Technical Writer

Technical Writer

Location: Portsmouth

Hours: 37.5 hours a week. Monday to Friday

Salary: £30000 to £35000 per annum

Acorn by Synergie is currently seeking an experienced Technical Writer, required by their client, a leading global manufacturing and engineering company. This role offers full-time work on a temporary basis.

This is an excellent opportunity to work for a forward-thinking company at the forefront of exciting discoveries! They encourage all voices to be heard and embrace different ideas, perspectives, and experiences.

This position is part of the Global Service Readiness Engineering Team located in Portsmouth, UK, and will be On-site. Hybrid or remote working cannot be considered for this position.

The Technical Writer Service Engineering role supports all aspects of internal documentation for New Product Development (NPD) and Lifecycle Management projects for new and legacy products. The Technical Writer will be a critical team member working cross-functionally to support the Global Service Readiness Engineer. This role will significantly impact improvement initiatives, documentation standardization, and quality compliance. The Technical Writer is responsible for monitoring and reporting the status of documents to identify risks, transferring and creating technical content designed and delivered by the Global Service Readiness Engineers into standard formats using a Component Management System (CCMS), monitoring the Review and Approval of the documents, and then publishing them for release to the central repository processes for end use at the Customer's site. This role will significantly impact internal improvement initiatives.

What are we looking for?

• Degree in Engineering, Life Science or Language processing or 2 years relevant work experience.
• Familiarity with ISO/cGMP/GDP and quality systems related to design control, product release requirements, and audits.
• Experience working in project team meetings, meeting deadlines and deliverables.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to present ideas clearly and concisely.
• Excellent understanding and communication of the English language.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.

Main responsibilities:

• Finalize service-related documents with content provided by the Service Readiness Engineers.
• Ensure content quality, technical accuracy, and compliance with regulatory requirements (ISO, cGMP, GDP, EHS, etc.).
• Standardize documentation to improve readability and support our global Field Service needs.
• Collaborate and support Global Service Readiness Engineers in the lifecycle management of documents.
• Track and monitor the lifecycle of document releases and updates in our platforms.

Having prior experience in the following areas would be advantageous:

• Customer-oriented attitude with effective communication skills.
• Self-motivated, ambitious with the ability to work independently and learn quickly.
• Experience with PDM systems (Magic).

What else do I need to know?

• Temporary
• 34 days holiday (after 12 weeks) includes Bank Holidays
• You'll be working within a secure and safe environment.
• Free parking
• Excellent subsidised onsite canteen
• Excellent package for both temporary and permanent staff

If you want to know more, contact Stuart who is based on site.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.