Job Description

Company Description

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.



Supervisor - Dry Gas Seal System Engineering will report to Engineering Manager - Global DGSS Engineering, Function of this role is Managing End-to-End process of Gas Seal Support System (GSS) from Order intake to complete engineering deliverables for customer approval, procurement, and manufacturing releases. Accountable for the complete ownership of Post Order engineering output to enable all cross functional project/contract managers, supply chain, manufacturing sites etc. Motivate and develop engineering teams and enable smooth operation of the business, facilitating growth, communication, evaluation of their performance and enhance their skill matrix, hiring and training of new employees.

• Lead a teams of 4 to 8 Engineers for Dry Gas Seal Support System Post Order Engineering.
• Accountable for overall Engineering KPI 's and focus on OTD and Quality metrices.
• Training &; developing of empowered engineering team.
• Working directly with all internal stakeholders and align with them on Engineering Service Level to meet their expectation.
• I- Project - job management tool for Gas seal system engineering as a global tool, Support for migration from I Project to any alternative Engineering project / job management software as directed by Engineering Solutions management.
• Job Planning in DOSE & MS project, Distribution of the work among the team member and drive quality output well within the promise date
• Provide promise date to stakeholders based accurate estimation of man hours, resource planning and priority of the project.
• Accountable for on time submission of. Engineering deliverables, technical clarifications, Comments and Deviations, value added engineering solutions, technical clarification during customer approval cycle, working with supply chain team for identifying new vendors and technical alignment of critical components during execution stage. Assist advance procurement, communications to Operation / Contract Manager / Project Manager and manufacturing site leaders.
• Distil best practices for achieving growth and help replicate best practices on a worldwide basis.
• Drive teams KPI and achieve of self and team members.
• Additional duties and responsibilities will vary based upon company needs. Complete all work in a safe manner and follow all safety requirements consistent with supporting the Company's goals! Lifting guidelines in accordance with the Manual Lifting Guidelines noted in the Safety Handbook Follow all environmental requirements consistent with supporting the company's environmental performance goals. Complete, and actively participate in all other EHS training requirements
• Lifting guidelines in accordance with the Manual Lifting Guidelines noted in the Safety Handbook Follow all environmental requirements consistent with supporting the company's environmental performance goals.
• Work in Morning / General Shift
• Able to establish work life balance without impacting objectives
• Learn the product and plan self workload & activities.



Qualifications

• A Bachler or master's degree (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline (Mechanical / Chemical/Instrumentation) with 8 + years' experience in technology development, engineering, or similar functions.
• At least 5 year engineering experience with at least 2 + years of Supervisor / team leader experience
• Domain knowledge in process equipment and seal systems in Polymer, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Aerospace, Refinery and Turbomachinery areas.
• Strong working knowledge of how the mechanical seal business and markets work, and how to create growth through engineering processes and products
• Good understanding of engineering process needs in design and operations, key business drivers and industry practices
• Excellent communication skills to articulate strategies and drive a coordinated action plan.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to prioritize and communicate clearly across all levels of the organization
• Ability to work in a deadline driven work environment, attention to detail, and multitasking are essential.



Additional Information

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 race, colour, 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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