Who Are We? At Ditch Witch in Perry, Oklahoma we pride ourselves on being the leading manufacturer in the underground pipe and cable market. Our plant in Perry stands out because it's a place for people to learn and thrive. We enjoy coming to work because our plant is our community, we see our teammates not only as co-workers but as neighbors and family members. All of our locations build the intricate network of machinery that contributes to The Toro Company. We contribute to building communities, cities, and the world. We invite you to apply and join a team of highly skilled, and highly passionate people. Technical Writer at Ditch Witch: Research, write, and electronically produce instructional documentation such as operator’s manuals, installation instructions, and setup instructions. Create graphic line art, animations, and videos to enhance the overall communication effectiveness of the instructional documentation for Toro products. What Will You Do? Create accurate, instructional documentation using text, graphic storyboards, line art, animations, and videos. Define and translate customer requirements into clear concise instructional documentation. Study and apply storyboard concepts for the creation of graphics. Study and apply the concept of reuse for text and graphics to obtain reduced translation cost. Create and route workflow requests for changes and new material to the editor, team lead, and product teams (engineering, test, legal, and service) for review and incorporate appropriate changes in the documentation. Manage a multi-project workload and complete all projects on time to meet production schedule requirements. Apply appropriate metadata to graphic communications for searching and reuse. Author instructional documentation that complies with the Toro Style Guide for Instructional Documentation. Create graphics that comply with the Toro Style Guide for Graphic Documentation. Work closely with the team lead to ensure that all projects have the proper priorities and support to meet plant production and online requirements. Communicate cross functionally with SME (subject matter experts), Engineering, Product Evaluation, Service, Legal, and Marketing. Perform other duties as directed. Note: The responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the company.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level