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Do you have experience as a vehicle mechanic? Do you have a general interest in technology and enjoy varied work with a focus on quality? Then this could be an exciting job for you!

Markverkstad Öst

Here, you will have the opportunity to work with exciting tasks to contribute to making Sweden and the world a little safer. We value mutual trust, and here you will have both personal responsibility and good opportunities for professional development. Our employees are important to us, and you have the opportunity to balance professional and private life. We also offer possibilities for overtime training, generous working time agreements, parental leave, and up to seven weeks of vacation per year.

Markverkstad Öst (Mv Öst) is a department within the Ground Workshop Unit (MvE), which belongs to the Army Staff. MvE performs maintenance on the Swedish Armed Forces' ground equipment, air base equipment, and delivers technical system support. This implies maintenance in the form of supervision, repairs, manufacturing, dismantling/scraping, modifications, operational support, technical adaptation, and equipment inspection. The Ground Workshop Unit delivers services according to customer requirements.

Mv Öst consists of 80 employees operating in Eksjö, Kvarn, and Linköping.

Want to know more about what the Workshop does? Check out this link: https://youtu.be/jDWtiZdUfSk (https://youtu.be/jDWtiZdUfSk)

Main Responsibilities

As a vehicle mechanic, you will primarily work with troubleshooting, repairs, and maintenance of vehicles used within the Swedish Armed Forces, e.g., passenger cars, trucks, communication equipment, construction machinery, combat vehicles, and lighter military vehicles. The work involves both preventive and corrective maintenance as well as modification and reconstruction based on established specifications.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Completed two- or three-year upper secondary education with a focus on vehicle technology or equivalent, or alternatively, competence acquired through professional experience assessed by the employer as equivalent.
• Previous experience working with vehicles in a similar field.
• Computer literacy with knowledge of Word and Excel.
• At least a B-driver's license, manual transmission.

Personal Qualities

You are a team player who works well both independently and in a group. As a vehicle mechanic, you are structured, decisive, and make correct assessments and priorities. You are flexible and can easily shift your focus and adapt to a changing environment. Furthermore, we are looking for someone with a positive attitude towards work and operations.

Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

Merits

• Swedish Armed Forces' mechanic training on any vehicle system is desirable.
• C or CE driver's license.
• Experience and knowledge of workshop operations and equipment maintenance in the Swedish Armed Forces.
• Experience with maintenance of heavy vehicles.
• AC refrigeration training with qualifications.
• Forklift license.

Other

Employment type: Permanent position starting with a 6-month probationary period.

Employment level: Full-time, daytime – varying working hours may occur.

Work location: Eksjö.

Start date: As soon as possible after agreement.

The work also entails requirements for travel and duty, both domestic and international.

The position is a civilian post.

Information about the position

Section Chief Mattias Andersson 072 – 156 63 53

Union Representatives

SACO: Ali Hemen

OFR-S: Tony Svensson

SEKO: Irene Ström

OFR-O: Birger Hedman

 All can be contacted via 08-788 75 00

Last day for applications

We welcome your application by 2026-08-08. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position.

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 Swedish Armed Forces are undergoing extensive development work to build a stronger defense against the backdrop of a deteriorated international situation and a new defense policy orientation focusing on national defense. Leading a stronger defense aims to increase robustness, simplify command and control relationships, and increase the prerequisites for mission tactics through decentralization of mandates and responsibilities.

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 prerequisites for internal career mobility, wellness programs, and a good balance between work and private life.

An employment with us entails placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. Security screening with register control 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 personal letter must be attached to the application for employment. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of grades and certificates must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.