Customer Reliability Engineer or Technical Specialist

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 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 role makes independent seal and equipment evaluations, selections and recommends with oversight from the account manager and/or regional engineer. Also, this role may lead one or more customer reliability personnel at a customer facility. Responsibilities include but not limited to the following: Reviews customer applications proactively and makes specific recommendations for MTBR improvement with over site from the salesman and/or the regional engineer. Analyzes and evaluates specific customer applications. Then submits to salesman and/or regional engineer recommendations for improvement via the John Crane Application Data Information Sheet for approval. Directs the installation and commissioning of mechanical seals and their auxiliary support systems. O