Volution Ventilation UK
Technical Author (HVAC)
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Volution Ventilation UK, a prominent supplier of ventilation products, is dedicated to improving air quality and energy efficiency across various markets including the UK, Nordics, Central Europe, and Australasia. Our mission is to enhance customer experiences through innovative ventilation design and solutions.
Location: Crawley
Hours of work:
- Monday to Thursday 8.45am – 4.55pm
- Friday 8.45am – 4.25pm
Package:
- Salary dependent on experience
- Technical Bonus
- Annual leave 25 days plus bank holidays
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- EAP
The Role:
Reporting to the Technical Manager – Mechanical Engineering, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining User, Installation and Servicing Product Manuals, including compiling and writing technical content, generating supporting images, and updating existing documentation as required.
Working closely with Engineering, Approvals, Product Management, Technical Support, and Service/Maintenance teams, you will establish documentation requirements and ensure manuals are accurate, clear, and fit for purpose.
The role will also provide support on associated engineering and project activities as required.
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Key responsibilities:
- Compile, write, and produce user, installation, and servicing manuals for new and existing products.
- Translate complex product information into clear, accurate, and user-friendly technical content.
- Tailor manual content and presentation to suit users, installers, and service engineers.
- Liaise with Engineering, Product Management, Approvals, Technical Support, and Service teams to establish documentation requirements.
- Collate and verify technical information, illustrations, fitting instructions, and wiring details.
- Create and manage technical illustrations and other visual content required within product manuals.
- Maintain existing manuals to reflect product changes, regulatory updates, and formatting improvements.
- Control manual revisions and document filing through the Engineering Change process.
- Coordinate translated manuals for Group markets, including managing external translation suppliers and purchase orders.
- Plan and deliver documentation activities in support of new product-development timescales.
Essential skills and experience:
- Experience producing user, installation, and servicing manuals for technical products, ideally within HVAC or a comparable industry.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical information clearly for different audiences.
- Strong understanding of technical illustrations, fitting instructions, and electrical wiring diagrams.
- Proficiency with technical publishing or design software such as Adobe InDesign.
- Competence with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Experience working with document control, drawing-management, or engineering data-management systems.
- Familiarity with CE/UKCA approvals and relevant product, installation, or regulatory standards, desirable but not essential.
- Strong workload-management and organizational skills, with excellent accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
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Equal opportunities: All current employees and potential employees are provided equal employment opportunities by Volution Group Plc.
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