
- Acts as the primary contact for the customer regarding site management, proactively communicating and using related tools.
- Ensures customer satisfaction with proactive and timely communication, professional installation process, as well as safety and quality of installation.
People leadership and subcontractor relations:
- Responsible for verifying that installers, testers and other contractors on site are trained, certified, competent, and capable of performing each installation task.
- Accountable for site operatives’ safety, motivation and wellbeing.
- Responsible for identifying Installation operative training needs and communicating these to respective line managers, HR, installation subcontracting companies and procurement.
- Responsible for managing and developing the performance of the team and individuals.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining a proactive and professional relationship with subcontractors’ installation team and ensures they meet their commitments.
Requirements:
- Minimum education is Diploma Degree Major in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil engineering
- Proficient in English & Computer Literate
- Capable to work in under minimum supervision, self-motivate, well-organized.
- Have been working at Projects minimum 3 years in the same industry
- Able to demonstrate the Project Management model and processes, Safety, quality and environment methods, contractual aspects of project, project financial management procedures, full chain delivery process, risk and opportunity management, customer relationship management
- Able to demonstrate the people development and succession plan methods
- Understanding of relevant laws, standards, norms and other requirements
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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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