Engineering Jobs in Gibbstown Gloucester County, NJ

Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the greater New York, New Jersey and Connecticut markets with a rail-served landfill in Ohio.  IWS is committed to delivering high-quality waste, recycling and environmental services, while prioritizing the safety of our employees, customers and communities. We cater to a diverse range of industrial, medical and commercial/residential customers.

Founded in 1998, IWS has grown over the years through acquisitions, many of which were family-owned businesses that remain a part of our team today. We’re proud to combine the resources of a large company with the values and care of a family-run business.

The Level B Fleet Mechanic/Technician is a journeyman-level role responsible for independent diagnosis and repair of most mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic issues on refuse trucks, heavy trucks/tractors, trailers, and heavy equipment. This role also mentors Level C technicians, supports road calls, and ensures high uptime and DOT compliance for the fleet.

• Diagnostics & Repair

  • Independently diagnose and repair:
    • Diesel and gasoline engines (intake, fuel, cooling, aftertreatment/emissions components).
    • Drivetrain components including clutches, transmissions, differentials, PTOs, and drive lines.
    • Air and hydraulic brake systems, ABS, and suspension components.
    • Hydraulic systems on refuse equipment (packer bodies, arms, cylinders, pumps, valves, and hose routing).
    • Electrical systems including starting/charging, multiplex wiring, sensors, and lighting.

   

  Preventive Maintenance & Compliance

  • Perform and sign off on DOT-compliant inspections and PMs, ensuring all safety-critical items are addressed and documented.
  • Accurately interpret and close out DVIR/eDVIR defects; communicate recurring defects to leadership for root-cause analysis.
  • Use OEM and aftermarket diagnostic software, service bulletins, and wiring schematics to troubleshoot complex issues.

   

  Road Calls & Operational Support

  • Respond to road calls and breakdowns throughout the NYC tri-state area; perform safe temporary or permanent repairs to return vehicles to service or coordinate towing as needed.
  • Communicate clearly with dispatch, supervisors, and drivers on repair status and estimated completion times.

   

  Mentorship, Training & Documentation

  • Guide and mentor Level C technicians on best practices, safety, troubleshooting, and proper repair methods.
  • Complete work orders thoroughly, capturing complaint, cause, correction, labor hours, and parts used.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives for PM compliance, repeat repair reduction, and parts standardization.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3–5+ years hands-on experience as a diesel, truck, or heavy equipment mechanic/technician, including diagnostics and major component replacement.
• Valid CDL Class B (or higher) with air brake endorsement strongly preferred to perform road tests and move equipment on public roads within NY/NJ/CT.
• Demonstrated proficiency with hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems.
• Ability to read and interpret OEM service manuals, wiring diagrams, and hydraulic schematics.
• Experience in refuse/solid waste, municipal, or LTL/heavy trucking fleet operating in urban environments preferred.
• ASE certifications in Medium/Heavy Truck (T series) or Truck Equipment (E series); working toward Master status preferred.
• Basic welding and cutting skills (MIG, stick, torch) for brackets, hangers, and minor body fabrication preferred.
• Familiarity with computerized fleet maintenance and parts inventory systems preferred.

This job description is intended to be an accurate representation of the general functions of the job, rather than exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or experience. Other duties may be assigned, requested, or required. Aspects of the job may be altered without notice. 

Interstate Waste Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Insight Global is assisting a signal processing and optical telecommunications client of ours in identifying an Embedded Software Development Engineer for a direct-hire opening. The Embedded Software Development Engineer designs, implements, and tests embedded software features running on both in-house developed and commercial hardware platforms.

• Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded software for optical telecommunications equipment.
• Develop software in C/C++ for embedded Linux SoC systems and microprocessors.
• Collaborate closely with hardware design engineers to support rapid embedded software development: Provide software input during schematic design reviews and assist with board bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Support the production team with software testing and production workflows
• Provide customer technical support, including bug fixes and implementation of new software features
• Recreate customer-reported issues and test scenarios using optical laboratory test equipment
• Participate in project planning, task estimation, and schedule development
• Contribute to system-level design and embedded software architecture

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Strong proficiency in embedded C
• 3-5 years in embedded software engineering
• Experience leading software engineering projects (project management experience)
• Experience developing software for embedded Linux systems
• Ability to debug software at the Linux and embedded system level
• Understanding of electronic hardware fundamentals
• Experience using laboratory test equipment, such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG tools
• Familiarity with scripting languages, such as Python, and Linux command line tools, including bash scripting

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Working knowledge of C++
• Familiarity with ARM and/or MIPS processor architectures
• Experience with SDK design, gRPC, protobuf, or similar communication

You're not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we're out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you'll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

We are currently seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer – Converting, at our Chester Plant. Electrical Engineers at Kimberly-Clark initiate, design, develop, optimize and problem solve manufacturing and supporting processes. Recognized for understanding the application of technology and demonstrates the ability to interface with team members. Our engineers can identify and resolve process and equipment problems, initiate creative and practical designs which meet safety and production expectations, implement engineering and scientific analysis principles, apply engineering standards and procedures, and document work to ensure information is retrievable.

In this role, you will:

• Provide engineering support and technical guidance on resolution of process and equipment problems and any safety improvement initiative
• Initiate, design, develop, and optimize engineering solutions which meet/exceed mill expectations
• Provide guidance and support on process and qualification trials and manage engineering change for trial requests
• Provide coaching and development to team members
• Utilize lean production management techniques to design and develop improvements to the manufacturing process
• Communicate project deliverables and expectations effectively to team members
• Develop broadening mastery in technical areas important to the organization
• Document work to ensure knowledge is preserved and protected
• Facilitate work in accordance with K-C's Ways of Working

About Us

Huggies. Kleenex. Cottonelle. Scott. Kotex. Poise. Depend. Kimberly-Clark Professional. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn't exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you'll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We're founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we're always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there's your open door of opportunity. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we're constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you'll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's in a related engineering discipline such as Electrical Engineering; and minimum of 5+ years of relevant engineering experience in technical or operational assignments.
• Experience with manufacturing control systems, such as: PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers); variable speed motor drives; Motion Control (Servos); HMI (Human Machine Interfaces); distributed control systems; instrumentation; power distribution; machine safety systems.
• Expertise in Electrical Engineering with a demonstrated ability to translate that knowledge into execution of process and capacity improvements in capital or expense projects.
• Experience working with external technical service providers (TSP).
• Specification development, design review, checkout, and start up for projects
• Problem identification, problem solving methodology. Lean Six Sigma and/or Continuous Improvement experience is desirable.

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you'd enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print....

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role's country only.

Grade 10/P2: Grade level and / or compensation may vary based on location/country

Salary Range: 94,080 – 116,240 USD

At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

Middleware Engineer

Contract to hire

Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)– Newtown Square, PA

The candidate will be a team player in a technology organization responsible for Middleware Infrastructure environment. The organization consists of highly trained system engineers and administrators, whose responsibilities include sustaining, engineering and production support of our Middleware environments. At client, Middleware technologies include OpenShift, Kubernetes, containers, Kafka, Apigee, IBM ESB, IBM MQ, Java, Tomcat, Apache, IIS etc.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Middleware products/environments including new installations, upgrades, maintenance and tuning, monitoring and capacity planning.
• Provide system/technical expertise while managing application deployments and troubleshooting application and platform issues.
• Participate in 24x7 rotational On-Call production Middleware Infrastructure administration support for business-critical applications.
• Design, build and manage OpenShift clusters across Development, test and production environments.
• Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines leveraging Jenkins, Git or similar
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes/OpenShift resources, Pods,Services,Routes,operators,Helm Charts etc.)
• Review system logs on critical servers regularly and address system generated errors and warnings immediately to ensure minimum downtimes and disruption to users
• Expertise in reviewing, implementing and supporting Enterprise Security solutions including Web Service Security, SSL Mutual Authentication, SSL certificate management.
• Expertise in Various middleware technologies including Apache, application and web servers, Expertise in administering and architecture of IBM MQ environments, Kafka, Apigee including deployment, upgrades, configurations, setup, performance tuning.
• Regularly review security patches on all servers and install the latest security patches/service packs periodically.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science , Information Technology with equivalent experience.
• At least ten(10) years of experience of overall support of Middleware Technologies and Infrastructure.
• 5-7 + years’ experience in containerization and Orchestration (Kubernetes, docker Etc.)
• Experience with Kubernetes concepts (pods, deployments, namespaces, RBAC, networking)
• Assist in updating documented guidelines and procedures for the IT-Infrastructure unit and ensure that the documentation reflects any/all procedural changes.
• Perform system health checks of core infrastructure systems as needed.
• Integrate proactive monitoring, logging and alerting using enterprise monitoring tools.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
• Extensive experience and skill in the use of scripting (bash, python, PowerShell) to report on systems and automate processes.
• Participate in planning, testing and implementation of disaster recovery plans at the Primary and Secondary Disaster Recovery site.
• Certifications are preferred (i.e. Redhat OpenShift/Kubernetes certification,)

