Technical Writer

Miller’s Recruitment; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical services provider in Brighton is seeking a Technical Writer to enhance their documentation. The role involves collaborating with various teams to produce clear and concise technical documents, ideally suited for a candidate with experience in electromechanical systems and strong communication skills. This position offers opportunities for career development and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

City & Guilds accredited training

Job Specific Uniform & tooling

Company wide fun days

Company Pension

Incremental holiday allowance

Regular staff treats

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with electromechanical systems.
• Ability to write technical content for diverse audiences.
• Organised and dependable with a strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Proficient in using Microsoft 365 for document preparation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to gather insights for user-friendly content.
• Write and edit clear SOPs and guides.
• Simplify complex ideas for both technical and non-technical readers.
• Format documents for ease of use.
• Stay updated with industry trends and documentation practices.

Skills

Technical writing

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Experience with electromechanical systems

Microsoft 365 tools

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a Technical Writer to join our forward-thinking Research & Development team as we grow our library of technical Standard Operating Procedures.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys turning practical, hands-on knowledge into easy-to-follow guides. If you’re organised, detail-focused, and confident communicating clearly, we’d love to hear from you.

You’ll have the freedom to manage your own workload and will play a key role in helping us improve the quality and clarity of product-related information — all while supporting our wider business goals.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with different teams to gather insights and turn them into user-friendly technical content.
• Writing and editing clear, concise documents such as SOPs, guides and technical instructions.
• Breaking down complex ideas into content that suits both technical and non-technical readers.
• Formatting and presenting documents so they’re easy to read and use.
• Keeping up to date with changes in equipment, industry trends and good documentation practices.

Qualifications

• Has hands-on experience with electromechanical systems — or has worked with equipment like bakery or catering machines.
• Understands how to write technical content for a wide range of users.
• Is organised, dependable, and has a strong eye for detail.
• Communicates well and writes with clarity.
• Feels confident using Microsoft 365 tools to write, format, and edit documents.

This is a rewarding role for someone who enjoys making a difference — ensuring that the right information is always easy to find and simple to understand. If you’re someone with real-world technical experience and a knack for clear communication, you’ll fit right in.

Company Information

Who are we?
Miller’s Vanguard are proud to have been supporting all the UK’s Supermarket chains for over 40 years, in brief, we are the people in the background ensuring that supermarkets keep the Nation fed! Maintaining a wide and varied range of assets from food production equipment through to loading bay lifts.

Our service are as follows: –

• Nationwide reactive maintenance
• Hygienic Deep cleaning & Planned maintenance services
• Refurbishment, logistics and installation of equipment

We do all of this with the firm foundations of being owned by the global Ali Group, whose turnover is in excess of £4 billion p.a.

Our people
Despite being a large operation here at Miller’s Vanguard we still firmly believe in running the business like we have done for the last 40 years, by valuing our biggest asset we have YOU…the employee.

Our team of over 500 employees have the advantage of working in state-of-the-art working environments:

• New (2021) Technical response centre
• Award Winning research, Innovation, and recycling facility
• Industry leading Mercedes Benz fleet

We believe in providing you with the very best environment and tools to do the job.

Career Development

Career Development
Training is also a huge part of our culture here at Miller’s Vanguard and our City and Guilds accredited training centre is where we coach and develop our employees regardless of your position or your length of service, we want to make sure that our staff can progress and keep pace with ever changing equipment technologies.

Why Join Us

• Training in our City & Guilds accredited academy
• Job Specific Uniform & tooling for all roles
• Company wide fun days and charity events
• Company Pension
• Incremental holiday allowance (up to 32 days per year)
• Regular staff ‘treats’ for employees and their families