Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.
<ul><li>Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.</li><li>Maintain records and files of work and revisions.</li><li>Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel.</li><li>Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material.</li><li>Develop or maintain online help documentation.</li><li>Interview production and engineering personnel and read journals and other material to become familiar with product technologies and production methods.</li><li>Study drawings, specifications, mockups, and product samples to integrate and delineate technology, operating procedure, and production sequence and detail.</li><li>Arrange for typing, duplication, and distribution of material.</li><li>Assist in laying out material for publication.</li><li>Observe production, developmental, and experimental activities to determine operating procedure and detail.</li><li>Analyze developments in specific field to determine need for revisions in previously published materials and development of new material.</li><li>Review manufacturer's and trade catalogs, drawings and other data relative to operation, maintenance, and service of equipment.</li><li>Draw sketches to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.</li><li>Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding.</li><li>Confer with customer representatives, vendors, plant executives, or publisher to establish technical specifications and to determine subject material to be developed for publication.</li></ul>