Technical Writer

LSI Corporation•Hesston, KS

About The Position

Major manufacturer of commercial and residential ag equipment just north of Newton is seeking a skilled Technical Writer with 2 years' exp and technical training. Company offers competitive salary, opportunity to learn and grow, and excellent benefits.Utilizes Adobe FrameMaker and ProE for CAD work. Technical Writer Reports To: Technical Documentation Group Leader Summary of Job Function: This position requires writing, editing and maintaining operator’s manuals, training manuals, instructions, catalogs, and related technical publications. The publications include operation, maintenance, and service of machinery and other equipment. The job requires using desktop publishing software and must have the ability to understand technical or scientific material and write it in a simple way. The expectation is that people with non-technical backgrounds can easily comprehend the subject matter.

Requirements

Two years in desktop publishing or technical writing.
2 years junior college

Responsibilities

Writes, edits and maintains material for operator’s manuals, training manuals, instructions, catalogs, and related technical publications concerned with the operation, maintenance, and service of machinery and other equipment and has the ability to understand technical or scientific material and write it in a simple way, so that people with non-technical backgrounds can easily comprehend it.
Observes developmental and experimental activities to determine operation procedure and detail.
Interviews engineering, service personnel, or other experts to become familiar with product technologies.
Reviews manufacturer's drawings and other data relative to operation, maintenance and service of equipment.
Studies prints, sketches, drawings, parts lists, specifications, mock ups, and product samples to integrate and delineate technology, operating procedure, and detail.
Selects and manipulates photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material. These graphic files can be provided by the technical illustrators.
Organizes material and completes writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style and terminology.
Reviews published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content and methods of reproduction and binding.
Retains records and files of work and revisions through the Engineering Change Order process and electronic file vault storage system.
Coordinates and submits documents for translation and publishing with outside sources.
Is familiar with and able to use, electronic file vault storage, and manufacturing system software.
Has an understanding of the new product release procedure and how technical documentation fits into that process to publish documents relative to the product.
Monitors Engineering Change Order system and completes changes to technical documents as engineering controlled documents. This includes the initiation and follow-up of ECOs.
Writes procedural documentation for processes and procedures used by various departments of Excel. Information for these documents is obtained through existing documentation and/or interviewing of personnel.