Technical Writer

Glunz & Jensen s.r.o.

Place of work
Kosicka 50, Presov, District Prešov
Contract type
full-time
Start date
By agreement
Wage (gross)
By agreement

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

A Technical Writer is required for assistance to our Technical External Documentation department. Our new employee will be working in a small team at our location in Presov and be part of a dynamic and professional R&D team in Slovakia, Italy and Denmark.

Your main tasks will be …
• Preparation and maintenance of technical manuals, spare parts catalogues, operator-, and service instructions in English.
• Ensuring that operator- and service manuals/instructions comply with EU directives and other standards.
• Creating technical illustrations by means of graphics software 2D/3D.
• Creating and maintaining instruction videos and animations.
• Internal research for product information.
• Defining technical descriptions and spare parts in cooperation with colleagues from the R&D and Customer Support departments situated in Slovakia and Denmark.
• Requisition and maintenance of translations of user documentation.
• Assisting R&D in requisition and of translations of software strings.
• Updating of document databases.
• Maintaining the corporate website.

Employee perks, benefits

We can offer you …
• An interesting job in an informal, inspiring, and modern working environment.
• A thorough introduction to our products.
• A challenging and educational job – both professionally and personally.

Information about the selection process

We will emphasise applicants with skills in correct English writing and the interest in working with technical documentation.

For more information about the position or about Glunz & Jensen, please feel free to contact HR Manager Jaroslav Fabian on tel. +421 51 7563803 or by email to [email protected], or visit our website at www.glunz-jensen.com.

Send your application and C.V. in English on 15th December 2017 as the latest to [email protected].
Only selected candidates will be contacted.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

Secondary with school-leaving examination
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Language skills

English - Advanced (C1)

Personality requirements and skills

We imagine that you are …
• Experience and talent in correct English writing and speaking
• Technical background or very technical minded and experienced in working with technical documentation.
• Prepared for challenges and eager to learn.
• Energetic, responsible, proactive, creative, open-minded and extrovert.
• You are prepared for travel activities and preferably have a driver’s license.
• Experienced in working with tools like ..
• MadCap Flare, -Analyzer and –Lingo (or other CMS)
• Microsoft Office and Dynamics AX
• Basic use of CAD (export of files) (e.g. Pro-E or Creo)
• 3D tools like e.g. Catia Composer or Creo Illustrator
• Basic understanding and experience in working with XML and HTML
• 2D tools like CorelDraw, Corel Photo-Paint (or Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop)

You have a technical background and experience in creating technical documentation like service and user manuals, spare parts catalogues, 3D presentations/animations, photo/video shooting/editing for use in manuals, brochures and websites.

You are a person who can cope with many different types of tasks, enjoys working in teams as well as on your own, is capable of working across borders in an international organization, and have years of experience in writing as well as speaking English at expert level.

You have an open-minded, extrovert and proactive personality and you are not afraid of confronting your very busy colleagues in the R&D department in-house and abroad if you have technical questions or other issues you need to solve. You are willing to travel when the job calls for it, which might be often when a project is close to release.

You have a natural flair of adapting to new tools and working methods. You are experienced in working with publication layout as well as 2D/3D illustrations/animations. You understand basic XML, HTML and CMS and the need of structuring content for reuse, translations, easy maintenance and cost reduction.

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Brief description of the company

Glunz & Jensen is the world’s leading supplier of innovative solutions for the global prepress industry. Our main product areas are processors for the offset and flexo printing industry, iCtP plate setters and automation equipment. We also provide exposure units, dryers, light finishers, mounting tables, conveyor equipment, stackers and software for monitoring and controlling complete prepress processes.

The recognised leader in prepress technology for almost 40 years,
We have long-standing relationships with prominent OEM customers, including Agfa, Asahi, DuPont, Flint, Fujifilm, Heidelberg, Kodak and MacDermid.

We also market our product solutions and services through an extensive worldwide network of distributors and dealers.

Based in Denmark, Glunz & Jensen has approximately 120 employees and subsidiaries and production facilities in Denmark, Slovakia, England and USA.

Number of employees

100-149 employees
ID: 541907  Dátum zverejnenia: 14.11.2017  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto) a ďalšie odmeny: By agreement