Job Description

Requisition ID: 2056
Location:Burnaby, British Columbia, CA, V5J 5M4

Home-based Position: No
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job Type: Full-Time

Job Description:

EnerSys is the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We have over thirty manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide servicing over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Worldwide headquarters are located in Reading, PA, USA with regional headquarters in Europe and Asia. We complement our extensive line of Motive Power and Energy Systems with a full range of integrated services and systems. With sales and service locations throughout the world, and over 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys is the power/full solution for stored DC power products. We continue to grow in our industry by ensuring all employees possess the following core competencies: customer focused, team player, engaged, ethical, strong communication skills, and works safely.

This position will be focusing primarily on our Reserve Power applications, which include telecommunications, IT, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), utilities and switchgear, security, emergency lighting and general electronics. Some of the reserve power brands include PowerSafe,DataSafe, and Genesis. Our extensive product range serves a variety of reserve power applications and consistently delivers the most effective, powerful and reliable batteries available.

Job Purpose:

We are recruiting for an experienced, full-time Technical Writer to join our team at our Burnaby location. Reporting to the Director Product Management, the Technical Writer will be responsible for all aspects of creating and revising technical documentation. Our work environment provides opportunities for significant responsibility and independence in a fast-paced industry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create and update customer-focused documentation, installation guides, and other technical manuals
• Identify, initiate, and complete technical publication projects with limited supervision
• Prepare the overall layout of manuals including drawings and pictures
• Interview subject matter experts, study drawings, specifications, mock-ups, to become familiar with installation and technical features
• Develop technical content around hardware, software, safety, and compliance based on input from various departments

• Conduct reviews, obtain approvals, and publish files according to Quality Management System standards

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary diploma / degree in technical writing, or a combination of work and relevant education
• 3+ years of technical writing experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience developing user documents in the electrical, mechanical, hardware, or software industries
• Experience with software technical writing is a plus
• Thorough knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Microsoft Office
• Experience with topic-based authoring in an XML environment using DITA and FrameMaker/Oxygen
• Understanding of engineering drawings is an asset