Manufacturing Documentation Specialist

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

• General Overview

  As a Manufacturing Documentation professional, you’ll turn how we build products into clear, usable work instructions that help our teams produce high-quality wire and cable assemblies safely and consistently. You’ll partner closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality, spending time on the production floor to capture equipment setups, tooling details, measurements, and photos—then translating that information into documentation that operators can rely on every day.

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Create and maintain manufacturing work instructions using standardized templates and document control practices.
  • Track revisions and ensure the latest instructions are available and used on the shop floor.
  • Work directly with equipment operators and technicians to capture setup details, equipment settings, and tooling information.
  • Take and organize photos, measurements, and key process data to build clear, step-by-step instructions.
  • Create new instructions and update existing ones for new equipment, process changes, and product variations.
  • Align documentation to engineering drawings/specifications and quality requirements.
  • Uses tools such as a camera and basic measurement instruments (e.g. calipers, micrometers, protractors, OD tapes, etc.) to document processes accurately
  • Build visual references for tooling and setups so operators can repeat processes reliably.
  • Gather feedback from operators and update instructions to improve clarity, accuracy, and usability.
  • Identify potential process or tooling improvements and communicate observations to Engineering and Quality.
  • Help train and support manufacturing team members on how to use and interpret work instructions.
  • Maintain “known problems” information and incorporate learnings into related instructions when applicable.
  • Escalate safety concerns, process issues, or design discrepancies for timely review and resolution.
  • Support document control activities in our ERP system (IFS) by maintaining controlled documents and related process instructions.
  • Participate in lean/continuous improvement efforts and support other manufacturing priorities as needed.

  Supervisory Responsibilities

  This job has no direct supervisory responsibility but may involve providing technical guidance and training to all levels of manufacturing personnel.

  Qualifications/Requirements

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  Education/Experience

  • High School diploma or GED (or equivalent combination of education and work experience).
  • 1+ year of related experience in a manufacturing environment (or closely related setting).
  • Prior assembly or polyurethane, neoprene, and/or epoxy molding a plus.
  • Experience in process improvement for reduction in waste, reduction in cost and / or improvement in control.
  • Previous experience utilizing detailed manufacturing instructions, including drawings, work instructions, process sheets and shop orders.
  • Experience in writing assembly and/or test procedures preferred.
  • Successful background working in cross-departmental teams.
  • Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
  • Prior ERP experience to review bills-of-materials/routings (IFS preferred)
  • Strong attention to detail and the ability to create clear, organized instructions.
  • Strong communication skills and comfort working with both office and manufacturing teams.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

  Compliance Requirement • Candidates must hold 'US Person' status for access to controlled documentation per ITAR regulations.

  Target Pay Range: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour DOE.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​