Technical Writer

Description

The Technical Writer is responsible to develop and maintain comprehensive and accurate technical information for use in bus service manuals and operator's guides. Under the direction of the Sr. Technical Editor, you will develop service and operation information as required for manual publishing.

• Follow departmental technical writing/editing practices and procedures.
• Research and understand the required aspects of a component, system and subsystem which is to be described and represented within the manuals. This will require you to interpret and understand associated source data such as BOMs, technical summaries, vendor documentation, photos, and technical diagrams and schematics.
• Perform/direct quality assurance checks on all work.
• Report and supply possible solutions for any manual content problems or deficiencies encountered during a project.
• Perform effectively within the Writing Team promoting a positive and cooperative environment.
• Develop new service information by extracting, translating, re-writing and transforming complex source data into simple English instructional text using established styles in current templates.
• Review text for incorporation or revising all applicable safety standards and codes related to the subject matter is required.
• Contact any engineering staff or parts suppliers to verify accuracy or obtain new information if required. Regular research staff will initiate when info required from parts suppliers however, it is important that Writing staff review information for completeness and accuracy and contact suppliers direct when further clarification or info is required.
• Work with Sr Technical Editor in a positive and cooperative manner to successfully meet all set project priorities and deadlines.
• Perform service and or operator manual production writing work according to established procedures ensuring work tasks are completed within schedule deadlines.
• Analyze and identify illustrating requirements for new text.

Requirements

• Effective decision-making skills.
• Experience writing instructional information such as technical user guides and service manuals.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and attention to detail.
• 3 - 5 years' experience as a Technical Writer in the Automotive, Heavy Equipment or Aerospace industry.
• Experience working with engineers and technicians effectively to extract/understand complex systems.
• Ability to advance your career with a growing company.
• Excellent knowledge of technical document lifecycle and format standards.
• English/French bilingual capability is an asset.
• Excellent knowledge of standard computer business applications such as MS Office and file management skills.
• Excellent command of English language both written and oral.
• Certification/diploma in technical writing or a combination of education and experience.
• Strong ability in developing and working in authoring/publishing applications such as Adobe FrameMaker, InDesign and Adobe Acrobat.
• Effective skills working in a collaborative team.

Benefits

• A continuous learning environment.
• Employee social committee organizes numerous events throughout the year, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments, and much more.
• Ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house training initiatives.
• Competitive Wages.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance