What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Writer position at Careers Integrated Resources Inc?
Title: Technical Writer
Location: Houston TX - Hybrid
Contract: 2-3 Months (Possibility of Extension)
Job Summary
Responsible for creating and writing various types of user documentation, including how-to guides, references, manuals, cheat sheets, or instructions. An understanding of the solid waste industry and market, including commercial and industrial hazardous materials, is highly desirable. A background in technical business writing is also acceptable.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
Collaborate with SMEs to capture current workflows, identify gaps, and define optimized procedures
Create, update, and standardize process and procedure documents for business operations, including those specific to Oracle HCM.
Ensure technical verbiage is easy to understand for the layperson.
Gather information on subjects from libraries and the web.
Ensure fields flow in the correct sequence.
Write clear and concise policies and procedures.
Create tables of contents and cite sources.
Submit copies to managers for feedback.
Adjust copy as necessary and proofread for grammar and spelling.
Follow a document development life cycle.
Release the document following final approval.
Provide updates and different editions as necessary.
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
Education and Experience
Required: Bachelor s degree in professional writing, English, journalism, marketing, communications, or a related field and zero to two years of previous experience, or four to six years of previous experience in proposal writing, technical writing, copywriting, speech writing, editing, or a related field in lieu of a Bachelor s degree plus experience.
Preferred: Bachelor s degree in professional writing, English, journalism, marketing, communications, or a related field plus two to four years of related experience.
Other Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities Required
Excellent understanding of a Microsoft Office environment, including PowerPoint, Visio and Desktop Publishing.
Advanced knowledge of Oracle HCM processes
Ability to effectively demonstrate and/or document large mathematical formulas extracted from Excel, systems, or other documentation.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the workday.
Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely.
Required to be exposed to a physical environment that involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes, or similar elements rarely.
Normal setting for this job is an office setting.
Location: Houston TX - Hybrid
Contract: 2-3 Months (Possibility of Extension)
Job Summary
Responsible for creating and writing various types of user documentation, including how-to guides, references, manuals, cheat sheets, or instructions. An understanding of the solid waste industry and market, including commercial and industrial hazardous materials, is highly desirable. A background in technical business writing is also acceptable.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
Collaborate with SMEs to capture current workflows, identify gaps, and define optimized procedures
Create, update, and standardize process and procedure documents for business operations, including those specific to Oracle HCM.
Ensure technical verbiage is easy to understand for the layperson.
Gather information on subjects from libraries and the web.
Ensure fields flow in the correct sequence.
Write clear and concise policies and procedures.
Create tables of contents and cite sources.
Submit copies to managers for feedback.
Adjust copy as necessary and proofread for grammar and spelling.
Follow a document development life cycle.
Release the document following final approval.
Provide updates and different editions as necessary.
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
Education and Experience
Required: Bachelor s degree in professional writing, English, journalism, marketing, communications, or a related field and zero to two years of previous experience, or four to six years of previous experience in proposal writing, technical writing, copywriting, speech writing, editing, or a related field in lieu of a Bachelor s degree plus experience.
Preferred: Bachelor s degree in professional writing, English, journalism, marketing, communications, or a related field plus two to four years of related experience.
Other Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities Required
Excellent understanding of a Microsoft Office environment, including PowerPoint, Visio and Desktop Publishing.
Advanced knowledge of Oracle HCM processes
Ability to effectively demonstrate and/or document large mathematical formulas extracted from Excel, systems, or other documentation.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the workday.
Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely.
Required to be exposed to a physical environment that involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes, or similar elements rarely.
Normal setting for this job is an office setting.
