Vacant job

Do you have experience and interest in the operation and maintenance of buildings and machinery? Are you a service-oriented and self-motivated person looking for a job where you have great freedom under your own responsibility? Then we might be looking for you for Markverkstad Skövde.

About Markverkstad Skövde

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 competence development. Our employees are important to us, and you will have the opportunity to maintain a good balance between professional and private life. We also offer opportunities for training during working hours, parental leave, and up to seven weeks of vacation per year.

Markverkstad Skövde is a department within the Army Workshops Unit, which belongs to the Army Staff. We perform maintenance on the Swedish Armed Forces' ground equipment and air base equipment, and deliver technical system support. This involves maintenance in the form of supervision, repairs, manufacturing, dismantling/scraping, modifications, operational support, technical adaptation, and equipment inspection. The Army Workshops Unit delivers services according to customer requirements.

Markverkstad Skövde has approximately 220 employees who operate in Skövde and Kristinehamn. This position is based in Skövde, but you will support both Skövde and Kristinehamn.

Main Responsibilities

As a Production Administrator at Mv Skövde, you will work with production support for our workshop and be part of the resources in the workshop's management. It is a varied job where no day is like the other. The position involves a wide variety of tasks with significant personal responsibility, giving you the opportunity to make your own decisions. This means extensive contact and networking within the garrison as well as with various authorities, and acting as a support to the workshop managers.

You will, among other things:

• Drive local infrastructure matters related to orders and contacts with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket).
• Work administratively in the Office suite and create preventive maintenance for our buildings and machinery.
• Work with issues regarding the maintenance of buildings and machinery.
• Handle orders, invoices, and support with cost control for the workshop.
• Work with the workshop's investments and development work.
• Work with requisitions and orders of various goods and services.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Completed 2- or 3-year upper secondary education or vocational experience that the employer assesses as equivalent.
• Experience working as an administrator or in a similar role.
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.
• Good computer skills and good knowledge of the MS Office suite.
• Category B driver's license.

Personal Attributes

As a person, we see that you are service-oriented and have the interest, willingness, and ability to help others, striving to deliver solutions. You communicate clearly and ensure that messages are received and that expectations are clear for all involved parties. The position places high demands on your ability to drive tasks independently, make decisions, but also to be flexible and able to change focus based on changed circumstances. You have a structured work approach where you plan, organize, and prioritize your work efficiently.

Great importance 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 at www.forsvarsmakten.se (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se)).

Merits

• Experience in building maintenance and infrastructure work.
• Experience working in a similar area within the Swedish Armed Forces.
• Good understanding of process development and change work.
• Experience in purchasing.
• Knowledge of SAP systems.

Other

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

Employment level: Full-time, daytime hours.

Work location: Skövde.

Start date: According to agreement.

The work also involves requirements for travel and duty, both domestic and international. The position is a civilian post and entails war-time placement.

Information about the position

Section Manager Nicola Ishaq 070 – 603 33 30 (Vacation weeks 28–32, reachable via SMS).

Union Representatives

SACO: Ali Hemen

OFR-S: Tony Svensson

SEKO: Irene Ström

OFR-O: Birger Hedman

Reachable via switchboard 08-788 75 00.

We welcome your application by 2026-08-07. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter. In the cover letter, we want you to explain why you are suitable for this position. Applications for this position will only be accepted 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 deteriorating 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 the 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 opportunities for internal career mobility, wellness programs, and a good balance between work and private life.

Employment with us entails placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. Security clearance with register check will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be placed for war-time service. 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.