Maintenance Technician - Elevators and Escalators

KONE; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KONE Middle East, Turkey & Africa (KMTA) is seeking Maintenance Technicians to provide professional service to customers. You will perform regular maintenance checks, attend call-outs, and ensure equipment safety while maintaining clear on-site communication with users and supervisors.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years of Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting experience in a respected elevator company, with good English skills and a service-minded approach.

Qualifications

• ITI/Vocational Certificate or Diploma in Electrical/Electronics/Automation.
• Good verbal and written English communication skills.
• Minimum 2–5 years of Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting in a reputed elevator company.

Responsibilities

• Perform regular maintenance checks and attend call-outs on elevator equipment.
• Ensure equipment safety and on-site communication with customers.
• Provide accurate back reporting of work performed and timesheets.
• Identify site risks and apply escalation procedures as needed.

Skills

Service mindset

English communication

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Education

Electrical/Electronics/Automation Diploma

Job description

Certified as a Top Employer for UAE, Qatar, KSA, and Oman; KONE is dedicated to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent people practices.

We are committed to fostering a great work culture and inspiring the highest standards of quality and efficiency from the team putting our people first and creating a workplace that nurtures collaboration, diversity, growth, and well-being.

KONE Middle East, Turkey & Africa (KMTA) is embarking upon an exciting growth phase through direct presence in 7 regions to complement our growth plans, we are looking for Maintenance Technicians with a service mindset to provide professional service to our customers. In this role, you will be at the core of KONE - an everyday hero who makes people's lives easier. You will work towards ensuring quality service, improving equipment safety and performance, and promoting regular and proactive on-site communication to the customer and the people using the equipment. As a maintenance technician, you will be performing regular maintenance checks and tasks, as well as attending call-outs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for customer satisfaction through quality of service and regular, proactive, and precise on-site communication (callout ETA, job performed, etc)
• Responsible for accurate and real-time back reporting of work performed (at the equipment level)
• Accountable for equipment safety and performance
• Accountable for identifying site risks, and communicating them to his supervisor
• Accountable to take immediate action on-site in case of high-risk identification and to apply the escalation procedure
• Accountable for identifying “unplanned” service repairs based on the equipment needs.

Service operations

• Accountable for the end-users and the site safety
• Responsible for safe working practices and carrying out the operations according to maintenance instructions and safety instructions.
• Accountable for the execution of the service visits (planned maintenance, callouts, and service repairs) respecting the schedule and time limit (callout), the quality standards, the time allocation, and the processes
• Accountable for raising sales to lead to his supervisor
• Accountable for exact and timely back reporting of the work done according to the process
• Responsible for submitting timesheets based on the execution
• Responsible for keeping the service tooling, van, instruments, etc safe, maintained, and in good condition
• Responsible for regular updates of his supervisor on all relevant information

Requirements

• ITI/Vocational Certificate /Diploma Engineering in Electrical/Electronics/Automation streams or equivalent
• Good verbal and written English communication skills
• Candidates with basic IT skills will be given a preference
• Candidates with basic digital foundation skills will be the right candidate for this position
• Minimum 2 - 5 years of solid Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting experience with a reputed elevator company is a must
• Candidates meeting the above requirements should only apply for this position.

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.

www.kone.com/careers