Team Lead - Technical Documentation

Mold Masters; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Mold Masters is seeking a Team Lead - Technical Documentation to guide a team of writers in creating and maintaining high-quality customer and engineering documentation. The role collaborates with global engineering and project teams to ensure adherence to standards and schedules.

The ideal candidate has 6–10 years in technical documentation, with at least 2 years in leadership, and strong English communication. The position emphasizes process improvements and cross-functional coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering/technical communication field.
• 6–10 years of experience in technical documentation.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading or mentoring a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of technical writers and documentation specialists.
• Plan, assign, and monitor documentation activities to ensure on-time delivery.
• Review and approve technical documents for accuracy, consistency, and quality.
• Coordinate with engineering, project management, manufacturing, service, and product experts.
• Drive continuous improvement in documentation processes, templates, tools, and workflows.
• Support resource planning, workload balancing, and project prioritization.
• Track team performance, quality metrics, and project status, and report to management.
• Support training, onboarding, and professional development of team members.
• Participate in documentation tool evaluations and content management initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

English communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Technical Communication, or related discipline

Tools

XML/DITA

CMS/CCMS

TIM

Paligo

ST4

MadCap Flare

Job description

Position Summary

The Team Lead - Technical Documentation is responsible for leading a team of technical writers and documentation specialists in the creation, maintenance, and delivery of high-quality customer and engineering documentation. The role ensures adherence to documentation standards, project schedules, quality requirements, and continuous process improvements while collaborating with global engineering and project teams.

Work You ll Do

• Lead and mentor a team of technical writers and documentation specialists.
• Plan, assign, and monitor documentation activities to ensure on-time delivery of project documentation.
• Review and approve technical documents for accuracy, consistency, quality, and compliance with company standards.
• Coordinate with engineering, project management, manufacturing, service, and product experts to gather and validate technical information.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in documentation processes, templates, tools, and workflows.
• Support resource planning, workload balancing, and project prioritization.
• Track team performance, quality metrics, and project status, and provide regular updates to management.
• Support training, onboarding, and professional development of team members.
• Participate in documentation tool evaluations, content management initiatives, and digital transformation projects.
• Ensure compliance with documentation standards, customer requirements, and internal quality processes.

Team

Technical Documentation

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Technical Communication, or a related discipline.
• 6-10 years of experience in technical documentation
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading or mentoring a team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of technical documentation principles and structured authoring concepts.
• Experience creating operation manuals, maintenance manuals, spare parts catalogs, installation guides, and customer documentation.
• Knowledge of XML/DITA-based authoring environments and Content Management Systems (CMS/CCMS).
• Experience with documentation tools such as TIM, Paligo, ST4, MadCap Flare, Adobe Experience Manager Guides, or similar platforms.
• Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to review technical content for accuracy, consistency, and compliance with documentation standards.
• Experience working with global engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted documentation, content reuse, and digital documentation solutions is an added advantage.
• Exposure to process improvement initiatives and documentation quality management.

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