Technical Writer

Bartech is a leading global workforce management and staffing solutions provider to Global 500 firms. Today we bill over $2 billion in revenue for clients worldwide who trust us to design, execute and manage sophisticated workforce management solutions, large-scale staffing engagements and strategic Business Process Outsourcing and consulting engagements.

The commonality in our arsenal of workforce management solutions is the ability to achieve impressive ROI through the skillful management of human capital resources and the integration of smart and efficiency-generating technologies. For over 35 years, large and small companies from a variety of industries have come to rely on Bartech’s superior domain expertise to transform workforce management practices, optimize staffing organizations, improve business performance and generate new paths to greater productivity and efficiency.

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Ensures technical accuracy, consistency and quality of technical information publications such as manuals and catalogs. Serves as a knowledge base on authoring practices and procedures. Conducts random audits. Conducts process and standards training for technical authors. Authors detailed, complex technical information regarding operation characteristics, diagnostics, and repair procedures. Writing at this level requires extensive investigation and may include hands-on product familiarity. 

• Works with engineering information such as schematics, but may also be required to develop information from other engineering data. 
• Serves as the contact with other functional areas, including product safety, legal, patent and engineering to ensure functional standards are incorporated and utilized appropriately in technical information publications. 
• May serve as a mentor and lead worker for other technical information authors. 
• Researches and makes recommendations to develop authoring standards and delivery processes that include a common development of dealer and customer service solutions via technical publications. 
• Develops, coordinates, and conducts training for technical copywriters on authoring standards. 
• Leads the development and implementation of technical information authoring standards for all publications within assigned area. 
• Creates, selects, and prepares complex graphics for publications including photographs, drawings, etc. spects publications for technical accuracy, consistency and correct structure. Serves as knowledge base for authoring practices and procedures. 
• Maintains consistent terminology throughout service information. 
• Conducts random process audits to insure technical accuracy. 
• Conducts training for technical copywriters on authoring standards. 
• Communicates with authors on new issues and standards conveyed by the functional areas of the enterprise. Maintains publication style guide. 
• Keeps current with John Deere standards and policies. 
• Contributes and supports best practice principles for continuous improvement.

• Effective writing skills- including grammatical usage, persuasive copy and style. (Has an expert understanding of the principles, can apply the information to complex situations, solve complex problems, conduct research/break new ground, develop new applications, and provide expert support for other practitioners.) 
• Executing Consistently 
• Listening to Others  
• Focusing on Customers  
• Managing and Improving 
• Managing Execution  
• Fostering Teamwork 
• Ability to use various department specific computer programs. - Performs more complex functions, understands principles, may teach others. 
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems. - Performs more complex functions, understands principles, may teach others. 
• Knowledge of drawing and schematic interpretation, product models, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. - Performs more complex functions, understands principles, may teach others.  
• Skill in project management.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.