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Safety Material Technician at the Transport Flight Squadron

Are you a team player who enjoys technology and varied work? Do you want to influence Sweden's defense capability? Then we are looking for you. Together, we will build a stronger defense.

The Transport Flight Squadron is the unit that provides tactical transport aviation with the Tp84 aircraft (C-130 Hercules) both nationally and internationally. Our task is to transport material and personnel, perform air-borne supply, and tactical air transport.

The main task of the Transport Flight Company is to create conditions for flying with the TP84 (C-130H) by conducting preventive and corrective maintenance on the flight system. The company is also responsible for carrying out its own material and vehicle service, component maintenance, safety material service, store service, and ramp service for the company and the squadron. We are now looking for a Safety Material Technician for the Transport Flight Company.

Main Responsibilities

The work as a Safety Material Technician involves, together with the rest of the group:

• Carrying out planned and corrective maintenance on flight safety-affecting crew equipment and material such as life rafts, parachutes, oxygen masks, flight helmets, etc.
• Planning, preparation, and execution of forward maintenance on type-specific base and flight material.
• Ordering external repair resources for type-specific base and flight material.
• Participating in the squadron's exercises and operations.

Qualifications

• Category B driver's license
• Swedish citizenship
• Meets requirements according to FM FYSS
• Fit for service assessment at statutory health examination according to AFS 2014:43 (hard plastic examination) conducted at Såtenäs upon employment.
• Approved security clearance

Merits

• Experience in technical work in the Swedish Armed Forces
• Knowledge of FM common data systems and data systems within material service (e.g., PRIO, LIFT, and FENIX)
• Category C civilian driver's license / Military qualification for heavy trucks
• ADR training
• Previous work with flight material or sewing service

Personal Attributes

We are looking for you with good teamwork skills, who is careful and unpretentious. You should be able to work both independently and in a group, in a home environment as well as during operations.

We will place great emphasis on personal attributes such as cooperation, flexibility, orderliness, and service attitude. We also see that you have good communication skills and can express yourself well in speech and writing and have good knowledge of Swedish and English. You should be a good representative of the Swedish Armed Forces and stand behind the Armed Forces' value base.

Other Information

Employment type: Civilian employee (CVAT)

Permanent employment (6 months probationary period applies for new hires)

Employment level: Full-time

Work location: Såtenäs

Date of commencement: By agreement

Inquiries about the position

Information about the position or the recruitment process is provided by Mattias Andersson, C. Transport Flight Company, via the Swedish Armed Forces switchboard 0500-465000.

Union Representatives

• Officersförbundet OFR/O, Jan Möller
• Försvarsförbundet OFR/S, Per Gunnarsson
• SACO, Ulf Svensson
• SEKO, Erling Svensson

All can be reached via the Swedish Armed Forces switchboard 0500-465000.

Documents to attach to application

• Cover letter
• CV with references
• High school grades and possibly university/college grades
• Certificate/grades from other merit-adding education
• Military commendations/service evaluation

Welcome to send your application by 2026-08-31

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

Information about the Swedish Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

Skaraborg Wing is a versatile and unique air wing. Here we have combat aircraft as well as the Swedish Armed Forces' combined resource of transport and special aviation. We conduct basic and occupational training for conscript recruits as well as training all Swedish and foreign Gripen pilots. The unit also participates in many operations. In Sweden, the operations are located at Såtenäs, Malmen, Arlanda, and Karlsborg. Abroad, we are responsible for Gripen support in Thailand as well as for the Swedish personnel at the international transport aviation cooperation Heavy Airlift Wing in Hungary.

Read more at https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/f7 (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/f7)

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.

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 programs, and a good balance between work and private life.

An 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 employment process, certified copies of grades and certificates must always be presented.

Talks from external recruitment agencies and sellers are declined.