Job Description

TECHNICAL WRITER

We're all about the craft.

KF Aerospace is proud to deliver innovative aircraft solutions for corporate, commercial and military customers worldwide. Launched 50 years ago out of Canada's Okanagan Valley, KF has grown to specialize in a wide range of aviation services including maintenance and modifications, air cargo operations, military pilot training and aircraft leasing. With facilities across Canada, KF is home to a 1,000 strong, highly skilled workforce. Our passion for our craft fuels every project we touch.

JOB OVERVIEW

The Technical Writer is responsible for maintaining/updating various KF Aerospace manuals and the development of new and supplemental documents for current and future design projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Produce OEM manual updates for the Convair CV580/CV5800 airplane that include Maintenance Manuals, Illustrated Parts Catalogues, Flight Manuals, and Service Bulletins
• Produce stand-alone supplements to support Engineering modification/installations on various aircraft types
• Maintain good records of publications production
• Maintain control of manual revision status.

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Avionics experience would be a definite asset
• Work from engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and other source data
• Interpret OEM avionic documentation into usable text for maintenance and operational manuals
• Write in AECMA Simplified English an asset
• Use FrameMaker desktop publishing software
• Use Corel Draw illustration software for annotating illustrated parts list and other illustrations
• Familiar with ATA 100 and other aerospace publication specifications
• Familiarity with SGML documentation as an asset
• Produce linked documents in Acrobat for intranet publication.

Personal Attributes - Technical Writer

• Self-starter
• Work well within a group
• Work well under pressure
• Good interview skills: i.e., when speaking with engineers, pilots, and AMEs, be able to interpret their requirements into usable text
• Good research skills
• Well organized
• Able to produce good estimates and meet deadlines
• Effective time manager
• Adaptable.

BENEFITS

Full-Time staff benefits include (but are not limited to):

• Health and Dental
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Health Spending Account
• Paid vacation and Personal time off
• The opportunity to bank overtime
• Pension matching plan and voluntary RRSP
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Free financial advice
• A bonus program based on organizational performance

LOCATION

The successful incumbent could be based in Kelowna or work remote.

HOW TO APPLY

Be a part of our craft. Apply for the Technical Writer at today!