Reliability Technician
Employer · John Crane
Mechanical technician
Machinery mechanic
Mechanical engineerFull-timeSzázhalombatta
You will join an international engineering environment where technical expertise, equipment reliability, and customer partnerships are at the heart of what we do. This role offers the opportunity to combine hands-on engineering, technical troubleshooting, and direct customer interaction while helping industrial customers improve equipment performance and reduce maintenance costs.
Tasks
- Perform maintenance activities and mechanical seal inspections at customer sites.
- Troubleshoot mechanical seal and rotating equipment problems, investigate failures, and identify root causes.
- Support commissioning and start-up activities to prevent recurring equipment failures.
- Conduct plant surveys, assess equipment performance, and document findings in ServiceMax.
- Review customer applications and recommend technical solutions to improve equipment reliability.
- Improve Mean Time Between Repairs (MTBR), reduce material costs, and optimize equipment performance.
- Identify opportunities for equipment upgrades, modifications, and reliability improvements.
- Deliver classroom and hands-on training to customer personnel.
- Support customers in developing seal standardization and inventory management programs.
- Help optimize inventory levels, replenish stock, and reduce inventory discrepancies.
- Collaborate with engineering teams on seal and component design, material selection, technical proposals, layouts, and installation drawings.
- Recommend and implement improvements to technical standards and procedures for seal components.
- Collect and analyze field performance data and share technical feedback with John Crane teams.
- Build strong customer relationships and collaborate with Customer Reliability Engineers (CREs), service teams, and sales representatives to achieve agreed reliability objectives.
Requirements
- A degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
- Experience with rotating equipment, mechanical seals, pumps, or similar industrial equipment.
- Hands-on experience in maintenance, mechanical troubleshooting, field service, or equipment reliability.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify root causes and recommend practical solutions.
- A customer-oriented approach and confidence communicating technical information to customers and engineering professionals.
- The ability to work independently at customer sites and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Good organizational skills and accurate technical documentation.
- A proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement, equipment reliability, and cost optimization.
- Good written and spoken English.
- Experience with ServiceMax or similar service management systems would be an advantage.