Technical Publications Specialist

About

Vanair®, a Lincoln Electric company, has been an industry leader since 1972, working to bring our customers the very best in Mobile Power Solutions®. Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. We are recognized as the Welding Expert™, which advance customers’ fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world.

If you like being challenged, want to be a part of something special, and desire being part of an exciting team that is always striving to be at the forefront of our industry, then we’re looking for you – a driven and motivated new team member.

We are currently seeking to hire a Technical Publications Specialist at our location in Michigan City, Indiana.

Job Summary

Responsible for creating high quality Operation / Installation / and Parts List Manuals and User Guides for our line of vehicle-mounted air compressors, generators, welders, hydraulics, chargers/boosters, engine starters and custom mobile power solution products. You will join a team of talented publications specialists who work collaboratively with developers, engineers, product managers, and our sales and service teams to make our products easy to use.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Ability to work within standardized guidelines and checks to create, compile, route, edit and publish master book files, from which final PDF content is created for distribution.
• Work / re-purpose CAD- or vendor-based (preferred) vector graphics, or create as needed, in Adobe Illustrator.
• Ability to create, re-work or parse viable technical specifications, support materials, demonstrations, and/or abstract auxiliary information into objective and clearly written instruction and/or data conveyance, in accordance with set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
• Confer with appropriate personnel to establish technical specifications and to determine subject material to be developed for publication.
• Maintain records and files of work and revisions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications and Skills

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat), and/or possess willingness/aptitude to learn these programs – must be page layout/graphics literate.
• Experience with researching and gathering relevant technical data from subject matter experts, such as engineers, sales professionals, and service technicians, as well as from internal, and/or vendor-supplied documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong organizational skills, and impeccable attention to detail.
• Strong multi-tasking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and time management skills.
• Able to work unsupervised in a highly dynamic environment.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a technical publication role.