Senior Technical Writer

Senior Technical Writer

Location: Saint Louis, Mo

Salary Range: $85,000.00 to $95,000.00

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The role of this position is to support the Product Development and Product Engineering efforts of the SKF Lubrication Management located in St Louis, Missouri and Johnson City, Tennessee. SKF LM develops and maintains a wide range of MLS and ALS products. This position is responsible for creating and maintaining product manuals by coordinating both internal and external efforts.

• Coordinate the creation, updates, and release of product manuals ensuring a consistently high standard is developed, applied and maintained per corporate standards
• Manage completion of work packages through utilization of global SKF and third‑party resources
• Develop and maintain a good working knowledge of general product development process, current and next generation project activities, and basic technical and clinical fundamentals of the products
• Create and prepare illustrated parts lists and parts breakdowns as required per document using Solid Works to create specific views and assemblies
• Manage SKF LM NA Engineering Documentation SharePoint site that includes workflow of all documentation work packages
• Interact with Technicians, Engineers, Manufacturing and others in gathering information for documentation and updates for approval
• Read and interpret company drawings, engineering drawings and ECOs when information is needed for direct input to technical publication documents
• Maintain and communicate documentation standards
• Disseminate technical information in easy‑to‑understand language for non‑technical users

• Associates degree in an applicable field with 4 years of experience or a bachelor's degree in applicable field with two years of experience
• Must be able to foster teamwork, effectively communicate to implement change, work collaboratively to drive improvements and results, demonstrate decision making and problem‑solving skills
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently
• Ability to understand technical issues and work through issues to resolution
• Must be proficient in logistical problem‑solving techniques and time management skills with a focus on strong customer service, interpersonal communication skills, organization, and the ability to prioritize and meet assigned deadlines
• Experience with Microsoft Office products, Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Photo Shop, Illustrator, 3D modeling SBC, PLM and O365
• Data management systems experience and working knowledge of revision control

• Experience developing processes such as workflows for document revisions
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Ability and experience in interpreting mechanical and electrical engineering drawings
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills and ability to report to all levels of management on status of projects
• Knowledge of safety information standards and implementation
• Data management system implementation experience

Reports to:

Manager Product Development and Engineering

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