Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd
Aerospace
TechnicalAuthor
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“Technical Author at Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd. Skills: Technical documentation, Task card creation. Create task cards. Create work cards”
Industry & Context.
Logic and reasoning
DBS Security Clearance, SC clearance eligibility, Export Compliance Regulations, Right to work in UK
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Engineering qualification (Level 3 equivalent or above), DBS Security Clearance, Eligible for SC clearance, Meet Export Compliance Regulations, Right to work in UK
Nice to Have
Aviation experience as maintainer, Part 145 and Part-CAMO knowledge, Maintenance planning exposure, Part 145 / Part CAMO familiarisation training, Aviation industry training
What You'll Do.
Extract task milestones
Convert tasks from AMM
Convert Service Bulletins
Ensure latest revision
Validate workcards with technicians
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Maintenance managers; Planning engineers; Hangar floor staff; Key users
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication
Full Job Description
****Job Description:**** ****About our team...**** Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer and the company’s site at Oxford Airport is Britain’s civil helicopter hub. AHUK offers considerable experience in helicopter sales, bespoke completions, maintenance and spares support. Its in-house engineering capabilities include design, customisation, installation, flight-testing and certification, as well as technical support, maintenance, training and the supply of spares for civil and military applications. AHUK is the MoD’s chosen provider of helicopters and maintenance for its No.1 Helicopter Flying school (referred to as MFTS) located in RAF Shawbury (Shropshire) and RAF Valley (Anglesey). **Description/Overall purpose of the Job** As a Technical Author for AHUK, you will be responsible for the creation and control of task cards and work cards for the engineers and technicians to use and follow when carrying out their tasks. Working with maintenance managers, planning engineers and hangar floor staff, you will be expected to extract the key task milestones and format into an easy-to-read and purposeful document that aids in the correct and logical execution of tasks. ****Main responsibilities**** * Translation: Converting complex tasks from the AMM or Service Bulletins (SBs) into clear, sequential, and detailed task cards * Version Control: Ensuring the shop floor is always using the latest revision of produced workcards, eliminating the risk of working to superseded data. * Usability Testing: Physically validating workcards alongside technicians to ensure instructions are executable in the actual work environment (e.g., tool accessibility, torque sequences). * Review and continuous improvement: Work with key users to continually improve the accuracy and validity of the data presented ****Knowledge and Skills**** ** _Essential_** * Experience with complex engineering processes * Ability to understand, extract and write technical instruction i
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