TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS MANAGER
| Employment Type | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Location | Cambridgeshire , East Anglia |
| Industry Sector | Automotive |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Salary/Rate | Up to £40k + Excellent Benefits |
| Reference | GP-005902 |
| Date Advertised | 11-07-2008 - 00:01 |
This vacancy is out of date and no longer accepting applications.
Description
Technical Publications Manager
Our Client has been supplying the international defence market since 1946. They work closely with their customers to refine user and system requirements, with a view to developing operational and product concepts providing exceptional value for money solutions. A wide range of state of the art tools are used to develop solutions to meet the challenging performance specifications required by their military customers.
The Role:
To manage all Technical Publications activities within the company through the tendering, design, manufacture, test and delivery processes to ensure that customer requirements are met or exceeded
To ensure appropriate Technical Publications resources are available and managed to ensure customer publication specifications are met
To ensure that all Technical documentation is undertaken in the most cost effective manner to achieve a quality level to meet customers specifications
To ensure that all projects are undertaken and managed in accordance with the project programme and budget
To manage the development of all Publications (Commercial & Military) both electronically and hardcopy within the budgeted cost and programme requirements
To support ILS activities and the development of Logistic Support Analysis Records
To minimise product liability cost by the provision of the correct level of information within the Technical Documentation
To develop the Technical Publication departmental processes and procedures to improve the business efficiency
Responsibilities:
The management of the companys Technical Publications Department
To ensure the development, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the Technical Publications Department management system, processes and procedures
To review project requirements to ensure that all Technical Publications requirements can be achieved in a smooth and efficient manner
Ensuring that the necessary Technical Publications support is provided at the tender proposal stage
The production of workload plans and project plans to ensure that the Technical Publications Department meets all internal and external customer requirements and contractual commitments
The proposed allocation of competent resources to each project or task in an appropriate timely manner to ensure that all projects can be achieved within the budgeted cost and timescales to meet the expected customer requirements for Commercial or Military Publications in accordance with Joint Service Procedures, Def Stan 00-60, AECMA 1000D
This description is a minimum and in general the Technical Publications Manager will be responsible for ensuring both Internal and External customer satisfaction through a first class service, on-time delivery, product excellence and adherence to customer requirements.
Requirements:
Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Degree or equivalent
Extensive/Specialist/technical knowledge & understanding in an engineering experience across most engineering disciplines
Strategic knowledge & understanding of Technical Authoring
Knowledge of Military shelter and Support Systems, MAX MRP System, Production Planning, Quality Management, Man Management and Control systems
Knowledge of Resource Management and employment legislation
Knowledge of Costing and Budgeting and Cost management
Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation Requirements
Knowledge of all aspects of the production of Technical Publications
Knowledge of JSPs 181 to 188 and associated specifications
Knowledge of ACEMA 1000D, ACQUIRED, I Log software and Def Stan 00-60
Management and development of people
Competent user of Pagemaker, CorelDraw, Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, Epic Editor (Arbor text), I log, E.A.G.L.E., ISO Draw
Good written and verbal communication to clearly express views and ideas
Ability to interact with all levels, both internally and externally
Benefits:
Pension
25 days holiday
Flexible working hours
Gym membership
Relocation
Discount on new Cars, MOTs, Services, Parts & Labour
