Vehicle Body Repair Manual Author

The Body Repair Manual Author will join a friendly and collaborative team to develop, write and deliver 3D CAD driven technical documentation for a rapidly growing automotive OEM.

We are interested in people with relevant qualifications and/or experience in related body repair, vehicle damage assessor, body in white engineering, mechanical, paint and refinish or technical documentation fields.

What you’ll be doing:

Working in the Technical Authoring team and reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be required to:

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Use 3D CAD models to investigate and analyse body structure and engineer repair procedures.

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Use 3D data and illustrations to create repair procedures in the authoring tool.

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Liaise with Aftersales and Engineering counterparts to confirm technical information and seek sign off.

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Create warranty estimates for paint, refinish and repair procedures, intended for the body repair network and approved repairers.

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Feed back where necessary when vehicle engineering / design impacts on repairability.

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Utilise your knowledge of body repair to assess materials, determine cut lines, recommend joining methods etc.

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Work with colleagues in Mechanical Electrical Trim (MET) authoring to determine pre-requisite procedures.

Your skills and experience:

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The ideal person will be self-motivated, organised, with a high attention to detail and dedication to consistently producing excellent quality work on time and on budget.

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Must have relevant industry experience and training in vehicle body construction methods, body accident repair, structural repair, paint and refinish.

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Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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Good computer skills.

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Technical Authoring competence or experience would be beneficial – we will provide training on all Technical Authoring software!

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A genuine passion for the automotive industry and a strong desire to continuously develop new skills.

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A full clean driving license.

Why CAD-IT?

We are passionate about innovation and work collaboratively to give our very best to our staff and customers.

Job satisfaction, staff wellbeing and career progression are top of our list for our employees. Joining our dynamic, ambitious and friendly team you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential and be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity and rewards innovation, hard work, integrity, and merit. We have an excellent Company Benefits package that focuses on employee reward and wellbeing:

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Private Health Insurance

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Stakeholder pension

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Hybrid working

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25 days annual leave + bank holidays

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Long Service Award

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Subsidized eye care

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CAD-IT Mental Health Support Group