Associate Technical Writer — Manuals & Training, Onsite Rialto

Winpak Ltd.; Rialto (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Winpak Lane in Rialto, California, seeks an Associate Technical Writer to transform complex machine and process information into clear manuals, work instructions, service guides, and digital training content for employees and customers. This role collaborates with Engineering, Manufacturing, Field Service, and Quality to ensure accurate, user-friendly documentation.

Responsibilities include creating and updating manuals as designs evolve, ensuring European conformity formatting, developing SOPs,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical communication, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ year of technical writing experience.
• Ability to translate technical information for audiences with different levels of expertise.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and interpret technical and regulatory documentation.
• Experience with document revision and change-control processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Adobe applications.
• Ability to occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds and work in office and manufacturing environments, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Create and update machine operation and maintenance manuals as equipment designs evolve.
• Develop technical documentation that meets applicable European conformity formatting and content requirements.
• Create standard operating procedures, test procedures, service bulletins, troubleshooting guides, and training materials.
• Develop assembly work instructions and audio/video learning content for Operations and Quality systems.
• Interpret engineering drawings, technical data, regulatory information, and input from technical subject-matexperts.
• Manage document revisions, change-control activities, and language-translation coordination.
• Participate in design reviews and concurrent product-development activities with internal and external customers.
• Evaluate new documentation formats, including embedded-machine, web-based, and video content, to improve the customer experience.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation translation

Drawing interpretation

Change-control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Adobe tools

Job description

Winpak Lane in Rialto, California, seeks an Associate Technical Writer to transform complex machine and process information into clear manuals, work instructions, service guides, and digital training content for employees and customers. This role collaborates with Engineering, Manufacturing, Field Service, and Quality to ensure accurate, user-friendly documentation.

Responsibilities include creating and updating manuals as designs evolve, ensuring European conformity formatting, developing SOPs,