Workshop Manual Technical Author
Job ref: 1921 |
£25-26k pa. |
Daventry, Northamptonshire |
We are looking for intelligent, proactive and process driven graduates (or individuals with other similar learning credentials) with good IT skills and first-hand experience of automotive workshop repairs, ideally as a dealer technician, to train to become a Technical Author.
Our client is seeking to fill a Workshop Manual Technical Author role. This role will be based in Northamptonshire on a permanent basis, working with an established Technical Publications team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
REQUIREMENTS
AMBITION
Our client wants you to be an active participant in a team focused on the quick development of skills that will enable them to grow as a business and as a team.
Starting salary and supporting benefits are very competitive and, joining our client, you will be working within an engaging and supportive team environment which places clear focus on your needs and aspirations.
Our client is seeking to fill a Workshop Manual Technical Author role. This role will be based in Northamptonshire on a permanent basis, working with an established Technical Publications team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- analysing and documenting repair processes using CAD data and SRTD (Service Repair Time Database);
- liaising as necessary with SST (Special Service Tool) developers, upstream service co-ordinators, automotive engineers, technicians and After Sales personnel to properly scope a given repair method;
- Time each service repair procedure using a selection of synthetic time elements;
- Once the method has been derived, use image manipulation software to annotate CAD images showing each step of the procedure. These are then uploaded to SRTD where they can be aligned with correct steps;
- On the rare occasions where it is not possible to generate a procedure digitally then the author may be required to conduct a trial on a pre-production vehicle to make sure that methods are accurate and timed correctly.
REQUIREMENTS
- Hands-on vehicle workshop experience is key. Workshop Manual authoring involves replicating workshop service operations in a digital engineering environment. Having a feel for realistic work parameters in service operations is a must.
- Excellent communication and customer facing skills are essential. All their engineers work directly with customers. It is imperative to have a tenacious and can-do approach towards the business of our client and their customers.
- Excellent computer skills are important and experience of working in the 3D digital environment is helpful. Use of CAD and CAD visualisation tools are an important part of the day-to-day role of a Workshop Manual Technical Author, but training is offered in these areas.
- First class organisational and project management skills; you will need to be organised because in time your responsibilities will include understanding and implementing how your work will interact with a vehicle programme’s product development lifecycle.
AMBITION
Our client wants you to be an active participant in a team focused on the quick development of skills that will enable them to grow as a business and as a team.
Starting salary and supporting benefits are very competitive and, joining our client, you will be working within an engaging and supportive team environment which places clear focus on your needs and aspirations.
