Site Supervisor

KONE moves two billion people every day. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we employ over 60,000 driven professionals in more than 60 countries worldwide joined together by a shared purpose, to shape the future of cities. In 2025, we had annual net sales of EUR 11.2 billion. KONE has consistently been featured on Forbes list of World's Best Innovative Companies, World's Best Employers & World's Largest Public Companies.

At KONE, we believe in teamwork and a work culture where everyone can be who they are. This is exactly what makes us strong and successful.

The Site Supervisor is accountable for safe, high-quality, and efficient installation of the KONE solution, adhering to the agreed scope of work, schedule, and budget, he/she ensures proper site preparation and readiness, leads the installation team, verifies the installation deliverables, coordinates with the builder and other contractors and ensures readiness for customer and maintenance handovers. The Site Supervisor is responsible for following and continually improving standard ways of working in adherence to Lean principles.

The role proactively leads the installation teams to prevent interruptions and ensure smooth installation flow. The role serves as the KONE interface with the customer and other stakeholders throughout the installation process, supporting Sales, CSE and Project Manager as needed.

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 maintaining realistic MS 3c (material delivery to site) throughout the S-plan, and for confirming of S-plan milestones 3 – 5z. Active support to Project Manager and Project Admin for the verification of payment status according to S-plan concept and contract terms Responsible for planning and organizing installation activities, site storage and logistics, and needed resources and tools. Requests materials to site (MS 3x), confirms arrival of KONE materials to site (MS 3c), receives other materials and services at the site, and performs Goods Receipt.

Performs handover to installation team (KONE and subcontractors), clarifying the scope of work, completion date and other necessary customer milestone dates, as well as target installation hours for own KONE fitters. 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. Verifies quality of installation and ensures installation the scope of work is completed. Is accountable for final testing of the equipment and for closing any raised items (tester, customer, third party inspector, as is applicable). Completes a successful handover to maintenance.

Responsible for quality claims / feedbacks, time sheet approvals, installation documentation,…