Special Helicopter Group (SHG)

is a special operations unit within the Swedish Armed Forces' special forces system (FMSF) located at the Helicopter Wing in Linköping. SHG's primary tasks are tactical transport, intelligence gathering, and air support. Like other units within FMSF, SHG has high demands for availability from specially selected personnel, with extensive operational experience and a high level of education and competence.

About the Position

SHG is looking for several employees within the logistics function such as LOGISTICS OFFICER and QUARTERMASTER. These positions are recruited both for the S4 staff and for the unit's Combat Service and Support (CSS) company. CSS includes several supporting functions, including aircraft maintenance, communication/IT, logistics, and fuel. Depending on your background and interest, you will be placed in a suitable position.

The Logistics Officer/Quartermaster is responsible for leading, coordinating, and managing logistics within the squadron together with a small work team. The logistics function in CSS is closer to operations and more hands-on, such as handling aviation fuel, while S4 plans and prepares. In addition, you will support the technical manager with ground equipment, including simpler repairs.

Additional diverse tasks will be assigned, and the work requires a high level of initiative, problem-solving ability, and a willingness to see and understand what needs to be done to increase the unit's efficiency and capability. Travel within and outside Sweden occurs frequently in daily service. The position involves maintaining readiness for national and international operations, sometimes with short notice.

Main Responsibilities

• Be the material officer, conducting inventories.
• Support managers with logistics issues.
• Assist the squadron with purchases and orders in daily operations.
• Be the quartermaster during and before exercises.
• Be prepared to be responsible for the squadron's facilities.

Qualifications

• Specialist officer SO 6-7.
• Good ability to express oneself in speech and writing in Swedish and English.
• Approved according to FM FysS.
• Driver's license class B.
• Logistics experience within the armed forces.
• Swedish citizenship.

Meritorious

• Driver's license/permit C, CE, forklift, loader.
• Vehicle instructor.
• Training in technical service company or equivalent.
• Knowledge in logistics management SAP/PRIO.
• Supply training.
• Previously completed international service.
• Interest in technology/vehicle service.

Applicants from all branches of the armed forces are welcome to create a broader competence base.

Personal Qualities

• Service-minded and responsible.
• Good collaboration skills and also self-driven.
• Resilient and robust with the ability to handle rapid changes.
• Meticulous and structured.
• Security-conscious.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability in connection with selection tests.

For the authority's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the values that exist. The Armed Forces' values uphold the equal value of all people, justice, and equality and promote democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se).

Other:

Employment rate: Full-time, scheduled working hours
Work location: Linköping
Start date: By agreement

Information about the Recruitment Process

Applicants for the position at SHG, who have been deemed suitable after selection, will undergo a selection process including supplementary tests, interviews, and medical examination. In connection with any summons for selection, details regarding working hours, travel, equipment, and preparations will be included. Summons for selection will be sent tentatively during week 525 for the selection process in the autumn of 2025.

For inquiries regarding the position, contact: Hkpflj-rekrytering-SHG@mil.se

Union Representatives

OFR/O, Mats Häggström
Defense Union, Christoffer Willers
SACO-S, Anneli Helmersson
SEKO, Urban Hellqvist
All can be reached via switchboard 013-28 30 00

Application Deadline

Welcome with your application no later than 2025-05-18. Your application should be sent via email and must include a CV and a completed application form (available at https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se).

Save the application form as “FirstName_LastName_LogisticsOfficer”, fill it out and email it along with your CV to Hkpflj-rekrytering-SHG@mil.se. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Please note that this position cannot be applied for in ReachMee, only via email.

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