Senior Technical Author (Vadodara)

Senior Technical Author (Vadodara)

15 Oct
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GEA Group
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Vadodara

15 Oct

GEA Group

Vadodara

Engineering

India, Vadodara

October 12 2026

Full time

Permanent

Job benefits

Competitive salary and bonus scheme

Continuous personnel development (e-learnings & projects)

Free day to volunteer

About the position

Educational qualification: Degree / Diploma in Engineering preferably in mechanical Years and type of experience: 4-6 years’ experience on below fields: • Developing Installation, Operation and Maintenance (IOM) manuals, spare-parts documentation and related technical documents. • Strong understanding of engineering terminology, technical documentation standards, safety standards and applicable norms. • Reading, interpreting and analyzing SAP BOMs, including EBOM, Assembly BOM, Fabrication/Manufacturing BOM, Installation BOM and commissioning-related documentation. • Using SAP data, BOM structures, material masters, spare-parts lists, engineering records, drawings, P&IDs;, GA drawings, specifications and assembly documentation to create accurate manuals. • Knowledge of pharmaceutical qualification procedures, regulated industry requirements, pharma processes, equipment and product lines is preferred. • Working with CMS and structured authoring platforms such as Tridion Docs, ST4, TIM InfoManager or equivalent, including reusable content, templates and controlled repositories. • Publishing documentation in PDF, HTML and portal-based formats. • Creating, editing and integrating technical illustrations, exploded views, engineering drawings, process diagrams, screenshots and equipment visuals. • Interacting with translation service providers and managing translation requirements. Candidates with broad knowledge of pharma process and product lines and experience in Pharma Industry shall be preferred.

Your responsibilities and tasks

Job Description:

The Technical Author will manage, plan and co-ordinate all aspects of the technical manual writing activities in order to produce installation,

Operating and Maintenance manuals and pertaining technical documents, in the most efficient manner to achieve the delivery, cost and quality

requirements and targets of the business.

The Technical Author will be responsible for the training of Technical Administrators in the correct compilation of Technical Manuals.

A good understanding of translation requirements is essential with the ability to interpret and translate documents utilizing all tools at his / her

disposal.

The Technical Author is to have exceptional word processing skills,



and a high skill level is required in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF.

Job responsibilities:

- Provide technical writing support to engineering teams in a cost-effective, functional and reliable manner aligned with industry standards.

- Produce IOM manuals from technical documentation and research for company equipment.

- Plan and prioritize manual workload, estimate hours for specific tasks, fulfil contractual requirements and report progress.

- Create, store and maintain reusable standard documents for modular compilation of manuals across standard equipment.

- Maintain communication with design teams to incorporate changes and improvements into the standards library.

- Control amendment instructions archived manual updates, project-specific filing, electronic archiving and file management.

- Manage translation quotations and related material with approved translator suppliers.

Skills / Knowledge:

- Exceptional word processing skills and a high skill level is required in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF.

- Proven experience working in Technical Documentation.

- Good understanding of XML-based authoring, content reuse, single-source publishing, topic-based authoring, and modular

documentation methodologies.

- Proficient in documentation and illustration tools including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word, and

other related graphics/document management applications.

- Basic knowledge of ERP-systems (SAP, IFS etc.)

- Ability to lead on technical writing matters as necessary.

- Ability to coordinate with engineering, validation, design, and project teams to develop accurate and structured technical documentation.

- Good experience in interaction with Translation providers

- Awareness in field of Equipment Design concepts, P&IDs; etc.

- Good technical drawings reading ability.

- Awareness of technical safety standards and applicable norms.

- Good ability to read and analyse an entire productive process.

- Team player

Language Skills:

Excellent written and oral English skills are a must.

Your profile and qualifications

Educational qualification:




Degree / Diploma in Engineering preferably in mechanical
Years and type of experience:
4-6 years’ experience on below fields:

- Developing Installation, Operation and Maintenance (IOM) manuals, spare-parts documentation and related technical documents.
- Strong understanding of engineering terminology, technical documentation standards, safety standards and applicable norms.
- Reading, interpreting and analyzing SAP BOMs, including EBOM, Assembly BOM, Fabrication/Manufacturing BOM, Installation BOM and

commissioning-related documentation.

- Using SAP data, BOM structures, material masters, spare-parts lists, engineering records, drawings, P&IDs;, GA

drawings, specifications and assembly documentation to create accurate manuals.

- Knowledge of pharmaceutical qualification procedures, regulated industry requirements, pharma processes, equipment and product lines

is preferred.

- Working with CMS and structured authoring platforms such as Tridion Docs, ST4, TIM InfoManager or equivalent, including reusable

content, templates and controlled repositories.

- Publishing documentation in PDF, HTML and portal-based formats.
- Creating, editing and integrating technical illustrations, exploded views, engineering drawings, process diagrams, screenshots and

equipment visuals.

- Interacting with translation service providers and managing translation requirements.

Candidates with broad knowledge of pharma process and product lines and experience in Pharma Industry shall be preferred.

About GEA

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working setting in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

Why join GEA

GEA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will therefore receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, world view, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.

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