Technical Writer
Posted 1 week ago by Joloda Hydraroll
£40,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Technical Author at Joloda Hydraroll involves producing clear and accessible technical documentation to support innovative engineering solutions used globally. The position requires collaboration with engineers and designers to create operation manuals, compliance documents, and system documentation. The successful candidate will manage multiple projects while ensuring adherence to brand standards and industry best practices. This role is ideal for individuals with a background in engineering or technical writing who are looking to contribute to a dynamic and supportive team culture.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce clear, accurate, and accessible technical documentation across the product range.
- Write operation manuals, system documentation, and compliance documents.
- Update existing materials to reflect product evolution.
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, and compliance experts to translate technical input into high-quality documents.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring alignment with brand standards and ISO9001/14001 requirements.
- Shape how global clients and partners engage with equipment and services.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in an engineering, manufacturing, or technical environment.
- Ability to translate complex engineering concepts into user-friendly documentation.
- Experience with Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite for reporting and documentation control.
- Some experience with CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD) is beneficial.
- Commitment to quality, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Excellent written and presentation skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration.
- High level of self-motivation and organizational ability.
- Experience as a Technical Author or Writer is desirable but not essential.
Salary (Rate): £40,000.00/year
City: Liverpool
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We’re expanding our team to support continued growth and exciting international projects - join us as our new Technical Author. You’ll enjoy flexible working, a dynamic and supportive culture, and the chance to shape documentation that supports global innovation. Joloda Hydraroll designs and installs smart loading systems that help the world’s biggest brands move goods more efficiently. From Liverpool to Los Angeles, our engineering solutions are used across six continents - making manual loading faster, safer and smarter. We’re now looking for a Technical Author to make our documentation as exceptional as our technology. You could currently be a Design Engineer, Software Engineer, Project Engineer looking for a change.
What You’ll Be Doing
As Technical Author, you’ll produce clear, accurate and accessible technical documentation across our product range. This includes writing operation manuals, system documentation and compliance documents (including CE Marking), and updating existing materials to reflect product evolution. You’ll collaborate with engineers, designers and compliance experts to translate technical input into high-quality documents. You’ll take the lead on managing multiple projects simultaneously and ensure everything you produce aligns with brand standards, ISO9001/14001 requirements, and industry best practice. You’ll be critical in shaping how our global clients and partners engage with our equipment and services.
What You’ll Bring
Proven experience working within an engineering, manufacturing, or technical environment ideally within a design, software or project capacity. Ability to translate complex engineering concepts into clear, accurate, and user-friendly documentation for technical and non-technical audiences. Some experience in the use of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for reporting, documentation control, and presentations. Some experience in the use of CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, SolidWorks Composer, AutoCAD) and other engineering tools is beneficial. Commitment to quality, accuracy, and attention to detail in all aspects of work. Excellent, clear and confident written skills, presentation skills and report writing Commitment to ensure that all service promises are delivered to agreed standards and in a timely manner Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, design teams, production, quality, and external stakeholders. xlqdzyr High level of self-motivation, organisational ability and drive to meet deadlines Experience working as a Technical Author or Writer is desirable but not essential.
Why you’ll want to join us
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm (37.5 hrs/week) Competitive salary up to £40,000 DOE. 24 days holiday + bank holidays Company pension scheme Work with international customers and world-leading loading solutions Professional development in a growing, supportive engineering business Company-wide sustainability and innovation initiatives An open, inclusive and forward-thinking team culture If you're looking to join a global engineering company where documentation matters as much as design, and where your ideas and precision will shape the future of logistics tech, we’d love to hear from you.