Senior Technical Author

GEA Group; Colombia; A distancia; COP 48.000.000 - 72.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

GEA Group is seeking a Technical Author to plan and coordinate installation, operation and maintenance manuals and related technical documentation.

You will work with SAP BOMs, drawings, P&IDs and CMS platforms to publish PDFs, HTMLs and portal content. Strong English skills and experience in pharma-related processes are advantageous.

Formación

• Engineering degree required.
• 4–6 years of experience in technical writing/documentation.
• Experience with IOM manuals and spare-parts documentation.
• Knowledge of SAP BOMs and P&IDs is preferred.
• Experience with translation coordination and CMS platforms.

Responsabilidades

• Manage technical manual writing for installation, operation and maintenance.
• Produce IOM manuals and related technical documents.
• Coordinate translation requirements and liaise with suppliers.
• Create reusable documentation templates for modular assembly.
• Publish documentation in PDF, HTML, and portal formats.
• Maintain coordination with engineering and validation teams.

Conocimientos

Word processing

Technical writing

XML authoring

Single-source publishing

Coordination

Reading drawings

SAP BOMs

Translation management

English proficiency

Educación

Mechanical engineering degree

Herramientas

Microsoft Word

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

CMS tools (Tridion Docs, ST4, TIM InfoManager)

SAP (ERP) familiarity

Descripción del empleo

Educational qualification:Degree / Diploma in Engineering preferably in mechanicalYears 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 andcommissioning-related documentation.


• Using SAP data, BOM structures, material masters, spare-parts lists, engineering records, drawings, P&IDs, GAdrawings, specifications and assembly documentation to create accurate manuals.


• Knowledge of pharmaceutical qualification procedures, regulated industry requirements, pharma processes, equipment and product linesis preferred.


• Working with CMS and structured authoring platforms such as Tridion Docs, ST4, TIM InfoManager or equivalent, including reusablecontent, 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 andequipment 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.

Your responsibilities and 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


• 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.

Language Skills:

Excellent written and oral English skills are a must.

Your profile and qualifications

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.

About GEA

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

GEA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will therefore receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, world view, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.

GEA is certified as a Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 19 countries in APAC & Europe. We have high scores for Leadership, Ethics & Integrity and Sustainability. Outside APAC & Europe we are also certified in Colombia and Mexico.

GEA’s heritage stretches back more than 140 years. Today, we operate in resilient customer industries with a dedicated workforce of more than 18,000 employees and conduct business with more than 150 countries.