Technical Documentation Specialist

MacGregor; Województwo pomorskie; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global maritime solutions provider is seeking a Technical Documentation Specialist in Gdansk, Poland. The role involves creating user-friendly manuals to support technical needs, collaborating with design teams, and updating documentation. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years of relevant experience, and fluency in English. This hybrid role requires onsite presence three days a week, offering a supportive international working culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in technical design or technical editing.
• Understanding of technical documentation and drawing standards.
• Ability to work under pressure without detailed instructions.

Responsibilities

• Creating manuals and their modules.
• Preparing content in cooperation with design department.
• Handling updates of new revisions of old manuals.

Skills

Problem solving skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Experience with technical documentation

Cost-aware mindset

Fluent in English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Technical Documentation or equivalent

Tools

Arbortext

FrameMaker

Job description

Overview

MacGregor is a global company that operates in 30 countries with 2000 employees. We provide sustainable cargo and load handling with a strong portfolio of products, services, and solutions to the maritime and offshore industries. Our solutions are found in over half of the world's merchant fleet. We believe MacGregor is a great place to work and we are looking for innovators with an international mindset to join our team and help us create lifetime value for our customers. MacGregor – Let's shape the future together.

Do you thrive on transforming complex technical information into clear, concise, and user-friendly content that empowers customers? MacGregor is looking to hire a Technical Documentation Specialist to join our team. The purpose of this role is to ensure manuals are created efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Creating manuals and their modules
• Preparing and developing the content of the manuals in cooperation with the new building design department
• Handling updates of new revisions of the old manuals
• Maintaining and developing manual software tools and procedures

Reporting directly to the Technical Documentation Manager. The position will be based in MacGregor’s office Gdansk, Poland. This position operates on a hybrid model, requiring an on-site presence of three days per week.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

The ideal candidate for this role can make decisions independently and work under pressure to meet deadlines without detailed instructions. You need to have good interpersonal and communication skills as well as an ability to work in an international business environment and a matrix organization.

Ideal Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Documentation field or other equivalent university degree
• Minimum 5 years of experience in technical design or technical editing
• Understanding of technical documentation and drawing standards
• Experience in using technical writer’s tools like Arbortext and FrameMaker
• Problem solving skills
• Customer service, cost-aware and marketing mindset
• Fluent in both written and spoken English

Why MacGregor?

Our people are behind every success. People create the technology and product lifecycle solutions that make us great, our people are the ones who innovate, and people drive our business forward. With us you will be part of an international collaborative working culture with challenges and opportunities to further develop yourself professionally. We enable sustainable global maritime operations by maximizing efficiency in cargo and load handling.

Values guide our work

• Integrity steers all our thinking, behaviour and the relationships with our customers and other stakeholders
• Quality is valued in our processes, products and services and helps to improve our customers’ performance and our own competences
• Safety is essential in everything we do

MacGregor is an equal opportunity employer. We recognise that diversity is key to our continued success, and strive to maintain a fair and equitable recruitment process for all applicants.

Additional Information

Do you have questions regarding the role? Please contact Pernilla Wingborg, Interim Technical Documentation Manager at [e-mail] or [phone].

Kindly note that we will only review CVs and applications submitted in English through our recruitment portal. Unfortunately we do not consider CVs sent per email.

If you are ready to step into an exciting new role where you can make a significant impact and contribute to the success of MacGregor, apply today!

www.macgregor.com