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Pertemps Telford
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Telford, Shropshire TF4 2BN, England
£30,000 per annum
Full Time
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Pertemps are currently recruiting for a Technical Author/CE Engineer on behalf of our client based in Telford, Shropshire.
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:30am 17:15pm & Fri 8:30am 16:15pm | Office based
Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 per annum DOE.
Duties include but not limited to:
The technical writer develops and maintains technical documentation within the engineering team. Current authoring tooling consists of Microsoft Office applications and SolidWorks and Autodesk for illustrations.
Provide document time estimations for scheduling and budgeting purposes
Conduct necessary research, including reading source material and meeting with other associated members of the team as necessary
Write/review/edit the documentation, according to published department standards and procedures
Track requirements and coordinate the delivery of technical documentation
Write product descriptions, theory of operations, and other technical manuals and documentation
Develop documentation related department standards and procedures
Coordinate/arrange with graphic designers or other graphic resources to create more complicated illustrations
Submit drafts to management and peers; incorporate review comments into documents
Provide periodic status reports to Engineering Lead
Work with engineering team during new product development and production phases; author all associated new information for the manuals from scratch with moderate supervision and re-use existing information
Read and interpret engineering information, drawings and 3D CAD
Additional duties within capability
The successful Candidate will have:
Familiarity with engineering standards, ISO standards and CE standards
Minimum of 3 years experience in creating maintenance, operations, troubleshooting and setup/tear down procedures without source data
Experience with technical documentation development and editing of large-scale systems for both commercial and other customers
Experience in technical writing and editing in engineering topics
Engineering background desirable
Experience with mechanical and mechatronic systems
Excellent command of technical English (especially writing), with other languages being advantageous but not essential
Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the company and subcontractor organisations
Multi-tasking skills and flexibility are essential
Able to give and receive constructive feedback
Well-developed Microsoft Office Word skills essential
Familiarity with CAD software such as SolidWorks would be advantageous
The ability to perform in an ISO-9001 rated company in a rapidly changing and demanding atmosphere
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Technical Writing, or communications with experience in technical writing; a technical secondary education (apprenticeship) with 8 years experience may substitute for education requirement
Personal Qualities:
Reliable
Drive and enthusiasm
Ability to work both independently as well as in a close-knit team
Enthusiastic and committed
Ability to work in a challenging environment, under pressure and to time scales
Meticulous attention to detail
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