Associate Specialist

General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada; London; On-site; CAD 54,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company in London, Ontario is seeking an English editor to contribute to technical documentation projects. The role involves editing and formatting manuals while ensuring accuracy within deadlines. Candidates should have a university degree in a related field and possess strong communication and organizational skills. Opportunities for training in style guides and relevant software will be provided, making this a great fit for those willing to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Incentive award program

Health benefits

Employee profit-sharing

Retirement savings

Qualifications

• Strong English editing skills in a technical context.
• Ability to work under deadlines while maintaining quality.
• Familiarity with military standards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Edit technical documentation for prescribed style and format.
• Format and review technical manuals prior to delivery.
• Provide accurate style and language markups within budget.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Prioritization skills

Comfortable working independently

Willingness to learn

Education

University degree, honours or higher, preferably in a language degree or related field

Tools

XML

Content management system

Job description

Description

Who We Are

General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada is a world-class defense company located in London, Ontario.

GDLS-C is looking for an English editor to join their Edit and Translation team.

The Editor opening is a current vacant position at General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada. The base salary hiring range for this position is $54,000 to $70,900 per year. Once in the role, successful candidates will have the opportunity to progress through the full salary range based on performance. This range reflects the base salary only and does not include additional components of our total compensation package, such as our incentive award program and other rewards like health benefits, employee profit-sharing, retirement savings, and more. If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss all details of our total rewards offering with you.

Position Summary

The daily duties of the editor position involves English editing of technical documentation for a prescribed style and format. The position also includes formatting and layout reviews of technical manuals prior to delivery. Language reviews are performed on a variety of outputs, including Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM) and other electronic mediums, such as PDF. The editor is required to provide accurate style and language markups within a budget and deadline and author these changes in XML-formatted technical manuals.

The successful candidate will be provided one‑on‑one training. This training includes, not only style guides and style/language‑specific guidance, but also content management system user training and authoring software training (XML). While prior experience in these systems is an asset, training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Required Qualifications

• University degree, honours or higher, preferably in a language degree or related field
• Excellent communication, organization and prioritization skills
• Comfortable working independently in a fast‑paced team environment
• Willingness to learn technical skills as part of a highly skilled team
• An openness to learn something new every day

Preferred Qualifications

• Working experience in English editing, copy editing, proofreading and/or related discipline
• English editing certification by an accredited organisation
• Working knowledge of XML or other markup languages
• Experience working within a content management system
• Familiarity with military standards
• Experience in a technical field, such as engineering or automotive industry

We look forward to hearing from you!

Physical Conditions And Hazards

• Physical Environment: Office
• Hazards: NA

Physical Demands Description

This section objectively captures and describes the physical demands that are required to perform a particular job or role. Usually completed by the ergonomist.

Usual mobility demands required are standing, walking, sitting, and stair climbing to access upper offices.

Equipment Utilized

This section describes the type of equipment an employee is required to use:

Computer, monitors

Medical Surveillance

May include: Anthropometrical Size Restrictions depending on task

Personal Protective Equipment

Applicable when interacting with shop floor (safety shoes, safety glasses and hearing protection are provided by employer)