Technical Writer

Severn Trent Services, a $300 million international environmental services company, seeks a Technical Writer for their Torrance, California manufacturing facility. At Severn Trent Services, we realize that our employees are our most important assets, and credit our success to our employees' innovation and dedication. Therefore, we offer competitive financial packages that include health and lifestyle benefits, as well as paid holidays and vacations.


The Technical Writer is responsible for developing, writing, and editing materials for manuals and instruction booklets.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

TECH WRITING -Primary duties:
* Creates and implements company standard formats for all technical manuals, implements customer’s specific requirements to same
* Observes production, development, and experimental activities to determine operating procedures and details
* Studies drawings, part lists, specifications, mock-ups, and product samples to integrate and delineate technology, operating procedure, and production sequence and detail
* Reviews manufacturer’s product catalogs, drawings, and other data relative to operation, maintenance and service of equipment
* Organizes materials and completes writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, format, and terminology
* Selects and/or creates photographs, drawings, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material
* Updates and maintains “off-the-shelf” product manuals for products
* Creates the vendor literature sections of the manuals
* Creates all of the job CDs
* Creates layout of CD and hard copy publications
* Updates past manuals as required
* Maintains records and files of work and revisions
* Understands and adheres to all company health and safety procedures as they relate to essential job functions

PROGRAMMING/VBA/WEB - Secondary duties:
* Create company specific applications using MS Access and VBA code to interact with MS Word and MS Excel
* Create MS Excel macros to increase efficiencies
* Some internal help desk activities (most help desk issues are taken care of from out central office)
* Create and maintain internal web server
REQUIREMENTS
* Experience in an industrial/manufacturing company
* Must have experience writing industrial manuals
* Ability to read flow sheets and understand how unit operations function
* Focused on meeting deadlines
* Excellent technical knowledge with proficiency in MS Office applications
* Access, VBA programming and Web application development a plus
* BS degree in Communications, Marketing, or English or a related field and 3-5 years related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience