BRIGGS & STRATTON LLC is hiring: Senior Technical Writer in Poplar Bluff

Senior Technical Writer - MILWAUKEE, WI

Job Information

Job Order ID: WI3802199

# of Positions: 1

High School Diploma/GED

Experience Required: Training: High School Diploma/GED Equivalent

Duration: Unspecified

Shift: 40

Job Description

JOB REQUIREMENTS: As a Technical Writer Senior your goal is to develop, write, illustrate, and edit material for operator's manuals, installation manuals, instruction sheets, repair manuals, and service bulletins and related technical/administrative publications concerned with work methods, procedures, installation, operation, and maintenance of outdoor power equipment. This role includes observing production, development, and experimental activities to determine operating procedure and detail. You will do this by:

1. Writing technical copy for various technical reports, brochures, and manuals for company products, operations, and maintenance systems.
2. Gathering technical information by reading drawings, design reports, test specifications, and other technical documents to gain an understanding of systems or product operations.
3. Researching available engineering information such as drawings, design reports, equipment, and test specifications.
4. Analyzing available technical literature; writing descriptive copy and verifying documentation with related departments.
5. Writing copy for difficult procedures, requiring excellent organizational ability and an understanding of the product or process.
6. Maintaining an extensive knowledge of all company products and technical operations.
7. Interacting with engineering, product managers, and other personnel for information; may collaborate with artists/illustrators or design and create illustrations to enhance the appearance of graphic manual elements.
8. Assisting manager with employee development, education, and training plans.

The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.

You are the kind of person who is: Detail-oriented, Analytical, Autonomous, Adaptable, Team-Oriented, Dependable, and Curious.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• A minimum of five years of experience involving technical writing in an engineering environment
• DITA-XML experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Simplified Technical English or other structured language experience
• Adobe AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) experience
• Adobe Products experience - specifically Illustrator and Photoshop

Additional Knowledge & Skills:

Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills to deal with a varied workforce and changing conditions.

Briggs & Stratton Corporation is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/97DF1B9114CD4F84