Regional Quality and Safety Manager

Regional Quality & Safety Manager

Strategy Deployment

• Promotes and deploys Quality as part of the KONE Strategy and proactive Quality culture, actively communicates the importance of Quality and engages the organization.

• Drives the annual quality budget planning and other quality related target setting in his/her organization in line with global targets.

Quality management

• Promotes, with Unit/function management, recognition and conformance to customer and KONE requirements.

• Collaborates with KONE Way process owners // operating model owners and change managers to ensure the continual improvement and implementation of KONE Way in his/her area of responsibility.

• Is responsible for collecting data for business performance reviews.

• Assures that functional and operational leaders and teams globally and locally analyze, develop, and execute continuous quality improvements based on performance data and proactively gathers and analyses other relevant data to identify continuous improvement opportunities in the processes in full chain// end-to-end.

• Demonstrates how ownership of quality should be done in KONE, so that others can see this example.

Continual improvement

• Drives progress and monitors effectiveness of continuous improvement projects, corrective and preventative actions which are being logged within the organization and provides direction and support where needed.

• Drives continuous reduction of Cost of Poor Quality

• Facilitates and evaluates the implementation and contributes to the development of the Management System (QEHS), monitors its performance, and combines its management with other management systems, such as environment and safety.

• Is responsible for planning, execution, and follow-up of audits as tool for assuring process compliance and identifying areas for process performance and improvement.

• Leads and supports any required corrective actions required due to non-conformance.

• Ensures that, in his/her area of responsibility, the management practices are in place as defined in the Continual improvement policy e.g., operations reviews, QIT meetings, development portfolio reviews etc.

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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Experience Level

Mid Level