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

Key Responsibilities

People Management

Lead, manage and develop team members

Manage the performance of all employees within the Sales Business Units and Projects to ensure all targets set are achieved.

Coach and mentor team members.

Conduct regular team meetings.

Conduct JCA’s performance review process with direct reports.

Resolve employee issues &/or conflicts according to JCA’s policies and procedures.

Conduct skill set analysis within the business units to identify learning and development opportunities.

Recruit and select qualified candidates for any vacancies within the business unit in accordance with JCA policies and procedures.

Conduct regular workforce analysis and make recommendations on re-structuring, training or recruitment and selection.

Reward and recognize the achievements of the teams and/or individuals through financial and non-financial mediums.

Set, review and measure the individuals’ KPIs in accordance to the businesses objectives.
Lead process and cultural change.

Promote continuous improvement in the change process
Communicate and enforce John Crane Australia policies and procedures.

Develop and implement team building exercises.

Qualifications

Degree qualification in Mechanical Engineering/Technical/Marketing or equivalent experience working with rotating equipment or within the sealing industry

Minimum of 10+ years of extensive and proven experience in a Technical Sales
Management capacity (preferable)

Proven knowledge of contract pricing, negotiation, and structures

Proven results in a national sales and marketing business arena

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.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)