around the globe. We have 12,000 employees worldwide, with over 3,000 in Customer-facing sales and service roles. Founded as Innovative Medical Technologies in Ohio in 1985, the company was renamed STERIS in 1987. Many of the businesses that have been acquired and integrated into STERIS have much longer operating histories, notably the American Sterilizer Company founded in 1894.
The STERIS Vision is inspired by our Customers' efforts to create a healthier and safer world, and guided by our legacy of leadership and innovation; we strive to be a Great Company. To STERIS, this means we will make a difference by providing world-class product and service solutions for our Customers, safe
and rewarding work for our People, and superior returns for our Shareholders. Position Summary The Technical Writer is responsible for creating and revising technical documents that support the production and marketing of capital, service and consumable products.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, researching, writing and editing technical documentation, utilizing structured authoring tools as well as desktop publishing and graphics software and hardware. This position is located in Mentor, Ohio with opportunity for a hybrid work schedule. Duties Create and edit technical document content for capital equipment and consumable products including, but not limited to, capital
equipment technical data, uncrating instructions, installation instructions, operator manuals, maintenance manuals, and consumable technical literature.
Work within the PLM system to create content and effect changes as needed for content. Assist in coordinating the changes among the price books to ensure consistency. Responsible for collecting information for the monthly sales and marketing electronic mailing, creating appropriate publication announcements, submitting documents to the document warehouse database, and releasing the information packet during the first week of each month. Monthly mail may include, but not limited to, publication announcements, price book updates, tech datas, and consumable technical literature.
Work with product and service engineers to implement engineering changes which affect product documentation. Manage change requests within Product Lifetime Management (PLM) system as needed. Under the direction of a Sr. Technical Writer or Team Leader, create, develop and produce new product documentation. Proofread documents for readability, grammar accuracy, consistency with corporate standards and completeness. Obtain formal approvals for documents as required using proper corporate and group procedures. Coordinate translations of new product documentation as directed by team lead or manager.
Responsible for self-direction in scheduling workload and prioritizing tasks. Maintain status of each project or task daily. Perform other duties as assigned by designated personnel. Required Experience Bachelor’s Degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, or a technical field with strong secondary emphasis on language skills or equivalent experience required. Degree in Technical Writing highly desirable. Experience may be accepted in lieu of degree. Minimum 2 years experience; One (1) year experience in industrial graphics and print production and/or one (1) year experience in writing technical documents strongly desired.
Demonstrated experience with structured authoring and Extensible Markup Language (XML) or desktop publishing hardware and software required. Image creation and editing tools (e. g. Photo Shop, Creo, etc. ) strongly desired. Familiarity with Product Lifetime Managements (PLM) systems desired. Demonstrated ability to work well with others and to take initiative in advancing projects towards completion. #LI-MM1Preferred Experience Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts to various audiences in clear, concise language.
Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills necessary. Ability to read and absorb complex details quickly, work effectively against deadline pressures and handle a number of projects simultaneously. Excellent organizational skills required.
