Technical Writer

Fortem People Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specification technology firm in Greater London seeks a Specifications Technologist to produce detailed product specifications and documentation. You will collaborate with design, engineering, and compliance teams to ensure accurate documents supporting global manufacturing. The position includes hybrid working, flexible hours, and a supportive environment for growth. Competitive benefits include a pension plan, health cash plan, and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Pension (5% company match)

Death in Service

4 basic salary

Health Cash Plan

Early finish on the last Friday of the month

Enhanced leave policies

25 days holiday (rising to 28 with service)

Your birthday off

Qualifications

• Proven experience producing technical product documentation like specs and manuals.
• Familiarity with graphical illustration and technical drawings.
• Experience collaborating with design teams and manufacturers.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage detailed specification documents for products.
• Produce instruction manuals and compliance labels.
• Work with compliance to ensure documentation meets safety standards.
• Partner with teams to gather and translate technical information.

Skills

Technical product documentation

2D technical drawing

Graphic illustration

Collaboration with design teams

Understanding of compliance terminology

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Job Description

Are you a methodical technical writer who loves turning ideas into crystal-clear documentation? Do you enjoy collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and global manufacturing teams to bring high-quality products to life?

Were looking for a Specifications Technologist to join a long-established, highly experienced design team playing a vital role in transforming product concepts into the specification packs that keep production moving across our international factory network.

This is a hands-on, detail-driven role where your documentation becomes the blueprint for global manufacturing. Without your specs, production cant begin so your work will truly shape the success and safety of every product we launch.

As our Specifications Technologist, youll own the creation of all product specification materials, ensuring every detail from materials and construction to compliance and labelling is accurate, accessible, and ready for our factories (primarily in China) to action.

Duties Include

Documentation & Specifications

Create, update, and manage detailed specification documents in Adobe Creative Suite, covering product appearance, materials, packaging, and compliance labelling.

Produce instruction manuals, product labels, and servicing guides that meet international safety standards.

Generate illustrations and photography for manuals and technical reports.

Develop spare parts and after-sales documentation.

Compliance & Quality Support

Work closely with the Product Compliance Manager to ensure all documentation meets global safety and regulatory requirements across multiple markets.

Support the Quality Manager with inspections, quality control paperwork, and Bills of Materials for environmental reporting.

Contribute to our evolving designer-focused product compliance guide.

Document Control & Change Management

Maintain and refine documentation standards and control processes across the design, compliance, and quality functions.

Manage the flow and traceability of technical documents between UK teams and overseas factories.

Keep our technical change control systems accurate, organised, and always up to date.

Cross-Team Collaboration

Partner closely with hardware and fabric designers, engineers, and QA teams to gather information and translate it into clear, usable documents.

Provide timely responses to internal and external requests for specifications.

Support project timelines by ensuring documentation is delivered accurately and on schedule.

Experience Needed

Proven experience producing technical product documentation (spec sheets, manuals, labels).

Familiarity with 2D technical drawing and graphical illustration.

Experience working with design teams and communicating product requirements to manufacturers.

Exposure to global supply chains, ideally with Far Eastern suppliers.

Understanding of safety, compliance, hardware, and fabric terminology.

A detail-oriented, process-driven mindset with the confidence to champion best practice.

Why youll love working with us

Youll be part of a knowledgeable, tight-knit team with exceptional industry experience offering a supportive environment where you can grow as we implement new processes and evolve our product development operations.

Benefits

• Pension (salary sacrifice) with 5% company match
• Death in Service
• 4 basic salary
• Health Cash Plan (medical refunds, discounts, EAP & virtual GP)
• Early finish on the last Friday of every month
• Enhanced maternity, paternity & grandparents leave
• 25 days holiday (rising to 28 with service)
• Your birthday off every year

Flexible hours

start between 8 : 009 : 30am, finish between 4 : 306pm

Mostly on-site with one hybrid day per week