Job Advertisement: Construction Worker

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.

Vehicles and Facilities

The Vehicles and Facilities unit consists of a mechanical workshop, a sign workshop, and a facilities workshop.

The unit also includes a vehicle organization responsible for the cars used within Region Gotland's operations.

In the mechanical workshop, repairs and maintenance of vehicles, machines, and equipment are carried out. The sign workshop manufactures signs and materials used by the operations within Region Gotland. In the facilities workshop, maintenance of equipment, playgrounds, and other outdoor facilities owned by Region Gotland is managed to provide the public with a pleasant park, nature, and urban environment.

We are a team that currently consists of eight dedicated facility workers. We are an engaged and curious team that sees the value in supporting and sharing each other's experiences and knowledge. It is also important to be curious about new technologies and to follow developments in the field. For us, it is important to collaborate with each other and take joint responsibility for our assignments. We complement each other's competencies, which makes it important that your attitude towards wanting to learn and share others' knowledge is present. We have a good atmosphere and collaboration in our team that we want you to be a part of.

We are currently looking for two employees for our fantastic unit.

Your Tasks

As a construction worker with us, you will have a varied and active everyday life where you can help create beautiful environments for citizens to enjoy.

Together with your colleagues in the facilities workshop, you will work on everything from constructions and new installations to repairs of playgrounds, fences, outdoor areas, paving, and play equipment. You will be working in outdoor environments at various locations around Gotland and working on varying projects, which means you will see and learn new things all the time.

Your tasks also include maintenance of the region's public environments and facilities, snow removal, and machine work with, for example, wheel loaders, excavators, forklifts, etc.

On-call duty may be included.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with relevant education in one of the areas of facilities, construction/carpentry. A B driver's license with a manual transmission is a requirement for the position. You have at least a couple of years of experience in construction, facilities, or are assessed as equivalent by the employer.

We consider it an advantage if you have experience in the operation and maintenance of public environments and equipment, as well as inspections of play equipment. We also prefer that you have training in forklift/wheel loader/excavator, stone and concrete work. A chainsaw license AB, work on roads, BE driver's license, and lift certification are also seen as strengths. If you have good computer skills, that is also an advantage, as we document our work and report our time on computers and mobile phones.

The work requires that you are meticulous and perform your tasks in a careful and thorough manner. You are service-oriented and place great importance on your work benefiting others and are attentive to others' wishes and needs. You are good at collaborating with other people and appreciate working in a team. You are receptive and communicate with colleagues and customers in a constructive manner.

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability.

As we work in various operational areas, an extract from the criminal record will be required.

About the Technical and Community Building Administration

The Technical and Community Building Administration 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, among other things, 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, and medical care responsibilities, as well as regional development responsibilities within the same organization. This, along with our island location, creates conditions for good cooperation across our operational areas.

We have over 7,000 employees. Together, we work for a sustainable, inclusive, and thriving community for all who visit, live, and work in 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, unspoiled nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. More than 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

Region Gotland works according to a competence-based recruitment method aimed at recognizing each person's competencies and thus 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 claimed by employees with priority 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 before or during the interview.

Before all employments, you as a candidate need to present ID and a certificate of personal data.

We kindly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.