Technical Author

AVD Appoint Ltd; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical documentation provider in North Yorkshire is seeking a Technical Author to create essential documentation for products, including user manuals and procedures. The role offers a salary of up to £40,000 plus benefits and the opportunity to work on exciting projects with a supportive team. Ideal candidates will have experience in the forces, excellent documentation skills, and SC clearance eligibility. This position promises professional growth in a company known for its excellent employee retention.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Technical Author is favorable but not essential.
• Experience creating clear and concise documentation.
• Previous experience working in the Army, Navy, or Air Force is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Create technical documentation to support products and systems.
• Develop user manuals, assembly instructions, and operating procedures.
• Collaborate with a team of Technical Authors and Illustrators.

Skills

Clear documentation creation

Experience in the forces

SC Clearance eligibility

Job description

Technical Author - North Yorkshire - up to £40,000 + Benefits - Ref 1951

I am currently recruiting for a Technical Author to work for a leading organisation based in North Yorkshire. Salary up to £40,000 + Benefits.

The organisation has been established for over 20 years and are experts within the domain they operate within. They get involved and specifically requested to support on some of the most exciting and interesting projects that the industry has to offer due to their unrivalled reputation within their field of specialism.

To deal with the current workload and in line with the business's expansion plans they have the need to appoint another Technical Author on a permanent basis.

In this role as a Technical Author, you will be responsible for creating and supplying all of the necessary technical documentation that's required to support products, equipment and systems. This will include where and when required; assembly instructions, user manuals, operating procedures and service and maintenance protocols. You will be working in a closely knit team of other Technical Authors and Illustrators and depending on the size of the projects, will either be allocated 1 large one of could be working on multiple smaller ones simultaneously. There will be travel with this role to sites as and when required, estimates suggest 5 days a month, but most can be travelled to there and back in a day.

Ideal Requirements

• Previous experience working in the forces (Army, Navy or Air Force)
• Previous experience creating clear, and concise documentation
• SC Cleared (or eligible for it)
• Any previous experience as a Technical Author would be favourable, but isn't essential.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a leader within the field whilst getting to see some of the most interesting projects on offer. The company look after their employees very well and as a result boast fantastic staff retention with many of their employee's having been there for over 10 years, some over 15 years.

This is an immediate requirement, so if you have the required skills and experience, please get in touch immediately with an up to date copy of your CV or contact Adam on (phone number removed)