John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead service delivery for reliability and maintenance engineering projects, including seal reliability, condition monitoring, lubrication management, and related programmes.
• Manage project teams, ensuring completion of services within timeline, budget, and compliance with QHSE standards.
• Drive continuous improvement, focusing on service digitisation, technology, and customer-centric innovation.
• Produce operational reports and participate in customer performance reviews.
• Support the PMO Manager in staff utilisation and productivity.
• Provide client feedback to Sales & Service team and Reliability Engineering Office regarding new customer needs and innovation opportunities.
• Conduct management of change as needed and foster a culture of safety.

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 8 years’ experience in relevant technical field. Including experience in in the fields of Reliability or Maintenance for process industries.
• Recognized engineering qualification
• Project Management.

Desirable skills (any one of the following):

• Maintenance strategy analysis and development (Failure Modes and Effects analysis, RCM, criticality, etc.).
• Development of planned maintenance program.
• Vibration Analysis expertise – 2 years experience or more / Cat2 or above
• Accreditation in Reliability Engineering such as CMRP or ARP-E
• Inventory management experience

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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