Technical Writer- Manufacturing Engineering (1 Month Contract)
Job Description
Technical Writer- Manufacturing Engineering (1 Month Contract)
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: Oakville, Ontario HQ
Reporting To: Said Ehrlich
Compensation: $25.00 - $33.00 / hour
Description
About You:
What You’ll Do:
- Collaborating closely with the technical staff who are designing equipment or processes, draft and update engineering and manufacturing documents, including equipment specifications, work instructions, test procedures, and related support files.
- Support a short-term equipment specification effort for approximately one month, helping engineering teams produce complete and accurate documentation.
- Quickly understand templates, source materials, and the engineering intent of the part being documented to build clean, usable first drafts.
- Identify missing information, inconsistencies, and gaps in technical documentation and resolve them with engineering stakeholders.
- Collaborate with manufacturing engineers, quality, and other technical teams to capture requirements and finalize documents.
- Edit for clarity, consistency, formatting, grammar, and completeness to ensure documents meet internal standards.
- Organize and maintain controlled documents in accordance with quality system and document control requirements.
- Help improve documentation workflows, templates, and standards to make future authoring more efficient.
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical Writing, Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience writing or editing technical documents in a manufacturing, engineering, biotech, or medical device environment.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to quickly understand technical intent.
- Excellent written communication skills and a strong grasp of grammar, structure, and formatting.
- Ability to identify missing details, inconsistencies, or process gaps in documentation.
- Comfortable working with engineers and translating technical input into clear written materials.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and other standard business tools.
- Strong organization and the ability to manage multiple documents or requests at once.
- Experience drafting equipment specifications, work instructions, or test methods.
- Familiarity with document control systems or quality management systems.
- Background as a manufacturing engineer with strong technical writing ability.
- Experience in regulated industries such as medical devices, diagnostics, or biotechnology.
- Comfort working from templates and building polished documents quickly.
- An appreciation for puns and a strong eye for detail.
Why Join Us?
- Help create the clear, accurate documentation that supports our engineering and manufacturing teams.
- You’ll work closely with smart, collaborative people in a fast-moving environment where strong writing and precision make a real impact.
- This role is a great opportunity to apply your technical writing skills to meaningful work while helping keep our systems organized, compliant, and ready to scale.