Technical Writer

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

Job summary

A leading organisation in North Yorkshire is seeking a Technical Writer to create essential technical documentation. You will join a supportive team, working on exciting projects while benefiting from a competitive salary of up to £40,000 and excellent employee retention. Candidates with military engineering backgrounds are favored. This hybrid role requires some travel to sites, approximately 5 days a month.

Qualifications

• Experience in the forces as an Aircraft Engineer or similar role is crucial.
• Ability to create detailed and clear technical documents.
• Must be SC Cleared or eligible for SC clearance.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Previous experience working in the forces (Army, Navy or Air Force) as an Aircraft Engineer, Aircraft Technician, Engineering Technician, REME Technician or similar

Experience creating or following clear, and concise documentation

SC Cleared (or eligible for it)

Previous experience as a Technical Writer

Job description

Overview

Technical Writer - North Yorkshire (Hybrid) - up to £40,000 + Benefits - Ref 1951

I am currently recruiting for a Technical Writer 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 Writer on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities

In this role as a Technical Writer, 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 or 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) as an Aircraft Engineer, Aircraft Technician, Engineering Technician, REME Technician or similar
• Previous experience creating or following clear, and concise documentation
• SC Cleared (or eligible for it)
• Any previous experience as a Technical Writer would be favourable, but isn\'t essential.

Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Technical Writer 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 employees 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).