Defence Technical Author: Manuals & Publications

James Fisher and Sons plc; Westhill; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Company Pension

Job summary

James Fisher and Sons plc is seeking a Technical Author to join the Defence Engineering team at Westhill with hybrid working. You will develop and amend documentation for operating, maintenance, references and leaflets, supporting a range of diving sets, rebreathers and hyperbaric systems.

Ideal candidates have a technical writing background, experience in defence or marine sectors, and strong skills in Word, FrameMaker and Acrobat. Travel to local/overseas sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Technical writing qualification or equivalent industry experience.
• Mechanical and/or Electrical background.
• Experience producing documents for defence, diving or marine sectors.
• Strong document design and production skills.
• High proficiency in generating and checking documentation and publications.
• Proficiency with Word, FrameMaker and Acrobat.

Responsibilities

• Create and amend Operating Manuals (OM), Maintenance Manuals (MM), Books of Reference (BR) and Advanced Information Leaflets (AIL).
• Source technical content by liaising with engineering, production and external suppliers.
• Collaborate with drafting staff to produce graphical content for manuals.
• Capture photos for documents and prepare deliverables to client formats (printed, PDF, etc.).
• Use JFD templates and styles and file changes in the PLM/DMS system.
• Create Engineering Change Notes in accordance with EC processes.

Skills

Technical writing

Mechanical background

Electrical background

Defence/marine documentation

Documentation design

MS Word

Adobe FrameMaker

Adobe Acrobat

PLM/DMS knowledge

S1000D/ASD-STE100

Education

Technical writing qualification or equivalent industry experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Adobe FrameMaker

Adobe Acrobat

DMS

PLM

Job description

James Fisher and Sons plc is seeking a Technical Author to join the Defence Engineering team at Westhill with hybrid working. You will develop and amend documentation for operating, maintenance, references and leaflets, supporting a range of diving sets, rebreathers and hyperbaric systems.

Ideal candidates have a technical writing background, experience in defence or marine sectors, and strong skills in Word, FrameMaker and Acrobat. Travel to local/overseas sites may be required.