Team Leader, Dry Gas Seal

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

Purpose of Role

The Team Leader, DGS will be responsible to lead a team and drive DGS refurbishment and testing processes of dry gas seals in the service center. 

Key Activities

• Ensure and maintain all the safety requirements as per the company policy

• Ensure and maintain consistent quality standards through the whole DGS refurbishment and testing process

• Maintain all the necessary calibration and certification of tools and equipment’s within the DGS service scope

• Review, approval, and concessions of Inspection reports

• Review design and place orders for new test equipment

• Train the team on face calibration software

• Provide guidance on seal assembly issues

• Consult and provide technical guidance for DGS test failures

• Review and approvals of test results

• Responsible for the operation of the DGS testing facilities and conduct virtual online test with customers

• Provide customers with technical support and solutions

• Review and raise GCN for drawing upgrading

• Train the team on general principles of testing and DGS operation

• Technical review of GA drawings for interchangeability.

• Presenting the product range and its technical attributes/benefits to the team.

• Liaise with various technical departments to provide technical solutions / advice

• Establish machining operations where applicable.

• Site support activities during emergency / critical requirements with shortage

• Support DGS CI initiatives

Key Accountabilities

•DGS planning, assembly, testing processes.

•Capable of maintaining DGS workflow 

•Coordinate with various department to ensure the execution of repair process

•Quality control at DGS processes.

Qualifications

•Diploma or University degree in Engineering or relevant vocational technical qualification.

•5+ years of professional experience in proactive multinational & multicultural environment.

•ERP knowledge in SAP

•Lapping and polishing knowledge.

•Excellent People management skills.

•A good technical knowledge of John Crane product portfolio.

Key Metrics

•Good administration and organizational skills

•Interpersonal skills and ability to get on with multi-functional and multi-nationality peers.

•Ability to write technical, concise reports in a formal and professional manner.

•Proactive

•Problem solver

•Dynamic self starter

•Independently reliable & self sufficient whilst being part of wider team

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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