Special Helicopter Group (SHG)

is a special operations unit within the Swedish Armed Forces' special operations 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 training and competence.

About the Position

As a LOGISTICS SOLDIER at SHG, you will be part of the unit's Combat Service and Support (CSS) company. CSS includes several supporting functions, such as aircraft maintenance, communications/IT, logistics, and fuel. The work is usually carried out in smaller groups where the ability to collaborate, attention to detail, and humility are prerequisites for the flexible working methods that should permeate the operations. Primarily, you will be part of the unit's logistics function under the leadership of logistics officers. You will also be part of a mobile fuel team that, often independently, supports helicopter crews with fuel both at the base and in the field. In the long term, you will have the opportunity to help drive and develop the combat unit within your own function as well as in other areas.

Main Responsibilities

• Be part of the unit's logistics function and, as part of a group, solve a wide range of logistics tasks.
• Be part of a mobile fuel team that supports helicopter crews with fuel services.
• Contribute to the development of the combat unit and your own function.

Several other tasks will be added, and the work places very high demands on your initiative, problem-solving ability, and willingness to see and understand what needs to be done to develop the function's work methodology. The position involves maintaining readiness for national and international operations, sometimes with short notice.

Qualifications

• Completed GMU/military service with approved grades.
• Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish and English.
• Approved according to FM FysS.
• Driving license class C or equivalent military driving license.

Meritorious

• Group leader training.
• Previous experience as a fuel soldier.
• Training in fuel quality assurance.
• Basic course in aviation fuel.
• Training ALARP, FARP, FARS.
• ADR certificate at least class 1, 3 and tank.
• Driving license class CE, Military driving license CE.
• Forklift license.
• Previous international service.

Personal Qualities

• Service-minded and responsible.
• Initiative and problem-solving ability.
• Good collaboration skills and also self-driven.
• Resilient and robust with the ability to handle rapid changes.
• Detail-oriented and structured.
• Safety-conscious.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability during the selection tests.

Other:

Employment rate: Full-time, scheduled working hours
Work location: Linköping
Start date: By agreement
Employment form: The employment is based on the Swedish Armed Forces' collective agreement for the employment of group leaders, soldiers, and sailors (GSS/K). This may involve a 6-month probationary period and then employment for up to 8 years with the possibility of extension for 4 years.

Information about the Recruitment Process

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

For inquiries about 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 (https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se)).

Save the application form as “FirstName_LastName_LogisticsSoldier”, 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, but only via email.