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

Night Shift hours (4:30p - 1:00a)

Sets up, writes programs and edits existing programs, and operates numerically controlled machinery. These include but are not limited to lathes, mills, drills, and other machinery as required.

• Maintains quality and tolerances within .0003”.
• Follow written and verbal procedures for machining and other duties.
• Work from work order routings, prints, sketches, layout sheets, written and verbal instructions.
• Working knowledge of programming languages and the ability to learn / adapt per machine.
• Must be able to recognize and understand functions of machine parameters with the ability to modify as required per supervisor’s instructions.
• Utilize knowledge of working properties for a variety of materials such as stainless steel, alloy steel, cast iron, brass, exotics, etc.
• Presets tools and may be required to re-sharpen.
• Inspect work produced using micrometer; bore gage, venire calipers, or other measuring instruments to verify conformance to specifications.
• Follow preventative maintenance procedures on equipment as prescribed by supervisor and report operating difficulties of equipment to supervisor.
• Perform duties in accordance with company safety policies, reports unsafe conditions to supervisor.
• Make proper labor and time reports.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Keep machine(s) / work area clean and orderly.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities based upon individual branch requirements.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with a technical school education and working machinist knowledge or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of CNC machine tool Programming & Operating experience.
• Numerical control machining skills experience and ability to read and interpret work related machine drawings.
• Make average to complicated mathematical calculations and resolve elementary technical problems.
• CNC Programmer/Operator will be compensated in accordance with defined expertise, experience and production efficiency.
• Can operate a minimum of 2 CNC machine tools.
• Possesses previous experience as a Manual machinist.
• Must be detail oriented; be able to work independently using sound judgment.
• Good verbal, written, problem solving and organization skills required.
• Capable of handling multiple priorities.
• Ability to complete tasks in a timely and efficient manner.

Pay Range: $27.00 - $30.00 hr.

Position offers an additional $2.00 Shift Differential.

• Install, maintain, improve and repair equipment, plant services and building installations to set levels effectively in compliance with best practices ensuring production efficiency can be met within a safe well-presented facility.
• Respond to technical issues affecting production and maintain electrical and mechanical services through application of advanced Total Productive Maintenance tools and techniques.
• Plays a pivotal role in helping guide the Engineering and Maintenance teams through extensive training, mentoring and technical support to continuously improve and upgrade equipment and technician capabilities.
• High level production breakdown support through root cause problem solving, with minimal downtime to production. Ability to take these incidents and develop long term technical solutions to eliminate recurrence of issue through machine upgrades.
• Set up and operate production equipment in accordance with current good manufacturing practices. Develop and improve SOP’s to support production, sanitation and maintenance staff have detailed instructions and machine setting guidelines for optimal performance.
• Calibrate or adjust equipment to ensure quality production using such tools as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, protractors, or ring gauges.
• Document and use center-lining tools to standardize machine operations.
• Assist in all aspects of manufacturing electrical and mechanical equipment with an emphasis on quality, organization and neatness using tools such as 5S and TPM techniques and approaches.
• Work in coordination with the Maintenance Manager on major projects leading sub-project activities
• Prepare reports and recommendations on machines and repairs required for Maintenance Manager.
• Train maintenance technicians how to estimate length of time required to complete a job and likely consequences of failure to complete work within required timescales.
• Report breakdown root causes, equipment faults and concerns to management along with designed recommendations on how to resolve.
• Develop preventive maintenance tasks and activities and work with PM coordinator to enter EAM and train technicians on how to follow and complete.
• Plan and prioritize workload to support production and ensure efficient use of working time.
• Ensure all lost time, minor and trivial accidents are reported.
• Ensure all company procedures are understood and followed.
• Ensure a safe working environment exists for self and colleagues, ensuring all health, safety environmental and quality management procedures are followed and achieve the company’s and department KPI targets.
• Undertake special projects as required.
• Actively utilize continuous improvement methodology to progress the maintenance function.
• Assist visiting specialist when necessary.
• Ensure that contractors are utilized in accordance with company procedures.
• Follow up on any temporary repairs and generate a work order in the EAM (Enterprise Asset Management System)
• Know where emergency STOP and START/STOP buttons are located
• Responsible for following all Lock Out/Tag Out procedures for machine when necessary
• Complete a Food Safety Incident Report if an incident occurs
• Complete an Incident Report if there are any injuries.
• Participates and assists in any audits when requested
• Follow and enforce all company GMP procedures. Document any violations
• Support without hesitation General Plant Safety, Food Safety, Food Defense Initiatives and Good Manufacturing Practices with an understanding that these are absolutes and are Priority #1.
• Perform all special requests by the Maintenance Manager.
  
