Technical Publications and Business Systems Manager

Oxford Instruments Plc; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Bristol seeks a Technical Publications and Business Systems Manager to oversee engineering processes and technical documentation. This role requires strong leadership skills in managing teams and delivering critical systems related to engineering workflows. Candidates should have experience in project management and excellent communication skills. The company offers competitive salary and various benefits.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Structured career development

Flexible benefits package

25 days annual leave

Defined contribution Pension Plan

Qualifications

• Experience in managing Engineering or software teams.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills.
• Capable of checking and approving work while providing constructive feedback.

Responsibilities

• Create a Business Systems and Technical Publications strategy.
• Manage scheduling of engineering tasks across the department.
• Deliver customer-facing technical documentation for Plasma Technology.

Skills

Managing Engineering or software teams

Excellent report writing

Advanced use of Microsoft Word & Excel

Communication skills

Project management

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Oxford Instruments Plc

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Bristol, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

We are excited to announce an opportunity for a Technical Publications and Business Systems Manager to join our team in Severn Beach, Bristol, on a permanent basis. This pivotal role is designed to shape, articulate, and enhance the operational framework for engineering at OIPT. You will play a key role in analysing and refining our systems—such as software and BMS workflows—that drive our engineering processes, ensuring that we operate with maximum efficiency and deliver exceptional value to both our internal and external customers.

In this position, you will coordinate Technical Publications, along with PLM, CPQ, and MRP administration activities while strategically scheduling engineering resources for the LCM team. Additionally, you will represent the voice of engineering across various platforms within the organisation, fostering collaboration and innovation. Join us in making a significant impact

Key Responsibilities:

• Create a Business Systems and Technical Publications strategy.
• Manage the scheduling of engineering tasks and allocation of resources across the engineering department with the other Engineering Managers.
• Ensure the delivery of PLM, CPQ and MRP administration, as well as the roadmap development and maintenance of these critical systems.
• Provide training and support to the engineering team for our systems and software.
• Delivery of all customer-facing technical documentation for Plasma Technology.
• Oversight for the OI Technical Publications Hub, responsible for the consistent output of product documentation across the OI group.
• Provide engineering representation for the business S&OP process, including the capacity view.
• Responsible for the project management of Platform Version Control activity, ensuring releases happen as scheduled and responsible for communications on the content to the wider business.
• Provide ownership for the definition of engineering processes (such as our ECO, order administration and electrical drawing pack creation).
• Lead and deliver high-level business projects that span multiple departments

Education / Qualifications:

Professional Skills/ Abilities:

• Experience in managing Engineering or software teams.
• Experience of working as part of a Management team.
• Experience in Lifecycle management, including managing version release.
• Advanced use of Microsoft Word & Excel.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills.
• Microsoft Project – and advanced planning and scheduling techniques.
• Aware of product cost, reliability and safety issues.
• Keeps up with external trends in the job area.
• Identifies opportunities to improve systems and procedures and minimise or eliminate wastage.
• Knowledge of regulatory and standards compliance requirements.
• Capable of confidently checking/approving work whilst providing constructive feedback.

Preferred (But not essential):

• Knowledge of plasma processing equipment, vacuum chamber design, implications of using gas/RF and high voltage energy sources in design.
• EMC requirements.
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards

Personal Qualities:

• Works on own initiative, planning effectively and tenaciously.
• Demonstrates awareness of customer needs (internal and external).
• Work as part of a team and interact/cooperate well with others.
• Professional, approachable, flexible.
• Technical leadership qualities.
• Enthusiastic about the professional development of themselves and others

At Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, we provide tools for the engineering of micro- and nano-structures, with customers using our process solutions to research and produce materials and semiconductors vital for everything from medical devices and diagnostics to electric cars and quantum computers.

In addition to a competitive starting salary,Oxford Instrumentsalso offers structured career development opportunities, a good work-life balance, private healthcare, a share incentive plan,25 days annual leave, half-days on Fridays, a defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan, and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your own requirements

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