Vehicle Instructor/Traffic Instructor at Göta Engineer Regiment (Ing 2)

Are you a qualified traffic instructor looking to contribute your skills to a vital societal function? The Swedish Armed Forces are on an extensive growth journey and we now need to strengthen the team with an additional civilian traffic instructor. Does this sound interesting? Read on!

Ing 2 trains officers and soldiers for engineer units with special competencies to perform qualified fieldwork for national and international tasks. We conduct annual military basic training for conscripts with heavy vehicle systems and larger machinery. We also conduct internal training for soldiers, officers, and civilian employees on various vehicle systems each year.

About the Position

The Vehicle Department is organized under the Garrison Unit and has the primary task of training drivers within vehicle service. The department is also responsible for tailored vehicle training and serves as a resource for the entire garrison regarding vehicle service and traffic safety. As a traffic instructor, you play an important role in training officers, soldiers, and civilians in the traffic and vehicle area.

Main Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct instruction for the garrison's vehicle drivers, both through theoretical and practical training regarding both light and heavy vehicles
• Provide guidance, training, and support within the framework of vehicle training for all personnel categories
• Support the garrison's work on traffic safety
• Plan and conduct traffic safety training and traffic safety campaigns
• Provide support and participate in certain exercise activities

Requirements

• Have traffic instructor training or vocational teacher training and be qualified to teach for heavier licenses (C/CE).
• Pedagogical education and experience in training larger groups
• C/CE driver's license

Meritorious

• YKB instructor
• ADR instructor
• Motorcycle instructor
• Instructor for wheel loader, excavator, truck, crane
• Risk training instructor
• Experience working in the Swedish Armed Forces, FAK, FMCK, Bilkåristerna
• Completed military service or basic military training
• Military driver's license

Personal Qualities

To thrive in the role of vehicle instructor, you enjoy training many at the same time. You are comfortable in an educational situation and have the interest, willingness, and ability to help others, striving to deliver solutions. You easily adapt to changing circumstances and see opportunities in changes. Good collaboration skills and a situation-adapted working method are important for the position, allowing you to work together with colleagues to solve challenges constructively. The work is both theoretical and practical and can at times be physically demanding. We place great importance on your personal qualities.

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

We Offer You:

At the Swedish Armed Forces, you will have a job that combines societal benefit with good employment conditions. You will be offered, among other things:

• Physical training during work hours – three hours per week and annual tests of physical performance.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Flexible working hours.
• 28–35 vacation days per year depending on age.
• Salary supplements during parental leave and childcare.
• Opportunity to exchange vacation days for additional pension contributions.

Other

• Employment form: Permanent employment, starting with a six-month probationary period
• Employment rate: Full-time
• Work location: Eksjö and surrounding areas
• Start date: By agreement, but no later than 2026-08-10
• Salary: Individual salary setting
• Business trips may occur, as well as evening and weekend work with overnight stays in other locations.

For information about the position, contact:

Traffic Safety Manager Fj Michael Gullbo,
[email protected], 070-600 11 53

For information about the recruitment process, contact:
HR Generalist Fanny Jansson
[email protected], 070-924 81 08

Union representatives can be reached via switchboard: 010-82 180 00

OF: Peter Djerf
OFR/S Försvarsförbundet: Carola Blomdahl
SACO: Sofie Bergkvist
SEKO: Ulrika Söderberg

Welcome with your application by 2026-04-10. Your application should include a CV along with a motivation describing why you are interested in the position and how your skills and experience match the stated requirements and qualifications for the position. Please read more about what it is like to work in the Swedish Armed Forces on our website; Work Civil in the Swedish Armed Forces (http://www.forsvarsmakten.se).

Interviews are planned to be conducted in weeks 17 and 18.

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

Information about the Swedish Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

Göta Engineer Regiment, Ing 2, is Sweden's only engineer regiment. The regiment recruits and trains officers and soldiers for engineer units with special competencies to perform qualified fieldwork for national and international tasks.

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

In the Swedish 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 opportunities 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. A security review with a background check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. With employment comes an obligation to be assigned to war duties. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

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

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.