
John Crane
Technical Channel Partner Engineer
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 12/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
28/08/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Job description
In this role you will provide technical support, training, governance, certification, and capability development to John Crane's Channel Partners across the MEA region, ensuring alignment with JC standards while protecting the company's intellectual property. You will act as the primary technical focal point for all certified Channel Partners within your assigned region, providing technical support related to repair activities, refurbishment processes, assembly procedures, and testing requirements. You are responsible for reviewing and supporting technical requests from Channel Partners within approved authorization limits, and coordinating technical escalations between Channel Partners and John Crane Engineering, Product Management, and Service Operations teams. Your responsibilities include delivering and coordinating technical training programs for Channel Partner personnel, and supporting certification and recertification of Channel Partner technicians and engineers. You will evaluate the technical competence and readiness of Channel Partner personnel, perform technical assessments and audits of Channel Partner facilities, and verify compliance with approved Service Operations standards, SOPs, and quality requirements. You are responsible for supporting the onboarding of new Channel Partners and certification programs, and participating in capability assessments and authorization reviews of Channel Partner Service Centers. In this role you will support repair troubleshooting activities, provide guidance on component inspection and repairability assessments, and support the implementation of new service technologies and repair methodologies. You will maintain records of technical support, training, and certifications, identify recurring technical issues, and support Root Cause Analysis investigations involving Channel Partner activities.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Act as the primary technical focal point for all certified Channel Partners within the assigned region
- Provide technical support related to repair activities, refurbishment processes, assembly procedures, testing requirements, and service execution
- Review and support technical requests from Channel Partners within approved authorization limits
- Coordinate technical escalations between Channel Partners and John Crane Engineering, Product Management, and Service Operations teams
- Deliver and coordinate technical training programs for Channel Partner personnel
- Support certification and recertification of Channel Partner technicians and engineers
- Evaluate technical competence and readiness of Channel Partner personnel
- Perform technical assessments and audits of Channel Partner facilities
- Verify compliance with approved Service Operations standards, SOPs, and quality requirements
- Support onboarding of new Channel Partners and certification programs
- Participate in capability assessments and authorization reviews of Channel Partner Service Centers
- Support repair troubleshooting activities and resolution of complex technical issues
- Provide guidance on component inspection, repairability assessments, assembly requirements, testing methods, and reporting standards
- Support implementation of new service technologies, repair methodologies, and global standards
- Ensure proper control and distribution of technical documentation provided to Channel Partners
- Maintain records of technical support provided, decisions made, training completed, and certifications issued
- Identify recurring technical issues and recommend corrective actions and improvement opportunities
- Support Root Cause Analysis investigations involving Channel Partner activities
- Collaborate with regional Service Operations teams to improve Channel Partner performance and capability
Experience & skills
- Bring 8 or more years of experience in Service Operations, Field Service, Repair Operations, Engineering, or Reliability
- Knowledge of John Crane products and services is strongly preferred
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of mechanical seals, sealing systems, rotating equipment, and associated repair methodologies
- Show deep understanding of repair, inspection, assembly, testing, and certification processes
- Have experience supporting service centers, distributors, agents, or channel partners
- Demonstrate strong troubleshooting and technical problem-solving capabilities
- Show experience in Root Cause Analysis methodologies
- Have experience conducting technical audits and assessments
- Demonstrate the ability to deliver technical training and mentor personnel
- Show strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Have experience working across multiple countries and cultures
- Hold an Engineering Degree or equivalent technical qualification
- Be fluent in English; Arabic, French, and/or Russian is an advantage