Technical Editor

New Flyer; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation solutions company in Winnipeg seeks a Technical Editor to manage and edit technical information packages. The role involves collaborating with research staff, ensuring quality control, and providing technical expertise. Candidates should possess a certification or diploma as a Mechanical Engineering Technologist, with substantial experience in the automotive or heavy equipment sectors. Benefits include competitive wages, continuous learning, and career advancement opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Comprehensive benefits package

Continuous learning environment

Career advancement opportunities

Social events organized by employee committee

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in interpreting Manufacturing BOMs and engineering drawings into service parts lists.
• 2 years’ experience in editing computer isometric illustrations and structured parts listings.
• Heavy equipment/automotive parts manufacturing background.

Responsibilities

• Review and edit technical information packages under Sr. Technical Editor's direction.
• Assist in workload management for research staff.
• Perform quality control checks as per department requirements.

Skills

Technical editing

Research analysis

Data management

Communication

Education

Certification as Mechanical Engineering Technologist or equivalent experience

Tools

Teamcenter

Promptus

Job description

NFI Parts™ is North America’s most comprehensive organization providing parts, technical publications, training, and support for buses and motor coaches. NFI Parts is the parts division of NFI Group, providing replacement parts for New Flyer® transit buses, MCI® motor coaches, ADL buses, ARBOC® vehicles, as well as the product lines for the acquired NABI and Orion parts businesses. Additionally, NFI Parts has extensive cross references for parts that are common with other bus, coach, and cutaway product lines and has a mature supply base and established relationships with over 1,000 suppliers. Further information is available at www.nfi.parts

POSITION SUMMARY

Working under the direction of the Sr. Technical Editor, you will review, edit, research and develop comprehensive and accurate technical information packages. Perform Tech Editor duties when required. Provide technical knowledge and expertise to research staff on their investigative research methods as required. Research, compile and prepare technical information packages when required.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Assisting the Senior Technical Editor to effectively analyze, plan, prepare and assign research staff workload packages ensuring completion dates and objectives are consistently met and in line with established schedule deadlines.
• Perform Parts Manual Teamcenter configuration and clean‑up tasks assigned by the Sr. Technical Editor.
• Perform all regular parts manual editing tasks both in Teamcenter, Promptus and on hard copy markups as required. This will involve both regular new manual production as well as manual updates.
• Provide research staff with training, guidance and solutions for typical research and data management problems when encountered.
• Analyze and determine illustration and parts list requirements for new or system or component information for research staff when required and for the purpose of ensuring new system information is properly incorporated in the parts manual.
• Work with all team members to ensure the proper management of the manual data is being performed. This will include organizing, assessing and documenting data changes from production into updates. Ensuring correct source data is being used and notifying source data author when errors are identified.
• Work with Senior Technical Editor to organize, assess and prioritize research staff workload for regular production meetings.
• Assist internal and external requests for technical data information.
• Report and rectify with solutions, any problems/deficiencies to Senior Technical Editor when encountered during a project.
• Communicate effectively with all source data authors such as part suppliers and engineering departments. This is required to establish a good working arrangement, critical for obtaining accurate and on‑time source data.
• Check and ensure file naming and maintenance of electronic files and indexes are correct.
• Perform quality control checks as per department requirements.
• Perform efficiently and effectively in a team environment.
• Consult Senior Technical Editor for clarification and additional information as required.
• Upgrade skills on new or updated software.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

• Certification or diploma from recognized technical school as a Mechanical Engineering Technologist or equivalent workplace experience.
• 5 years’ experience in interpreting Manufacturing BOMs and engineering drawings into service parts lists.
• 2 years’ experience in editing computer isometric illustrations and structured parts listings.
• Heavy equipment/automotive parts manufacturing background.
• Experience in sourcing vendor data.
• Experience with Engineering Data Management systems such as Teamcenter.
• Capable of working under tight deadlines.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM

• Competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A continuous learning environment.
• Ability to advance your career with a growing company.
• Employee social committee organizes numerous events throughout the year, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments, and much more.
• Ongoing employee development through a variety of in‑house training initiatives along with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions.

OUR WHY

We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient and reliable.

NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions. News and information is available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.nfi.parts, www.alexander‑dennis.com, www.arbocsv.com, and www.carfaircomposites.com.