Job Advertisement: Sanitation Staff for the Traffic and Street Unit

In Region Gotland, you can develop and grow, both as an individual and together with others. When you work with us, you contribute to making Gotland an even better place for people in all walks of life. We make each other better.

Traffic and Street Unit

The Park and Traffic Department manages the outdoor environment owned by Region Gotland to provide the public with a pleasant park, nature, and urban environment.

The tasks of the Traffic and Street Unit also include sanitation, street sweeping, snow removal, and ice control, as well as the operation and maintenance of roads and streets.

We are looking for driven individuals to make a difference with us!

Your Responsibilities

Do you want to truly make a difference and create added value for everyone who spends time in our public environment?

We are now looking for several early risers who want to be part of our sanitation team. Together with your colleagues, you will be responsible for the sanitation of our streets and squares. Your tasks will include operating various types of street sweepers, tractors, and compact loaders. Emptying trash bins, picking up litter, weeding, and being generally helpful to our citizens and visitors to make Gotland and Visby an attractive place.

The employment is temporary and will last from May to August. Working hours are between 05:00-14:00, and during the summer, we staff all days of the week according to a rotating schedule.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with a B driver's license and experience operating machines such as street sweepers, tractors, and compact loaders. The work has physical demands and requires you to enjoy being outdoors.

It is an advantage if you have experience with similar tasks, and we prefer someone who is an early riser, knows Visby, and has previous experience working in a team. It is also advantageous if you have experience operating machinery and if you have trimmer training as well as training in work on roads (APV).

We seek someone who is cheerful and positive, good at collaborating, and can be self-sufficient in your role. You need to be service-oriented and have the ability to always keep our citizens and visitors in focus. For us, good service is important, so for this position, we highly value personality, motivation, and drive.

Warm welcome with your application to us!

About the Department of Technology and Community Building

The Department of Technology and Community Building works to create an efficient, quality-assured, and sustainable community-building process that meets the needs of our residents, businesses, and visitors today and in the future. We are responsible for physical planning, construction, and management of buildings, infrastructure, and parks.

To succeed in our mission, collaboration, service, and quality are central concepts. We create conditions for long-term sustainable community development – together!

About Region Gotland

Region Gotland is not only Gotland's largest employer, but we are also the only region in Sweden that has municipal, health care, and regional development responsibilities within the same organization. Together with our island location, this creates conditions for good cooperation across our areas of operation.

We have over 7,000 employees. Together, we work for a sustainable, inclusive, and thriving community for all who visit, live, and work on Gotland. We are driving the creation of a safe and sustainable development across the entire island.

Gotland is a fantastic place to live, with a rich cultural life, untouched nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. Over 61,000 people have chosen to live here year-round, and we would love to have more! If you want information about Gotland as a place to live and work, read more at https://gotland.com/leva-bo/flytta-hit/ (https://gotland.com/leva-bo/flytta-hit/)

Through the Instagram account @viarregiongotland (https://instagram.com/viarregiongotland), we showcase the breadth of our professions and the significance of our work for society. Each week, a new employee shares their workday.

Other Information

Region Gotland works according to a competence-based recruitment method aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thereby counteracting discrimination. We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming applicants from different backgrounds and genders.

The position is announced under the condition that it does not need to be allocated to employees with preferential rights and that the position remains vacant.

As the world changes, Region Gotland is increasingly working with quality and safety in the recruitment process. This means that you as a candidate may be subject to certain checks before employment. You will receive information about which checks the position you are applying for may involve during or before the interview.

For all employments, you as a candidate need to present ID and a personal certificate.

We kindly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.