Freelance editor Jobs in Winnipeg, MB

Job Description

Job Description

NFI Parts™ is North America’s most comprehensive organization providing parts, technical publications, training, and support for buses and motor coaches. NFI Parts is the parts division of NFI Group, providing replacement parts for New Flyer® transit buses, MCI® motor coaches, ADL buses, ARBOC® vehicles, as well as the product lines for the acquired NABI and Orion parts businesses. Additionally, NFI Parts has extensive cross references for parts that are common with other bus, coach, and cutaway product lines and has a mature supply base and established relationships with over 1,000 suppliers. Further information is available at

POSITION SUMMARY :

Working under the direction of the Sr. Technical Editor, you will review, edit, research and develop comprehensive and accurate technical information packages. Perform Tech Editor duties when required. Provide technical knowledge and expertise to research staff on their investigative research methods as required. Research, compile and prepare technical information packages when required.

WHAT YOU WILL DO :

• Assisting the Senior Technical Editor to effectively analyze, plan, prepare and assign research staff workload packages ensuring completion dates and objectives are consistently met and in line with established schedule deadlines.
• Perform Parts Manual Teamcenter configuration and clean-up tasks assigned by the Sr. Technical Editor.
• Perform all regular parts manual editing tasks both in Teamcenter, Promptus and on hard copy markups as required. This will involve both regular new manual production as well as manual updates.
• Provide research staff with training, guidance and solutions for typical research and data management problems when encountered.
• Analyze and determine illustration and parts list requirements for new or system or component information for research staff when required and for the purpose of ensuring new system information is properly incorporated in the parts manual.
• Work with all team members to ensure the proper management of the manual data is being performed. This will include organizing, assessing and documenting data changes from production into updates. Ensuring correct source data is being used and notifying source data author when errors are identified.
• Work with Senior Technical Editor to organize, assess and prioritize research staff workload for regular production meetings.
• Assist internal and external requests for technical data information.
• Report and rectify with solutions, any problems / deficiencies to Senior Technical Editor when encountered during a project.
• Communicate effectively with all source data authors such as part suppliers and engineering departments. This is required to establish a good working arrangement, critical for obtaining accurate and on-time source data.
• Check and ensure file naming and maintenance of electronic files and indexes are correct.
• Perform quality control checks as per department requirements.
• Perform efficiently and effectively in a team environment.
• Consult Senior Technical Editor for clarification and additional information as required.
• Upgrade skills on new or updated software.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

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Benefits

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM :

OUR WHY :

We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, e­fficient and reliable.

NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions. News and information is available at , , , , , , and .