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, 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
Are you looking for a hands-on technical role where no two days are the same? We are currently seeking a Service Technician to join our dynamic team at the JGOT Service Center. In this role, you'll be at the heart of our operations, handling the complete refurbishment process of mechanical seals—from receiving and inspection through to assembly, testing, and shipping. You'll also be responsible for warehouse operations, inventory management, and component processing, all while ensuring strict compliance with John Crane’s standards and health & safety policies. Using your mechanical skills and attention to detail, you'll work with both metallic and non-metallic components, operate service machinery, and occasionally provide on-site support to customers. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to grow within a global engineering leader.
This role is based on our site within Gothenburg working Monday to Friday normal office hours. This is a 6 month fixed term contract.
John Crane is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to crafting an inclusive environment for all employees.
Key Activities
- Seals refurbishment (receiving, disassembly & cleaning, inspection & analysing, reporting, assembly, testing, packing, shipping)
- Warehouse goods in and out, goods stocking and picking, inventories, stock order
- Assembly and repair of mechanical seals and related cartridges in accordance with John Crane drawings and specifications, including the use of locally produced metallic components and the repair of metallic and non-metallic components as needed.
- Basic manual processing of components when necessary.
- Lapping, polishing, and cleaning as needed, following predefined standard procedures.
- Maintenance management of equipment and service machinery.
- Handling incoming and outgoing inventory movements.
- SAP transaction management for independent processing of sales/service orders, from receipt to invoicing.
- Operational activities following John Crane standards, procedures, and policies.
- Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety standards according to company policies.
- Field Service: working at the customer site to be required
Qualifications
- Vocational school or equivalent.
- Fluent in Swedish & English
- must hold a drivers licence
- Experience with maintenance of mechanical seals/centrifugal pumps or comparable experience within the process industry.
- Understand technical drawings
- Familiarity with working on site in the Pulp&paper/Oil&Gas/Petrochemical/Mining environment
- Customer-service oriented
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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