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
We have an opportunity for a Mechanical Engineering Apprentice to join our Engineering Solutions team in Slough. Our Gas Seals Application Engineering team evaluate compressor applications from Major Global customers. They are responsible for understanding and interpreting the customer requirements and then helping our customers identify the correct technical solution for their particular application.
As an Apprentice you will be involved in supporting the application engineering team, working directly with international sales teams and other senior engineers. You will gain a good understanding of gas compression and gas seal design principles, as well as core engineering analysis techniques including CAD design, FEA analysis and basic engineering calculation techniques.
During this 4 year programme you will be rotated through and learn from our Innovation and Technology team. This role is based from our headquarters within Slough working Monday to Friday normal office hours.
Full training will be given so you will be able to:
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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For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by engineering a better future. We serve millions of people every year, to help make the world safer, more energy efficient and productive, and better connected, across four global markets: Energy, General Industrial, Safety & Security, and Aerospace & Defence.
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs more than 15,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com.
We're looking for people with curious minds. Who want responsibility and relish a challenge. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, our global scale and focus on growth means we have some great career opportunities for you. There's never been a better time to join Smiths.
