Job Description

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Warehouse Operative to join our operations team, where key responsibilities include receipting products from global suppliers, unloading deliveries, and allocating stock to customer orders. The role also involves picking and packing orders for our international customer base and preparing shipments for collection by various freight agents. Proficiency in SAP is required for receipting and order creation, along with the use of Excel and Outlook for monitoring processes and communicating with internal stakeholders. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out all daily tasks in compliance with QHSE standards and actively contribute to our culture of continuous improvement.



This role is based from our headquarters within Slough working Monday to Friday normal office hours.


John Crane is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to crafting an inclusive environment for all employees.

Duties & Responsibilities

(not limited to)

Receipting of products from global suppliers and assigning stock to customer orders. Including the unloading of deliveries. Picking and packing of customer orders, for our global customers. packing orders, including the loading of collections from various freight agents. Ability to use company software SAP for receipting and creating orders. Excel and Outlook will also be used for monitoring and communicating with internal stakeholders. Conducting all aspects of daily functions in adherence with our QHSE requirements. Active involvement of our continuous improvement culture.

Qualifications

The candidate will require the ability to work both within a team or alone. We require someone with a flexible approach with a 'can do' attitude to suggest and implement improvements. Training can be arranged for our products, including functional tasks - SAP, Excel and forklift. The candidate must have the correct attitude and aptitude, with an innovative approach to problem solving.

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)