Technical Publications Specialist

Location:  Michigan City-North  
Employment Status:  Salary Full-Time  
Function:  Marketing  
Pay Grade and Range: $50,000 - $68,800
Target Bonus: 10%

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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.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.