Bilingual Customer Reliability Engineer

Job Responsibility:

As a Customer Reliability Engineer, you will work on-site at a customer facility, coordinate schedules and participate in work with the customer to comply with the “Reliability Support Agreement (RSP)”. You must be able to troubleshoot by investigating problems related to product performance and application specific issues. You'll interact with customer appointed program manager, as needed to ensure needs are met and customer is satisfied with John Crane performance of RSP. Also addressing any issues immediately as they arise. Travel as required performing duties and working directly with customers.

Duties & Responsibilities

Implementation of Recommendations: You will play a pivotal role in translating recommendations into actionable plans. Their primary focus will be to ensure that these improvements are not only documented but also effectively executed, leading to a noticeable enhancement in equipment reliability, particularly the MTBR.

Analysis and Collaboration: Beyond implementation, you will actively participate in the analysis process. You will also scrutinize recommendations, challenge their feasibility, and collaborate closely with the other three CRE's within the group. Together, you will refine and optimize action plans, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

The addition of this engineer to our team represents a strategic move towards achieving reliability goals and optimizing the performance of customer. It will bridge the gap between identifying areas for improvement and successfully realizing enhanced equipment reliability.

Duties & Other Responsibilities:

• Reviews customer applications proactively and makes specific recommendations for MTBR improvement under general direction of the engineering.
• Analyzes and evaluates specific customer applications. Then submits recommendations for improvement via the John Crane Application Data Information Sheet directly to Engineer.
• Observes, collects, and evaluates customer data. Then reports equipment program's results utilizing John Crane's current reliability management software, under general direction of the engineering.
• Communicates orally and in writing with customers, company personnel, and vendors providing counseling, recommendations, and technical assistance. May include making technical presentations to customers or management with oversight from the engineering.
• Provide customer training for maintenance and operations personnel as required.
• Assists customer with the “Management Of Change (MOC)” process.
• Prepare and submit “MOC Forms” for new stock requirements, deletion of obsolete stock items and complete catalog description changes. Needs signature by Managing Director and Client Contract Representative.
• Collects new equipment data sheets from customer's project engineers and help to process recommendations for approval by engineering.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary to comply with specific contractual terms of the agreement, or as required by the manager.
• Collaborate closely with the other three CRE's within the group to monitors KPI's, to prepare and submit monthly reports by due date. Reports to include charts of all relevant KPI's, list of activities performed to improve reliability, track recommendations made and their implementation, follow up on recommendations to drive improvements in reliability.
• Prepare for and participate in all meetings related to John Crane performance, onsite meetings with clients focused on reliability, EH&S and quality.
• Maintain account coverage with up to date back up plan during vacations and holidays.
• Maintain up-to-date safety training records for site access.

Diversity & Inclusion

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, 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.

The Individual

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree.
• Minimum of 3 years in Rotating Equipment Reliability.
• Must be a professional engineer registered to ‘'L'Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec'' (OIQ).
• Language: Must Speak French & English (working environment is French).
• Understanding of oil and gas processes.
• Knowledge of pumping systems.
• Thorough understanding of the Microsoft Office Suite of applications.
• Works independent and remotely.
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills to deliver presentations, reports and problem solve.
• Must safely be able to navigate through industrial environment.
• Valid driver's license and abstract required for insurance purposes.
• Minimal travel required but will travel to Regional Office. Works onsite daily at customer location.

About Smiths

At Smiths we apply leading-edge technology to design, manufacture and deliver market-leading innovative solutions that meet our customers' evolving needs, and touch the lives of millions of people every day. We are a FTSE100, global business of around 14,600 colleagues, based in 50+ countries. Our solutions have a real impact on lives across the planet, enabling industry, improving healthcare, enhancing security, advancing connectivity and supporting new homes. Our products and services are often critical to our customer s' operations, while our proprietary technology and high service levels help create competitive advantage. We welcome colleagues with a curious mind, who are happy with responsibility, enjoy a challenge and are attracted by the idea of working at a business with a 170+ year history of innovation, and five global divisions, all experts in their field.

About John Crane

John Crane is a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, supplying engineered technologies and services to process industries. The company designs and manufactures a variety of products, including mechanical seals and systems, couplings, filtration systems and digital diagnostics technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 sales and service facilities in over 50 countries. Global reported revenue for fiscal year 2021 was in excess of $1 billion USD. John Crane is part of Smiths Group, a global leader in applying advanced technologies for markets in threat and contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications, and engineered components.