Senior Technical Author

GEA Group

Educational Qualification

Degree / Diploma in Engineering preferably in mechanical

Years And Type Of Experience

4-6 years’ experience on below fields:

Developing Installation, Operation and Maintenance (IOM) manuals, spare-parts documentation and related technical documents.
Strong understanding of engineering terminology, technical documentation standards, safety standards and applicable norms.
Reading, interpreting and analyzing SAP BOMs, including EBOM, Assembly BOM, Fabrication/Manufacturing BOM, Installation BOM and

commissioning-related documentation.

Using SAP data, BOM structures, material masters, spare-parts lists, engineering records, drawings, P&IDs, GA

drawings, specifications and assembly documentation to create accurate manuals.

Knowledge of pharmaceutical qualification procedures, regulated industry requirements, pharma processes, equipment and product lines

is preferred.

Working with CMS and structured authoring platforms such as Tridion Docs, ST4, TIM InfoManager or equivalent, including reusable

content, templates and controlled repositories.

Publishing documentation in PDF, HTML and portal-based formats.
Creating, editing and integrating technical illustrations, exploded views, engineering drawings, process diagrams, screenshots and

equipment visuals.

Interacting with translation service providers and managing translation requirements.

Candidates with broad knowledge of pharma process and product lines and experience in Pharma Industry shall be preferred.

Responsibilities / Tasks

Job Description:

The Technical Author will manage, plan and co-ordinate all aspects of the technical manual writing activities in order to produce installation,

Operating and Maintenance manuals and pertaining technical documents, in the most efficient manner to achieve the delivery, cost and quality

requirements and targets of the business.

The Technical Author will be responsible for the training of Technical Administrators in the correct compilation of Technical Manuals.

A good understanding of translation requirements is essential with the ability to interpret and translate documents utilizing all tools at his / her

disposal.

The Technical Author is to have exceptional word processing skills, and a high skill level is required in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF.

Job Responsibilities

Provide technical writing support to engineering teams in a cost-effective, functional and reliable manner aligned with industry standards.
Produce IOM manuals from technical documentation and research for company equipment.
Plan and prioritize manual workload, estimate hours for specific tasks, fulfil contractual requirements and report progress.
Create, store and maintain reusable standard documents for modular compilation of manuals across standard equipment.
Maintain communication with design teams to incorporate changes and improvements into the standards library.
Control amendment instructions archived manual updates, project-specific filing, electronic archiving and file management.
Manage translation quotations and related material with approved translator suppliers.

Skills / Knowledge

Exceptional word processing skills and a high skill level is required in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF.
Proven experience working in Technical Documentation.
Good understanding of XML-based authoring, content reuse, single-source publishing, topic-based authoring, and modular

documentation methodologies.

Proficient in documentation and illustration tools including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word, and

other related graphics/document management applications.

Basic knowledge of ERP-systems (SAP, IFS etc.)
Ability to lead on technical writing matters as necessary.
Ability to coordinate with engineering, validation, design, and project teams to develop accurate and structured technical documentation.
Good experience in interaction with Translation providers
Awareness in field of Equipment Design concepts, P&IDs etc.
Good technical drawings reading ability.
Awareness of technical safety standards and applicable norms.
Good ability to read and analyse an entire productive process.
Team player

Language Skills

Excellent written and oral English skills are a must.

Your Profile / Qualifications

4-6 years’ experience on below fields:

Developing Installation, Operation and Maintenance (IOM) manuals, spare-parts documentation and related technical documents.
Strong understanding of engineering terminology, technical documentation standards, safety standards and applicable norms.
Reading, interpreting and analyzing SAP BOMs, including EBOM, Assembly BOM, Fabrication/Manufacturing BOM, Installation BOM and

commissioning-related documentation.

Using SAP data, BOM structures, material masters, spare-parts lists, engineering records, drawings, P&IDs, GA

drawings, specifications and assembly documentation to create accurate manuals.

Knowledge of pharmaceutical qualification procedures, regulated industry requirements, pharma processes, equipment and product lines

is preferred.

Working with CMS and structured authoring platforms such as Tridion Docs, ST4, TIM InfoManager or equivalent, including reusable

content, templates and controlled repositories.

Publishing documentation in PDF, HTML and portal-based formats.
Creating, editing and integrating technical illustrations, exploded views, engineering drawings, process diagrams, screenshots and

equipment visuals.

Interacting with translation service providers and managing translation requirements.

Candidates with broad knowledge of pharma process and product lines and experience in Pharma Industry shall be preferred.

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