Industrial manufacturer of engineered products across aerospace, fluid handling, and specialty segments
Crane is a 5,000+ person public manufacturer founded in 1855, operating across aerospace, fluid systems, and instrumentation. The tech stack reflects a capital-intensive, engineering-driven business: CAD tools (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Altium), simulation (HFSS, MATLAB), ERP (Oracle, SAP, QAD), and emerging cloud adoption (Azure, OCI). Hiring is manufacturing-heavy (152 roles) with strong engineering presence (95), but velocity is decelerating—suggesting either portfolio optimization or margin focus over headcount expansion.
Notable leadership hires: Director of Site Operations, Supply Chain Director
Crane manufactures high-reliability engineered products for aerospace, fluid handling, payment systems, and specialty industrial markets. The company operates a distributed manufacturing footprint with active hiring in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Germany. Core operational focus centers on the Crane Business System—a continuous-improvement framework combining lean principles, Six Sigma, and disciplined capital deployment. Current project activity spans new product development, process transformation (5S, kaizen events), and specialized work in RF/millimeter-wave communications hardware for spaceflight applications.
Design and engineering: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, HFSS, MATLAB, Altium, Eagle. ERP and operations: Oracle, SAP, QAD, Workday. Analytics and BI: Power BI, Tableau, Power Query. Currently adopting Azure and OCI cloud platforms.
Core priorities include on-time delivery, inventory turns, meeting customer demand schedules, quality improvement, and supplier lead time reduction. Also managing warranty processing, regulatory compliance, and scrap/rework reduction across manufacturing operations.
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