Associate Supervisor

Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.  

Are you ready to make your next career move to join our team as our Associate Supervisor for KONE Americas in KONE Phoenix, AZ?

• Do you enjoy coordinating installation activities and ensuring customer satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle?

• Does managing internal teams, subcontractors, and customer relationships to achieve project objectives motivate you?

• Do you thrive in dynamic construction environments where priorities, schedules, and site conditions can change quickly?

• Are you skillful with technological tools such as project management software, mobile field applications, and Microsoft Office products?

• Do you demonstrate a passion for safety, quality, productivity, and delivering successful project outcomes?

• Are you committed to promoting a safety culture and ensuring compliance with installation standards and site requirements?

If you answered a resounding YES to these questions, then we have an amazing opportunity for you!  

As our Associate Supervisor, you will ensure proper planning of site activities and preparation of site readiness. You’ll assist supervisors and superintendents with installation activities, managing and supporting the installation team, verifies the installation deliverables and ensures readiness for customer and maintenance handovers. Lastly, you will assist as the KONE interface to the customer prior to the start of the installation process.

You will bring 5+ years of progressive and successful experience and/or training in the construction industry or leading people (preferred) to KONE.  Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or a 2-year degree from an approved technical school is preferred. Equivalent work experience in the construction industry accepted in lieu of degree.

Other Listed Duties

• Serve as a primary customer contact regarding installation methods, site readiness, and project progress prior to installation.
• Conduct site readiness reviews, audits, and inspections, resolving issues to support successful project execution.
• Support installation planning activities, including logistics, material deliveries, resource allocation, and site coordination.
• Perform safety and quality audits while assisting with corrective actions and compliance with installation standards.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with employees, subcontractors, and project stakeholders to support operational success.

• Safety and quality management 
• Customer relationship management 
• Project management 
• Understanding construction project documents (building plans, specifications, etc.)
• Resource planning
• Understanding financial impact 
• Basic technical understanding
• Ability to communicate effectively with building owners/managers, general contractors, developers and all level of employees. 
• Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with union-represented employees and KONE customers.
• Ability to learn quickly and desire to increase personal development

At KONE, we foster an innovative and collaborative culture, valuing each individual's contribution. Employee engagement and sustainability are key focuses, promoting ethical practices and mutual respect. We're proud to offer experiences and opportunities to help you achieve career and personal goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

We hire individuals who value culture because we believe culture drives innovation:

• We value your authentic self. 
• Collaborative, creative, and supportive work environment.
• Passionate about safety, quality, and innovation 
• We care about the communities where we live and work. 

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.

Read more on https://kone.com/global/en/careers.html