Technical Writer

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Adelaide, South Australia Paxus Full time

Paxus Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Technical Writer

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Technical Writer
Location: Prominent Hill, SA (site-based)
Contract: 6 months (with strong extension potential)
Roster: 5/2 or 4/3 (TBC) | 50-60 hrs/week

About the Role:
We're seeking a skilled Technical Writer to join a site-based team supporting operations at Prominent Hill. You'll be responsible for documentation management, technical writing, and process improvement in a mining/heavy industry environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver documentation tasks on schedule with strong prioritisation

Collaborate across departments to resolve issues effectively

Support training compliance and LMS timelines

Work closely with Engineers and Production/Maintenance teams

Ensure compliance with change management and documentation processes

What We're Looking For:

Proven experience as a Technical Writer in mining or heavy industry

Skilled in Documentum or similar systems (highly regarded)

Strong in MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio)

Detail-oriented, comfortable with repetitive tasks

Experience with controlled documents and team support

Ready to Apply?
Join a high-performing team in a dynamic site-based environment. If you're detail-focused and thrive on documentation and process, we'd love to hear from you.

Technical Writer
Location: Prominent Hill, SA (site-based)
Contract: 6 months (with strong extension potential)
Roster: 5/2 or 4/3 (TBC) | 50-60 hrs/week

About the Role:
We're seeking a skilled Technical Writer to join a site-based team supporting operations at Prominent Hill. You'll be responsible for documentation management, technical writing, and process improvement in a mining/heavy industry environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver documentation tasks on schedule with strong prioritisation

  • Collaborate across departments to resolve issues effectively

  • Drive continuous improvement in work practices

  • Support training compliance and LMS timelines

  • Work closely with Engineers and Production/Maintenance teams

  • Ensure compliance with change management and documentation processes

What We're Looking For:

  • Proven experience as a Technical Writer in mining or heavy industry

  • Skilled in Documentum or similar systems (highly regarded)

  • Strong in MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio)

  • Detail-oriented, comfortable with repetitive tasks

  • Experience with controlled documents and team support

Ready to Apply?
Join a high-performing team in a dynamic site-based environment. If you're detail-focused and thrive on documentation and process, we'd love to hear from you.

Desired Skills and Experience

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver documentation tasks on schedule with strong prioritisation
Collaborate across departments to resolve issues effectively
Drive continuous improvement in work practices
Support training compliance and LMS timelines
Work closely with Engineers and Production/Maintenance teams
Ensure compliance with change management and documentation processes

What We're Looking For:

Proven experience as a Technical Writer in mining or heavy industry
Skilled in Documentum or similar systems (highly regarded)
Strong in MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio)
Detail-oriented, comfortable with repetitive tasks
Experience with controlled documents and team support

To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Ian Cardinal on or email and quote the above job reference number.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.

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  • Seniority levelMid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Employment typeContract
Job function
  • Job functionWriting/Editing
  • IndustriesMining

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