Gas Seals Aftermarket Strip and Inspection Technician - Day Shift

Smiths Group; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in flow control solutions is seeking an Aftermarket Strip and Inspect Technician at their Slough headquarters. This role involves evaluating Dry Gas Seals' conditions and creating reports. The ideal candidate will have relevant mechanical qualifications and experience, along with good IT and communication skills. Overtime opportunities are available, and the company promotes a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits

Employee resource groups for diverse communities

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a mechanical setting.
• Understand work instructions and technical drawings.
• Ideally worked with mechanical seals, mechanical valves, turbomachinery, or compressors.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, evaluate, and report on the condition of Dry Gas Seals as per company standards.
• Create Inspection Reports using MS Office and photo editing tools.
• Maintain Data bases using SAP.

Skills

Good IT skills

Good communication skills

Customer awareness

Basic understanding of CI tools

Education

Craft apprentice, BTEC Level 3, NVQ level 3 or City & Guilds equivalent

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.

Job Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for the role of an Aftermarket Strip and Inspect Technician reporting to the Production Manager. As an Aftermarket Strip and Inspect Technician you will be evaluating and reporting on the condition of Dry Gas Seals that have been returned for overhauling and repair. You will be determining the scope of work required when assessing the products condition. All activities are carried out in accordance with the required company quality/productivity standards whilst ensuring the company HSE procedures are complied with.

The role is located at our headquarters within Slough site. Working Monday to Friday on a shift pattern ranging between the hours of 6am to 8pm with overtime available.

John Crane is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to crafting an inclusive environment for all employees.

Duties & Responsibilities (not limited to)

• Inspect, evaluate and reporting on the condition of Dry Gas Seals in line with company quality/productivity standards whilst ensuring company HSE procedures are complied with.
• Creation of Inspection Reports utilising MS Office packages and photo editing tools.
• Maintenance of Data bases and documentation utilising SAP and visual factory applications.
• Participating in Continuous Improvement activities such as 5S audits and actions derived from the audits.
• Train technicians and apprentices when required.
• Participate in daily SPQCD meetings.
• Management of Storage Facilities

Qualifications

• Ideally hold relevant qualifications (for example craft apprentice, BTEC Level 3, NVQ level 3 or City & Guilds equivalent)
• Previous experience within a mechanical setting, understand work instructions and technical drawings
• Ideally worked within either mechanical seals, mechanical valves, turbomachinery or compressors
• Good IT skills
• Basic understanding of CI tools
• Good communication skills (internal & external customers may witness build)
• Customer awareness

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 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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