  

• Competitive salary
• Lead maintenance operations in a high-volume manufacturing facility
• Opportunity to drive reliability improvements and reduce downtime
• Work in a collaborative, unionized production environment
• Influence plant performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost
  
  

• Lead and coach maintenance technicians to ensure safe, efficient operations
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime
• Monitor asset performance and analyze reliability data to prevent failures
• Coordinate maintenance schedules with operations, sanitation, and engineering teams
• Ensure compliance with safety, food safety, and GMP standards
• Track maintenance activities and asset history using CMMS/EAM systems
• Develop action plans to reduce downtime, waste, and equipment failures
• Participate in plant performance meetings and implement follow-up improvements
  
  

• Be able to do the job as described
• Strong understanding of reliability fundamentals such as root cause failure analysis and downtime analysis
• Experience using CMMS/EAM systems to track asset performance and maintenance planning
• Knowledge of HACCP, food safety, and GMP standards within a manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with condition-based monitoring tools and predictive maintenance processes
  
  

• Support without hesitation General Plant Safety, Food Safety, Food Defense Initiatives and Good Manufacturing Practices with an understanding that these are absolutes and are Priority #1.
• Plans details of work order procedures; gathers required tools and materials based on instructions and specifications provided for the job.
• Fabricate, weld, and assemble stainless steel components used in bakery production equipment, conveyors, racks, and support structures.
• Perform TIG, MIG, and stick welding on stainless steel, mild steel, and aluminum materials.
• Repair damaged bakery equipment, including mixers, conveyors, ovens, pans, racks, and piping using cutting, burning, and welding techniques and equipment.
• Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged by warping, distortion, expansion, or shrinkage.
• Modify existing equipment to improve production efficiency or meet operational requirements.
• Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces to be welded.
• Interpret blueprints, schematics, and fabrication drawings to complete projects accurately.
• Ensure all fabricated equipment meets food safety and sanitary welding standards for food manufacturing.
• Grind, polish, and finish welds to maintain hygienic surfaces suitable for food production.
• Work closely with the maintenance and engineering teams to support plant projects and equipment upgrades.
• Maintain welding equipment, tools, and fabrication shop area.
• Follow OSHA safety regulations and food safety policies (GMPs).
• Assist with installation of new bakery equipment and production lines.
• Notifies supervisor when faulty equipment or defective materials are discovered.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

• Strong knowledge and experience in TIG welding as well as MIG welding.
• Thorough understanding of machines and tools used in welding including but not limited to designs, uses, maintenance and repair.
• Must have knowledge, experience and ability to weld steel, aluminum and stainless-steel using Arc, Tig, and Mig welding methods.
• Knowledge of metal cutting, grinding, and finishing
• Knowledge of fabrication layouts and measurements
• Basic understanding of design techniques, principles, and tools necessary for the precise production of technical plans, drawings, models and blueprints.
• Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms.
• Basic understanding of mathematics as it relates to welding assignments.
• Mechanical aptitude
• Ability to Problem-solve and troubleshoot equipment.
  
