Technical Writer/Technical Communicator to SKF

The Communication Studio is SKF Group’s in-house agency for production of external and internal communication material. We are now looking for a highly skilled Technical writer/Technical Communicator. Join our team and get insights about the newest digital/technical solutions for industry and explain to our customers how to use it. Work close together with SKF’s development engineers and experts to get the right knowledge about our technical solutions. Create inspirational and easily accessible manuals, instructions and training material for users and customers.

Your work assignments
The Technical writer is producing text for user manuals, instructions and training material primarily and at start, relation to SKF’s initiative on “Internet of Things”, but other departments can come into scope. The Technical communicator is driving and creating technical material to match the business needs and/or customer requirements. As a Technical Writer you collaborate beyond organizational boundaries and your target is to communicate innovation.
Job responsibilities:

Work together with high skilled engineers and product developers to understand SKF developed next generation Condition Monitoring systems 
Embrace the technical information and create content for manuals
Work together with graphical designers to explain to users and customers in text, figures, diagrams, images and illustrations how to use the products and solutions 
Present the explanations in user manuals, online training courses, and other relevant channels

Teknisk skribent Technical Writer Technical communicator

Your background
University degree in technical communication, or matching work-life experience
You have at least had the first couple of jobs in writing technical material 
Travel is required to support project activities (estimation is 20-30 days a year)
Excellent skills in both written and oral English. Working skills in Swedish is a plus
Willing to work according to agile methodology (Scrum)
Experience from working in an international, larger company is an advantage

Your personal qualities
Ability to be self-motivated and structured, interested in getting details right
Be able to find information on your own, and find ways to get information when there is a deficiency 
Ability to take ownership of deliveries
Strive to find improvement possibilities. Have a positive mind-set about work and life.
Appreciate to explain how things work and interested in new technology
Socially competent person, who can interact with engineers and understand what they do
Good in keeping deadlines

We offer:An opportunity to work at a truly global company with high brand recognition in our industry. A job close to technology, based in a department with highly skilled communication and design colleagues.
The position holder will report to Communication Studio and should be located in Gothenburg.

About SKF
SKF works to reduce friction, make things run faster, longer, cleaner and more safely. Doing this in the most effective, productive and sustainable way has made the SKF Group a leading global supplier of products, solutions and services within  rolling bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication systems. Services include technical support, maintenance services, condition monitoring, asset efficiency optimization, engineering consultancy and training.
About Randstad: 
Randstad Professionals works with recruitment in the technology and IT segments. Our specialised recruiting consultants, with an engineering background and in-depth HR expertise, ensure the quality and precision of every part of the recruiting process. Randstad has more than 600,000 employees in more than 40 countries, making it the second largest recruiting and staffing company in the world. Randstad’s philosophy can be summarised with the words “good to know you”, which expresses our availability, our willingness to listen and our commitment to good collaboration at every stage.
How to apply:In this recruitment process, we are collaborating with Randstad Professionals, Recruitment Specialist Susanne Lindman at 072 9889429 or by e-mail susanne.lindman@randstad.se.Please submit your application and CV as soon as possible but no later than January 8 2017, to Randstad via the link below