Quartermaster at the Supply Company

As a quartermaster at the supply company, you will be at the forefront of the Armed Forces' growth within the artillery battalion. You will play a central role in the company by ensuring that our soldiers and officers are well-equipped and prepared for the training the company is expected to conduct and the tasks we are expected to solve. You will serve in a dynamic environment with varied tasks and a great deal of freedom of action. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work with skilled colleagues who are passionate about their mission.

The Supply Company

The Supply Company belongs to the artillery battalion at the Boden Artillery Regiment and has the main task of training conscripts for war placement in one of our combat units. The company consists of company leadership, company staff, and three platoons with conscripts and full-time employed officers and soldiers. The company staff consists of a technical chief, quartermaster, training adjutant, and company assistants. The company staff is led by the company commander. The Supply Company is relatively young in age, which creates a great flow of new thinking and creativity. Perfect in times of growth!

At the company, we strive for simplicity and always focus on the combat units, which should permeate all our activities and the mindset of our personnel. We encourage initiative, free thinking, and creativity as we see it as a prerequisite for developing as a unit. At the company, there are good opportunities for professional development, training, and maintaining your skills.

Main Responsibilities

As a quartermaster at the supply company, you will serve at the company's staff. Your main task is to support the company commander and the rest of the company in material and maintenance service. This includes, among other things:

• Keeping track of the company's equipment, both digitally and physically.
• Ensuring that the company has the right materials and supplies, at the right time and in the right place.
• Creating decision-making support for the company commander from a logistical perspective.
• Preparing logistical matters.
• Supporting platoons with logistical benefits.
• Developing and evaluating routines and logistical flows within the company.
• Being part of the war planning in one of our combat units.

You may also perform general staff duties within the company staff. This may include:

• Participating in planning for training and exercises with wise thoughts, ideas, and perspectives.
• Participating in the execution of exercises as support to the company exercise leader.
• Following up and quality assuring training, exercises, and drills at the company.
• Supporting the rest of the company staff personnel.

You will also be able to contribute by:

• Training conscripts.
• Serving in a combat unit during exercises and training.
• Mentoring younger colleagues.
• Participating in live operations and readiness.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Professional or reserve officer exam, minimum SO 6
• Driver's license B

Personal Attributes

We place great emphasis on personal suitability and envision that you as an individual:

• are unpretentious and put the company's results before your own,
• find it easy to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in different time perspectives and with varying degrees of complexity,
• are meticulous,
• have a respectful attitude towards your surroundings but do not hesitate to speak up when you believe something is wrong,
• thrive with a great deal of freedom of action.

Other

Employment type: permanent. The Armed Forces applies a six-month probationary period for those who are not employed by the authority.

Employment degree: full-time

Work location: Boden

Military position

Start date: by agreement

Salary: Individual salary setting according to the Armed Forces' agreement.

Information about the Position

Company Commander, Major Tom Gibson, 070-348 42 91
Quartermaster, Sergeant Wink, 076-872 56 21

Information about the Recruitment Process

Recruitment Coordinator Tova Pettersson, 073-093 58 06, tova.pettersson@mil.se

Union representatives, all can be reached via the switchboard 0921-348000
Chairman of the Artillery Union Janne Almgren
Chairman of Seko Defense Boden: Susanne Thunberg
Member of the Defense Union Boden: Liz Lovag
Chairman of SAKO: Carina Gabrielsson

Application

Welcome with your application by 2025-05-02. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter where you motivate why you are suitable for this position. Also attach relevant certificates.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Armed Forces' website.

Information about the Armed Forces and the Recruiting Unit:

The Boden Artillery Regiment, A 8, is the Armed Forces' competence center for indirect combat. The regiment preserves and develops competencies, materials, and methods for the future ability to detect and hit targets at long distances with high precision. A 8 has functional responsibility for CAS (Close Air Support) - to lead air support against ground targets and for weather services within the Army in the Armed Forces. Combat in winter conditions is a special competence for the unit in Boden.

Every day and every hour, our employees make efforts that affect other people's lives, both big and small, both at home and around the world.

In the Armed Forces, there is a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good prospects for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

Employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. Security clearance with a background check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment includes an obligation to be placed in wartime. The nature of this varies depending on the type of position.

To the application for employment, a CV and personal letter must be attached. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of grades and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.