Product Documentation Specialist

Product Documentation Specialist Technical Document Control & Product Data Management Position Summary

Century is seeking a highly organized, technically minded, and detail-oriented Product Documentation Specialist to support the control, accuracy, and integrity of product specifications and technical documentation throughout the organization.

This position serves as a key technical resource for document control and product data management, maintaining the central repository of item-level product information essential to Century’s ongoing operations. The Product Documentation Specialist is responsible for managing product specifications, revision history, technical files, test documentation, and other product-related records to ensure that authorized and accurate information is available across Century’s operating systems.

This is a cross-functional role that works closely with Quality, Product Development, Manufacturing, Operations, Purchasing, and other departments to ensure technical product information is properly documented, reviewed, approved, revised, communicated, and retained.

The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, mechanically inclined, comfortable working with technical information, and capable of maintaining disciplined document-control processes in a fast-paced environment.

• Maintain a centralized, controlled repository for product specifications, drawings, testing records, development documentation, technical files, and item-level product information.
• Ensure technical documents are current, accurate, appropriately authorized, and maintained in accordance with established document-control procedures.
• Maintain document revision history and ensure obsolete or superseded specifications are properly identified and controlled.
• Review documentation for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and required approvals prior to release.
• Maintain accurate records of document revisions, approvals, effective dates, and supporting documentation.
• Support the development and continued improvement of document-control standards and processes.

• Manage the Notice of Change process for product specifications and technical documentation.
• Receive and process authorized product revisions.
• Update applicable product specifications, documentation, files, and systems following approved changes.
• Maintain complete and accurate revision histories.
• Ensure product changes and authorized revisions are systematically communicated to appropriate departments and manufacturing partners as directed.
• Help verify that approved changes are reflected consistently across product documentation and internal systems.

• Generate and maintain New Product Specifications and Testing Groups.
• Maintain accurate item-level technical information within applicable Century systems.
• Review product specifications and technical records for discrepancies or missing information.
• Assist internal teams in locating and interpreting controlled product documentation.
• Ensure product files and folders contain current product specifications, supporting documentation, test results, and revision information.
• Support ERP product-data review, validation, and testing as required.

• Coordinate with the Quality Manager to ensure technical documentation supports:
  • Critical-to-quality requirements
  • Product inspection criteria
  • Product testing requirements
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Product safety requirements
  • Compliance standards
  • Manufacturing and supplier quality requirements
• Create, organize, maintain, and complete CE technical files and third-party certification documentation.
• Maintain supporting test reports and other…