What are the responsibilities and job description for the Customer Reliability Engineer or Tech Specialist position at John Crane?
Job Description
The Customer Reliability Engineer or Technical Specialist works on-site at a customer facility, participating in activities with the customer to comply with the partnership agreement. The incumbent will make independent seal and equipment evaluations, selections and recommends with oversight from the account manager and / or regional engineer. Also, they may lead one or more customer reliability personnel at a customer facility.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience with mechanical seals, rotating equipment and basic engineering principles applied to perform work assignments in addition to PC and software knowledge.
- Knowledge of labor reporting, work order variances, QAD, MFG-PRO, SAP, or equivalent
- Previous participation in continuous improvement activities including but not limited to Kaizen, SMED, and Lean activities or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of personal computers, MS Office, and machining practices. CNC Programming a plus.
- Moderate level of understanding of the financial aspects of a manufacturing operation.
- Capable of handling multiple priorities simultaneously in a high-stress environment.
- Effective training, leadership, facilitation, influencing, negotiating, and interpersonal skills.
- Effective written and verbal business communications
- Ability to complete tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
- Ability to work flexible hours including weekends as needed to meet business demands.
- Experience working in a diverse environment with a global company is a plus.
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.
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