Vacant job

Are you a positive and meticulous person?

If you are passionate about service and want to work in an stimulating and developing environment with varied tasks and a high degree of freedom, then the Supply Department (FörsA) at the Swedish Defence Material Administration's Protection Centre is the right unit for you.

About the Department

FörsA belongs to the logistics unit that supports the units within Umeå Garrison with their logistics needs, where supply of consumables and materiel maintenance are the two main parts. The Supply Department supports areas such as supply of consumables, fuel, waste, ammunition, cargo, and transport, and currently consists of a service section, an weapons & ammunition section, and a cargo & transport section.

As an employee of the Swedish Armed Forces, we offer

• 3 hours of physical training per week during working hours
• 28-35 days of vacation per year depending on age
• Competence development based on operational needs

Main Responsibilities

As a storekeeper in the cargo and transport section, your primary focus and responsibility is fuel handling within Umeå Garrison, as well as work with mobilization preparations. You are responsible for receiving, storing, inventorying, and delivering the Swedish Armed Forces' materiel in agreed quantities and quality. You will also serve as support in the training of conscript fuel soldiers.

The duties include, among other things:

• Carry out fuel supply within Umeå Garrison by working with filling, quality controls, setting up fueling stations, reporting, and maintaining fuel stocks.
• Ensure that operations are conducted according to regulations in BVKF (Defence Materiel Administration Regulations).
• Carry out reporting of consumables in internal systems.
• Handle materiel, handling equipment, and facilities, as well as vehicle maintenance.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Upper secondary education or equivalent competence acquired in working life or through corresponding education that the employer deems equivalent.
• Good computer skills and ability to work in digital environments.
• Good communication skills and ability to express yourself in Swedish, both written and orally.
• You hold a B, BE, & CE driver's license.

Personal Attributes

We are looking for you who are structured, orderly, and have a sense for service. Meeting people should be second nature, and you express yourself well in speech and writing. You will work in a group, so we appreciate that you can collaborate well with others and have good camaraderie, but also be able to work independently and take own initiatives and responsibility. As a person, you are stress-resistant, flexible, meticulous, and loyal.

Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

QUALIFICATIONS

• You are a BVKF storekeeper or deputy storekeeper or civil equivalent.
• ADR training certificate with tank endorsement.
• You have extensive experience driving large combinations on the road (truck with trailer, tanker with trailer, tractor with semi-trailer).
• Long documented experience of warehousing/logistics.
• Experience of the Swedish Armed Forces' operations, materials, and material processes.
• Experience of the Swedish Armed Forces' organization of war units and the Swedish Total Defence's mobilization preparation activities.
• Experience of working in the Swedish Armed Forces' PRIO (SAP) and LIFT systems.
• Work permit for forklift and wheel loader.

Other

Employment type: Permanent employment. The Swedish Armed Forces apply a six-month probationary period for those not already employed by the agency.

Employment level: Full-time.

Work location: Umeå, business trips during daytime may occur.

Start date: ASAP or as agreed.

Information about the position

Thomas Jansson

Information about the recruitment process

Viktor Häggström

Union Representatives

OFR/O Mikael Mosten

OFR/S Marcus Ljadas

SACO Eric Uhlin Frankel

SEKO Mattias Jonsson

All contacts can be reached via the switchboard number: 010-827 55 00

During the vacation period weeks 27-30, availability via the switchboard number is limited.

Questions about the position and recruitment process should be directed to [email protected].

Application

We welcome your application no later than 2026-07-31. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter where you justify why you are suitable for this position. In connection with the application, you will be asked to answer a number of questions related to what we are looking for in this recruitment.

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

Information about the Swedish Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

The Protection Centre (SkyddC) in Umeå is the Swedish Armed Forces' knowledge centre for protection against radiation, infection, and poison, so-called CBRN incidents. The unit develops not only the Armed Forces' units in the area but also ensures capability in other parts of the Swedish Armed Forces. Therefore, SkyddC works with both education and development issues and is responsible for maintaining national and international readiness in the area. The centre's function is joint defence, which means ongoing cooperation with several agencies within our subject area. At SkyddC, approximately 140 civilian and military employees work. The unit's budget covers approximately 140 million SEK per year.

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.

The Swedish Armed Forces give you the opportunity to develop as a human being and grow in your professional role. We are a responsible employer and have an open organization where we support each other. 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 conditions for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

The Swedish Armed Forces utilize the qualities that diversity and equal gender distribution bring to the operations. We therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences in our recruitments. Employment with us implies placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required.

A security investigation with register check will be conducted prior to 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 employment process, certified copies of certificates and documents must always be presented.

Phone calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.