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Firing Range Officer for Garrison Unit Gothenburg Amf4

Älvsborg Amphibian Regiment (Amf4) is looking for a Firing Range Officer to be stationed within the Gothenburg Garrison in Uddevalla.

Main Responsibilities

The Garrison Unit (GarnE) at Amf4 is primarily a supporting unit for other units and formations within the Gothenburg Garrison.

As a Firing Range Officer, you will be part of the Training and Firing Range Division (ÖSA) based at Sågebacken in Uddevalla, but you will also work at other locations included in the Gothenburg Garrison.

The overarching task is to provide unit formations training on firing ranges, exercise areas, and training facilities with the best and safest possible training conditions.

Your main responsibilities are to support the Firing Range Commander with operations and all surrounding tasks within the area of Amf4's land-based training and firing ranges.

The tasks require a high degree of independence and strong social competence. The role also involves responsibility for operations within your own organization and ensuring that activities on the firing range comply with current legislation and regulations issued by the Swedish Armed Forces. You will often have contact with units from various parts of the Swedish Armed Forces as well as other authorities, which requires good social competence.

You must be prepared to collaborate and lead work on shooting ranges and firing ranges.

You should also be prepared to participate in and support unit exercises while keeping the units' needs in focus. Documentation, managing the booking system, and monitoring environmental permits are a natural part of the work.

The Gothenburg Garrison includes:

• Sågebacken Training and Firing Range
• Bulid Training Field
• Skredsvik Training Area/Shooting Range
• Bråts Training Field with Shooting Ranges
• Gothenburg Archipelago Firing Range
• Sisjön Firing Range
• Säve Training Field/Shooting Range
• Käringberget

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Passed Specialist Officer Examination, OR 6
• Category B Driver's License
• Meet FM physical requirements (passed within 6 months)

Merits

• Category C, BE, CE Driver's Licenses
• Computer proficiency - Office Suite
• Operator's License (e.g., ATV, wheel loader, Ltgb, L-car, etc.)
• Trained Ammunition Clearing Leader.
• Ability to establish risk areas for most common weapons, e.g., ehv, ksp, grg, grk, grenade launcher, and explosives service.
• Completed FUSA/SUSA
• Instructor on the most common soldier-carried weapon systems.
• Completed training in GEO-SE, maps
• Completed foreign service

Personal Attributes

We are looking for someone who is engaged, meticulous, and orderly. You are a good team player while also being able to take initiative and personal responsibility and lead work towards good collaboration. You have social competence, a service-oriented attitude, and good verbal and written communication skills.

You also have practical skills and good ability to drive heavier vehicles and machinery, as well as perform various carpentry and repairs of target equipment.

The Swedish Armed Forces is a workplace where good health and a good work climate are important factors. You therefore have an interest in your personal health and understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle for a successful professional life.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

For the agency's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the existing value base. The Swedish Armed Forces' value base protects the equal value of all people, justice, and equality, and promotes democracy and human rights (read more about our value base https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/om-forsvarsmakten/varderingar-och-vision/forsvarsmaktens-vardegrund/ (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/om-forsvarsmakten/varderingar-och-vision/forsvarsmaktens-vardegrund/))

Other

Employment Type: Military permanent employment. Individual salary setting applies. The employment begins with a probation period of 6 months for new hires.

Work Hours: Full-time

Work Location: Uddevalla. Travel during work occurs, primarily within Sweden. Since operations may take place outside regular working hours, working times may shift to evenings/nights and weekends.

Start date is by agreement.

Salary: Individual salary setting applies.

Application

You apply for the position via www.forsvarsmakten.se/lediga jobb (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/lediga-jobb).

Information about the position

C Training and Firing Range Division, Johan Werner, 0721-812144

Union Representatives

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We warmly welcome your application with an attached CV and cover letter where you explain why you are the right fit as a Firing Range Officer with us at Amf 4, by 2031-07-26.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Swedish Armed Forces' website. At Älvsborg Amphibian Regiment, in central Gothenburg, we operate where land meets sea and serve as a crucial link between army and naval forces. As a re-established regiment with garrison responsibilities, we are growing and in need of more competent officers, soldiers, and civilian employees who continue to develop the unit for its important task: Defending Sweden's many coastal archipelago areas and protecting our routes into Scandinavia's largest port to safeguard Sweden's strategic imports. 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 programs, and a good balance between work and private life. Employment with us involves placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. Security clearance with register check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be war-placed. The employment also includes an obligation to serve abroad. The meaning of this varies depending on the type of position. A CV and cover letter must be attached to the application for employment. If you proceed in the hiring process, certified copies of grades and certificates must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.