Technical Publication Author
BAE Systems
- Osborne, SA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Utilise ship design information, Reference Ship Information and equipment vendor data to develop OPV Special and Technical Publications in accordance with contractual standards, Shipbuilding processes and ILS Product Guides.
- Assess Customer and Vendor supplied data to determine suitability and plan for use in the development of OPV Technical Publications.
- Working collaboratively with maintenance analysts, engineering, illustrators and other key contributors to deliver a high quality publication.
- Review, proof read and edit the publications to ensure the consistency of a high quality product.
- Coordinate review comments and feedback, respond to reviewers and implement updates to publications as required.
- Make recommendations for improvement of processes and procedures with respect to publications development and ILS.
- Coordinate the maintenance and the legitimacy of the technical publications processes and work instructions.
- Other duties as requested.
- You have experience as a writer /author of publications associated with operation and maintenance of large scale production projects.
- Experience of working within a team environment on a complex multidisciplinary project
- Ability to work as team member and autonomously as required.
- Exceptional ability to use good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to perform allocated tasks under pressure/time constraints.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and confidence dealing with all levels of Management and personnel.
- Good standard of personal organisation and attention to detail.
- Exposure to and knowledge of Corporate Business Systems
- High level of expertise in MS Office, especially in Word and XLS.
- Exposure to and knowledge of structured authoring tools