Documentation Technician

- Develop and maintain Parts Technical Information (PTI) departmental systems and perform Part Coding, Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards (VMRS) Coding, and other projects for Freightliner aftermarket systems. - Intermediate level analyst position with Management Information Systems (MIS) skills.  - Envision, plan, develop, test, deploy, and document systems to improve quality and performance in PTI. - Operate, maintain and help in the development of PTI Parts Technical Information systems. - Analyze and configure data to allow for correct uploading and updating into the aftermarket parts system.  Follow department procedures for handling data, and coordinate the updating of those procedures. - Assist in documenting bills of materials in the Service Parts Catalog (SPC) or Outside Parts Catalog (OPC) database for quality in PartsPro.  Monitor illustration (art) file for accuracy in PartsPro. - Coordinate with Engineering, Purchasing, Pricing, suppliers, planners and other entities to gather data required. - Identify and resolve discrepancies and develop programmatic solutions to make updates and corrections to the system.  - Maintain aftermarket hierarchy cross reference table. - Work with planners, technical personnel, and suppliers to determine the correct part type coding for replacement parts. - Receive data packages from suppliers and analyze for required system updates regarding part type codes, hierarchy, and other data elements.  Develop any required programmatic updates. - May assist in the training of other parts technical analysts for parts documentation and systems. - Perform ad hoc assignments as directed by supervisor including VMRS coding for OWL and others.                - Bachelor's degree--Management Information Systems (MIS) technical discipline, or at least two years of college in a MIS technical discipline and two years of MIS systems experience required. - Proficiency in understanding, working with, and developing in basic computer languages, database creation use and management, and reporting required.  Proficiency in project management required. - PC skills using SAP, Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel and Access, SQL, Visual Basic and Visual Basic.net are required. -  Demonstrated use of MIS tools to automate processes to improve productivity and quality required.  - Strong analytical skills required. - Proven verbal and written communication skills are required. 12+month contract position