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Earlier this year, our Chief People Officer Vera Kirikova spoke on the importance of improving gender diversity in engineering, and our work at Smiths. As part of this commitment, we’re proud to today join the 25x25 initiative, taking our place among leading UK businesses working to resolve the imbalance in women at senior executive levels. Find out more: https://25x25.uk/about/ #ProudToBeSmiths #Equality #Inclusion
Our Smiths Group colleagues across APAC run an initiative called Women Support Women, designed to encourage colleagues in the region to build connections, celebrate diverse backgrounds and learn and develop new skills through mentoring and networking. #ProudtobeSmiths
From accounting and customer service, to designers and data scientists, there's never been a better time to join our team. Find out more on the open roles at our sites around the world: #LifeAtSmiths #Careers
We're proud to share that Smiths Group has won the Response and Recovery category at the latest BQF Excellence Awards - in recognition of Flex-Tek's work to support communities and healthcare organisations worldwide during the pandemic. #ProudtobeSmiths
Andy Zheng has been with Smiths Interconnect in Mianyang, China, for almost 5 years. In his role as Operations Manager, he oversees a department of 22, which he built from scratch, ensuring the site's production quality and performance standards always meet Smiths' exacting requirements. Learn more about his career:
February is Black History Month, and this week our colleagues at Smiths Detection are marking the event with a panel discussion on inclusivity, hosted by a range of internal and external experts.
Process Engineering Manager, Zhihong Jin, joined Smiths in Nanjing, China in 2006, having been attracted by our reputation for efficiency. Now, she's a key part of maintaining this efficiency, overseeing Smiths Interconnect's Suzhou manufacturing operations. Learn more about her career:
We’re proud to share that Smiths has joined UN Climate Change’s Race To Zero: the world’s largest alliance driving towards net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Last Sunday marked World Mental Health Day 2021, and an opportunity to reflect on the importance of good mental wellbeing – something we take seriously here at Smiths. We offer a 24/7, 365 Employee Assistance Programme to confidentially help our colleagues with any issue, and throughout October we have been running a series of mental health seminars for managers to help support their teams, and employees to better support their own mental health.
The science of friction (also known as tribology), is an underappreciated but hugely important field shaping everything from brakes in cars, to reducing global energy use and emissions. It's also the specialism of Christie Twist, a Senior Development Engineer at John Crane. Find out more on her career, her passion for engineering and for creating a working environment where women can thrive: https://www.smiths.com/careers/meet-our-people/christie-twist #ProudtobeSmiths #SmithsCareers
