Technical Author - Body & Equipment Mounting Manuals

Our OEM Client based in Dunton, Essex, is searching for a Technical Author - Body & Equipment Mounting Manuals to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st December 2025 requiring 4 days onsite, 1 day working from home.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour.

• Using a documented authoring method, update or create new technical content in Adobe In-Design.
• Must be familiar with Class Styles, Anchoring & Hyperlinks, Tables and Image flattening as a minimum.
• Use 3D CAD data from TeamCentre / VisMockup to create layered images in Adobe Photoshop and generate new content that explains the issue / changes with annotations as required.
• Import the new images/content into Adobe In-Design and create a draft BEMM document for review.
• Use the draft BEMM to consolidate input from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and agree the content for publication.
• When required, facilitate cross-functional discussions to broker an agreed consensus.
• Once approved by SMEs, update the Adobe In-Design file in the relevant section(s) of the BEMM.
• When authoring, consider the document will be translated into 7 x European languages, and remain customer focussed throughout.
• Work to the BEMM loading/capacity chart to manage updates and support the Senior Engineer.

Skills Required:

• Expert in Adobe In-Design.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Catia 5, TeamCentre, VisMockup, SharePoint, Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Outstanding communication skills, both written & oral.

Experience Required:

• Adobe In-Design, Adobe Photoshop, TeamCentre, Vismockup.

Experience Preferred:

• Awareness of language translations when creating new content.
• Prior experience of our client's systems/tools.