  

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Completion of a formal apprenticeship in welding or metal fabrication.
• Minimum 2–5 years welding/fabrication experience, preferably in food manufacturing, bakery, or industrial environments.
• Experience with stainless steel sanitary welding is strongly preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and blueprints.
• Knowledge of GMP, food safety, and sanitary design standards.
• Must be able to weld components that are vertical, flat, or overhead.
• Must have enough manual dexterity and stability as required for precision work.
• Must be able to see details at close range.
• Must be able to traverse facilities and machinery by climbing, balancing, lifting, walking, stooping, and carrying materials.
• May require working nights, weekends, or overtime depending on production needs.
  
  

• Repair and maintain machinery and equipment in accordance with diagrams, operational manuals and manufacturing specifications
• Direct mechanic helpers engaged in repairing and maintaining parts of machinery and equipment
• Diagnosing malfunctions in equipment and machinery based on observation of machinery and applying knowledge from experience.
• Follow operation manuals, manufacturer’s instructions and engineering specifications
• Perform preventive maintenance functions as directed
• Must be able to work well with all levels of personnel whether individually or in a team environment, and especially must be able to interface and communicate with line operators to assist with repairs and troubleshooting
• Installs, starts up and shuts down equipment in accordance with company safety procedures for machine activation and shutdown in line with OSHA requirements.
• Informs appropriate management and line mechanics of potential electrical/mechanical problems and inherent dangers involved.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints and job orders to workers
• Anticipate potential problem areas and delegate course of action to be taken
• Know where emergency STOP, and START/STOP buttons are located
• Responsible for following all Lock Out/Tag Out procedures for machine when necessary
• Must be safety conscious
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations
• Complete a Food Safety Incident Report if an incident occurs
• Follow all company GMP procedures.
• Support without hesitation General Plant Safety, Food Safety, Food Defense Initiatives and Good Manufacturing Practices with an understanding that these are absolutes and are Priority #1.
• Willing to work any shift and overtime as required
• Perform all special requests by Lead Mechanic/Maintenance Supervisor/ Maintenance Manager
  
  

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

Under general supervision, the Seal Repair Technician is responsible for all processes related to disassembly and assembly of rotating equipment. The Seal Repair Technician follows instruction from a Repair job packet and router to perform DCI (Dismantle Clean and Inspect) and gives a written description of the wear and condition of critical components seal.

This position completes all inspection forms taking pictures of all critical components and uses inspection equipment for proper documentation of the assembly. With assistance identifies, inspects and evaluates material returned, determines repair operations, performs simple shop operations, verify specifications, initiate work and purchase orders.

Receives John Crane parts and materials returned by customers and branch offices. Evaluates from a condition of material, checks current drawing revisions and general product knowledge whether material is repairable or non-repairable.

• Identifies and inspects material returned.
• Ensures all components are properly cleaned and free from foreign material per departmental procedures
• Performs the assembly of the seal once the repair has been released to the shop and all components have been replaced or reconditioned and marked ready for assembly.
• Under close supervision, repairs returned seals and seal parts.
• May perform parts structuring, checks cost structure, and determines price of repair, ensures assembly is structured correctly, and price repair.
• Determines necessary repair operations, ensures BOM (bill of materials) / drawings / repair parts match.
• Performs simple operations on drill press (single spindle), tool post grinder, bead blast polisher and lapping machine.
• Verifies part specifications with measuring instruments such as micrometer, vernier caliper, dial indicator and optical flats.
• May initiates purchase orders for new jobs if vendors are involved.
• Consults with Engineering or Sales departments as necessary.
• Maintains necessary records and small inventory of seal parts used for repair orders.
• Works from factory work orders, prints, rework orders and verbal instructions.
• Assists newer repair personnel as necessary.
• Sets up and troubleshoots lapping machines for repair maintenance.
• May perform direct contact with customers on service and/or phone, checks computer system for credit and address information, price repairs

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in mechanical assembly positions
• Experience with mechanical seals is a plus

#Smiths

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, Network, and Neurodiversity.