This document describes a technical author job posting from Clements Technical Recruitment. The role involves preparing and updating maintenance manuals for clients in industries like rail and power generation. Key responsibilities include gathering information from maintenance sites, communicating with engineers and customers, and editing content from other authors. The successful candidate will have a relevant engineering qualification, skills in HTML and VBA, and experience creating maintenance manuals. The salary is up to £31,000 depending on experience.

1. Technical Author Job Ref 1304-7
Technical Author Job commutable from Ashby De La Zouch, Birmingham, Burton upon Trent,
Coventry, Cannock, Dudley, Derby, Erdington, Kidderminster, Lichfield, Stourbridge, Shrewsbury,
Stafford, Stoke On Trent, Tamworth, Telford, Wolverhampton, Walsall, and West Bromwich.
Salary to £31,000 depending on experience, Flexible start and finish times, 37 hour week.
We have been asked to find an experienced Technical Author with a background in the creation of
Maintenance Manuals
To be suitable for this role you will need
• A relevant Engineering qualification to HNC level or above
• The ability to Author documents in HTML
• The ability to write VBA Macros
• To be an advanced user of MS Word
• Good communication skills to compile Technical Manuals
• Good IT skills.
The Technical Author Vacancy will require you to
• Prepare and update maintenance manuals
• Gather information from shop floor operations at maintenance sites, travelling where
required.
• Communicate with engineers & customers regarding document specification & content.
• Edit content produced by other authors within the team.
• Review modifications and supplier documentation for impact on maintenance instructions.
• Support the Maintenance Development Engineers in developing new
• Develop interfaces for document distribution and retrieval

2. If this role is right for the next stage of your career development then email your CV for an initial
discussion
The Technical Author Job was posted by Clements Technical Recruitment (Clemtech) and is
commutable from Ashby De La Zouch, Birmingham, Burton upon Trent, Coventry, Cannock, Dudley,
Derby, Erdington, Kidderminster, Lichfield, Stourbridge, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Stoke On Trent,
Tamworth, Telford, Wolverhampton, Walsall, and West Bromwich.
Clemtech are a Technical Recruitment Agency specialising in placing engineering, technical and office
support staff in both contract and permanent vacancies in the Rail and Power Generation sector.
From our Head Office we deliver comprehensive recruitment solutions across the UK, Europe and
Overseas providing our clients and candidates alike with unparalleled service, support and
opportunities.
Application for this position and subsequent acceptance to attend an interview for the Technical
Author vacancies will be evident of your willingness to work in the Role
This job vacancy is only open to candidates with the right to work in the U.K.
Clements Technical Recruitment Ltd t/a Clemtech 7 Falcon Court Parklands Business Park Forest
Road Denmead Hampshire PO7 6BZ www.Clemtech.Co.UK Tel 0845 223 5303