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
Our digital services team is now looking for an Apprentice to learn, train and assist them in developing and maintaining our internal John Crane software applications. This apprenticeship is designed to enable you to interpret design specs, build and test code, and deliver impactful software, contributing to innovative projects that enhance our business operations and our internal and external customer experiences. You will help drive the creation of computer programs, developing software solutions and working across the full software development life cycle, from research through to product retirement.
This role is based from our Slough site 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.

• Develop and maintain iProjects which is our internal web application
• Maintain existing Web/Desktop applications, John Crane has several legacy engineering applications, and the role will have the responsibility of maintaining them and redeveloping them
• Assist Engineering users with any Solid Edge issues (CAD software)
• Assist Operations/Engineering with any CAD/CAM issues
• Arrange and undertake Engineering software training and documentation

QUALIFICATIONS

• This apprenticeship is designed for individuals working as a junior developer, those who have 12 - 18 months of coding experience, strong A Levels, (including Computer Science) or a BTEC in IT, or have passed a Level 3 Software Development Technician apprenticeship.
• Demonstrate technical aptitude
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite e.g Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Excel,
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good attention to detail and organisation skills
• Ability to plan and meet deadlines
  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 race, colour, 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

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