Technical Writer

About the role

Sewer Equipment provides the highest quality and most innovative sewer cleaning products for the municipal and contractor market. We offer a variety of equipment including high-pressure, high-volume trailer and truck mounted sewer jetters, combination sewer cleaners, rodders, and easement machines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating all activities for development and accuracy of new or revised technical publications, including operator manuals, maintenance manuals, equipment specifications, repair parts lists and miscellaneous other instructional literature.
• Prepare creative designs, photos or related drawings or details; uses designs to develop specifications or estimates of materials needed for a project.
• Drafting duties required, involving new and revised prints using AutoCAD and 3-D AutoDesk Inventor
• May be responsible for sending out new product releases and ECN’s to fulfillment, purchasing and outside vendors
• Update and maintain existing documentation
• All other duties as assigned

Candidate Requirements

• Associates Degree or higher preferred
• 2+ years of in design/drafting or technical writing experience
• High level of mechanical aptitude
• Ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts clearly and logically
• Strong knowledge of the English language including rules and usage
• Strong research skills including gathering and analyzing data from multiple sources (subject matter experts, product managers)
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent project management skills with ability to balance multiple short and long-term projects
• 18 Years or older
• Eligible to work in the United States

Preferred

• Experience in desktop publishing, screen capture, graphics modification, and using common authoring tools such as Adobe Acrobat and MS Office
• Experience with the latest releases of AutoCAD and AutoDesk Inventor programs

Location & Commitments

• Permanent full-time role based in Dixon, IL
• Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Benefits

• Pay range of $48,000 - $60,000
• Health, Dental & Vision insurance available after 60 days of employment
• Company paid Life, Short & Long-Term Disability
• 401k with company match after one year of employment
• Paid time off and holidays