Codes & Standards Engineer

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 Codes & Standards Engineer for KONE Canada?

The Codes & Standards Engineer has deep expertise in multiple areas of codes & standards and exercises strategic and proactive influence both internally and externally as part of their role. In some situations, the engineer may take the responsibility for managing and executing of codes and standards-related issues and plans within KONE Canada.

In this role, you will be expected to:

• Work closely with various stakeholders ensuring that KONE equipment and solutions comply with applicable regulatory requirements throughout their lifecycle.

• Collaborate proactively with standardization & regulatory bodies and trade associations, contributing to and influencing through their work to further the interests of customers and KONE's commitment to safety, quality & sustainability.

• Ensure that critical information is shared in a timely manner within KONE, and capabilities relating to codes and standards are continuously developed.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for managing, executing, and actively contributing to codes and standards-related issues, plans, and compliance within the unit and/or team, ensuring KONE products and services meet relevant standards throughout the lifecycle.

• Actively supporting product compliance reviews. Responsible for escalating issues where needed and ensures their resolution.

• Supporting field operations by handling conformity procedures and legal processes related to product compliance matters, while also assessing and recommending changes in case of planned deviations from standards, ensuring safety risk assessments are considered where applicable.

• Reviewing KONE Project drawings and documents, and certify them in the capacity of a P.Eng licensed in each province.

• Representing KONE interests and positions professionally, engaging with entities such as Notified bodies, regulators, standardization work groups, and trade associations, while also volunteering for committee assignments and task groups critical to KONE's interests.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• A Professional Engineer designation in Ontario is required as a minimum with the possibility of being licensed as a Professional Engineer in all other Canadian provinces.

Experience

• 10+ years of work experience in the elevator industry with core mechanical design experience

• Solid knowledge of the B-44 Elevator code and National Building Code of Canada as it pertains to elevators

• Working in global cross-functional teams both internally and externally.

We have the courage to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because we believe diversity drives innovation:

• We value your authentic self
• Diversity, equity and inclusion is embedded in our strategy and values
• Collaborative, creative and supportive work environment
• Passionate about safety, quality and innovation
• We care about the communities where we live and work

Some of our many benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedule
• Opportunities to learn and grow
• Pension matching
• Comprehensive health and wellness plans for the entire family
• Paid holidays and paid time off

Come share your passion and energy to make a positive impact at KONE for our customers and your career!

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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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