Graduate Apprentice Trainee

Job Description

Key Activities: 

• Support project post order coordination and management activities on global projects located in America, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific
• Assist in the delivery of customer requirements in terms of Quality, Schedule and Cost for large strategic projects through coordination of activities between various internal and external project stakeholders.
• Utilize and maintain John Crane project management methods, standards, and processes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop schedules for all project phases and implement the agreed WBS structure to maintain control.
• Coordinate, monitor, and report on internal (Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement) and external (Suppliers, Customers) schedules.
• Analyze progress to detect deviations and escalate issues or potential problem areas.
• Manage inter-departmental activities  - SAP, I-Projects, manufacturing releases, SAP quotation and SO, GCN.
• Create and maintain a Master Document Register (MDR) per John Crane and client requirements. Manage documentation revisions with customers and internal departments including follow-up and reminders.
• Review documents/drawings for quality and completeness against John Crane and customer specifications.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure the quality and accuracy of overall project schedules.
• Control and record all documentation transmittals using appropriate tools and processes.
• Monitor the document/drawing approval cycle to ensure approvals as per the project schedule.
• Support key project management processes, including handover and kick-off meetings, order management, risk management, and cost management.
• Facilitate effective communication mechanisms among cross-functional team members.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the John Crane Project Management framework.
• Lead and support delivering medium and small projects, ensuring successful outcomes.
• Support the training and development of team members, including junior engineers and documentation staff.

Qualifications

• Experience : Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical/ Chemical).
• Skills: Experienced in MS Office tools – MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook.  Strong communication and English proficiency, both written and oral.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and finding/applying available data to solve business problems.

• Ability to manage multiple, sometimes conflicting priorities and work in a fast-paced environment.

• High level of organizational skills

Additional Information

• Reports to Project Delivery Manager
• Key relationships: Managing the internal stakeholders, cross-functional teams, customers and suppliers as appropriate.
• Develops self and others
• Lives Smiths values
• Sets vision to inspire

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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