Vacant job

Do you have an education in vehicle technology and several years of experience in vehicle repairs? Do you have a general interest in technology and enjoy working in a workshop environment? With us, you have a unique opportunity to develop your knowledge of different vehicle models and other equipment.

Markverkstad Skaraborg

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 work and private life.

Markverkstad Skaraborg is a department within the Ground Workshop Unit and has approximately 120 employees in various sub-areas in Karlsborg and at Såtenäs. Our mission is to perform maintenance on the Swedish Armed Forces' ground equipment, airbase 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.

You will belong to the sub-department Light Wheeled Vehicles/Marine and work with approximately 14 other mechanics, being part of a team that works together and supports each other. Everyone is equally important, and the work encourages collaboration where knowledge is shared.

Main Tasks

As a mechanic, you will primarily work with service, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of various types of vehicles as well as other objects and marine units. Since we are not comparable to a commercial brand workshop, we primarily use general diagnostic equipment for troubleshooting, etc. Our focus is the segment of light wheeled vehicles/marine with a wide variety of objects such as standard cars, off-road vehicles, patrol vehicles of various kinds, light trucks, snowmobiles, trailers, boats of various types including engines, and all types of small machines used within the Swedish Armed Forces.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• You have at least a two- or three-year approved upper secondary education in vehicle technology, vehicle focus, or other education/competence acquired through professional experience that we assess as equivalent
• A few years of experience in repairing and maintaining vehicles
• Category B driver's license
• Good computer skills

Personal Attributes

We are looking for someone who enjoys working independently and is accustomed to taking significant personal responsibility for their tasks. It is also important that you have good cooperation skills with colleagues as you will constantly help each other and work in teams with shared tasks.

To succeed in the role, it is important that you are service-oriented and have the ability to see solutions that provide a positive experience for our customers at the workshop. The role can sometimes involve a high pace; therefore, we see that you need to be stress-resistant and have a good ability to prioritize tasks individually or collectively. We are looking for someone who has a positive attitude towards the work we perform primarily for the Swedish Armed Forces.

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 at www.forsvarsmakten.se).

MERITORIOUS

• Experience with Swedish Armed Forces equipment and vehicles
• Experience working with vehicle electronics/electronics and diagnostics
• Swedish Armed Forces mechanic training on a specific equipment system or alternatively systems engineer training
• Driver's licenses BE, C, CE, Truck/Overhead crane, BE, A
• Good knowledge of English

Other

Employment type: Permanent employment with an initial 6-month probationary period

Employment level: Full-time, daytime hours

Work location: Karlsborg

Start date: As soon as possible after agreement

The position is a civilian post, and wartime placement occurs at the workplace. The work entails requirements for travel and duty, both domestic and international.

As we continuously receive new equipment to handle, we see that you are active and take the opportunities we provide in the form of competence development in the areas that our operations require and have a need for.

Training for the position is primarily conducted by the Swedish Armed Forces Technical School in Halmstad, but can also be performed by other training providers both locally or elsewhere. You therefore need to be prepared for travel to occur during employment.

Information about the position

Sub-department Manager Anders Jakobsson phone 072-156 61 92

Union Representatives

SEKO: Irene Ström

Saco-S: Ali Hemen

OFR-S: Tony Svensson

AST OF: Birger Hedman

All can be contacted via phone 08-788 75 00.

Last application date

Welcome to submit your application by 2026-08-09. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter where you explain 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 background of a deteriorated international situation and a new defense policy orientation focusing on national defense. Leadership for 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 conditions 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 before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation for wartime placement. 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.