Job Details

Job Description

This on-site position is responsible for the creating exploded parts drawings and writing operating/maintenance instructions for the equipment operating and parts manuals under the directions of the Lead Technical Illustrator.

Role and Responsibilities

• Explode assembly drawings from a 3D model to design parts illustration layouts to create equipment parts manuals.
• Write instructions for operating and maintaining the equipment operating manuals.
• Organize technical data in an easy-to-understand format.
• Ensure quality and accuracy of all procedures, instructions, technical data, and parts illustrations.

Essential Job Functions/Physical Demands

·        Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

·        Sitting for extended periods of time.

·        Employee is required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

·        Employee is required to used hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls.

·        Employee is required to reach with hands and arms.

·        Employee is required to talk or hear.

Work Environment

·        While performing the duties of this job, employees work near moving mechanical parts or in outside weather conditions.

• On-site office setting mostly, but at times will be in the production area or outside where the equipment is operating.

·        Employees are exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, toxic or caustic chemicals.

·        Noise level in the while in production environment is noisy.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• 0-2 Years’ Experience - Degree or Trade/Technical Certification Required.
• 2+ Years’ Experience - No education requirements.
• Solid Edge or other design software experience.
• Ability to read and understand machine assembly drawings and bill of materials.
• Must be detail oriented with a mechanical aptitude.
• Must have good writing skills and clear communication skills.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects.

·        Ability to work as a team and independently as needed.

        Preferred Skills and Education Requirements

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in a mechanical engineer/drafting related field of study.
• Trade or technical school certification in related field of study.
• Adobe InDesign or other layout and page design software experience.
• Adobe Photoshop or other imaging and graphic design software experience.