Ref: 2024/J103
About Orchid
Orchid Information Systems Ltd is technical documentation and computer based training company with offices in Royston, Hertfordshire.
The company has been writing and maintaining technical manuals for a variety of business sectors since 1997.
Requirement
Orchid are looking for an experienced Technical Author to assist our team by creating clear, concise, and user-friendly documentation for Industrial Automation, specifically for a rail and shelving system for an automated warehouse system.
We require an technical author who can produce documentation including operations, operating procedures, maintenance, installation and commissioning.
Requirements:
- Previous technical writing experience.
- Previous hands-on industry experience is desirable.
- Good commercial awareness.
- Microsoft Word.
- Microsoft Teams.
Key responsibilities may be to:
- Create, manage, and maintain high-quality technical documentation.
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to gather information and ensure accuracy.
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and user-friendly content.
- Develop and maintain templates and style guides to ensure consistency across all documentation.
- Review and update existing documentation to reflect product updates and improvements.
- Submit drafts and incorporate feedback to enhance documentation quality.
- Maintain technical documents for clients that have established and ongoing requirements.
- Hold Teams meetings or visiting a client’s site, as necessary, to review drafts and resolve queries.
Job Type
Contract. Fixed price package.
Location / Travel
Projects are managed and delivered from Orchid’s offices in Royston. Work packages can be completed remotely.
Application
Applicants must be British and currently live in the UK.
Applications open.
Please email your application, and CV, to candidates@orchidpeople.co.uk, quoting ‘2024/J103’. If you would like to discuss the work, please contact us.
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