Become a Technician in Diving at the 44th Mine Clearance Diving Division

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The 44th Mine Clearance Diving Division operates under the Fourth Naval Task Force and is located in a beautiful setting in Skredsvik, Uddevalla. Here you are offered a workplace characterized by strong unit spirit, expertise, and collaboration. We are looking for someone with a strong technical interest and a desire to develop, preferably with your own diving experience. You do not need to be a trained diving technician when you start; what is most important is that you have the right motivation and good technical understanding. For the right person, we offer internal training as a diving technician and a work opportunity where your expertise develops over time. 44th Mine Clearance Diving Division Creating freedom of movement for naval forces with focus on coastal and archipelago areas as well as around marine infrastructure is the division's main task. We operate both at sea and on land as well as nationally and internationally. The division has a strong operational focus and here personnel from all of the Swedish Armed Forces work, not just the navy, whereby you become part of a competent and helpful team with broad responsibilities. The division consists of MEODS (Navy EOD School) which trains the Navy's mine clearance divers and an EOD company. As a diving technician at the 44th Mine Clearance Diving Division, you are placed at MEODS but also support the division's company as needed. You work in a team with other diving technicians but also have considerable contact with other personnel. Main Responsibilities The position involves responsibility for diving technical work, preventive and corrective maintenance on the division's diving systems, recompression chamber systems, and breathing gas distribution systems. You are responsible for training on these systems in both handling and technical understanding. You also participate in the development of new equipment for the mine clearance diving system. As a diving technician, you serve as a reference point/expert in your area of competence to adjacent and superior units. You are also responsible for maintaining contacts within diving technology with industry. The focus of the work tasks is diving technical responsibility, but you may also support the 44th Mine Clearance Diving Division within the framework of operational activities. You will work with tasks including: - Responsibility for corrective maintenance on signature-adapted mine clearance diving apparatus and light diving systems - Performing corrective maintenance on diving suits - Responsibility for preventive and corrective maintenance on the unit's recompression chamber systems (fixed and mobile) and the unit's gas supply systems - Responsibility for gas blending facility and nitrox production - Responsibility for monitoring annual inspections of diving equipment - Responsibility for deviation management in diving technical matters - Maintaining readiness as a recompression chamber operator Depending on your background, training will be provided to broaden your expertise. The Swedish Armed Forces is under strong growth and work tasks may develop over time. Health and personal development are important in the Swedish Armed Forces and at the 44th Mine Clearance Diving Division there are good training opportunities. REQUIREMENTS Qualifications - Specialist Officer Degree, preferably with technical focus - Approved health examination for sea-going personnel - Approved Swedish Armed Forces Medical Certificate - Category B Driver's License Meritorious - Previous experience and knowledge of the Swedish Armed Forces' diving systems and diving equipment - Previously worked as a service technician - Diving experience - Experience working in SAP - Recompression chamber operator - Category CE Driver's License Personal Qualities To succeed in the role of diving technician, you should have a creative yet structured approach, as you plan with great precision but also need to think in new ways within your area of responsibility. You need to have good technical understanding and drive as well as the ability to solve problems. Given the nature of the work where you will communicate with many different actors internally and externally, we want to see good social competence and collaboration skills. You are comfortable working in a position where you alternate between low and high workload. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. For the agency's mission to be successful, all employees are expected to act in accordance with the values that exist. The Swedish Armed Forces' values uphold the equal worth of all people, justice and equality, and promote democracy and human rights (read more at http://www.forsvarsmakten.se). OTHER Employment Type: Permanent. The Swedish Armed Forces applies a six-month probationary period for those not already employed by the agency. Employment Level: Full-time Work Location: Skredsvik, Uddevalla Position: Military Start Date: By agreement Position Information Chief MEODS Thein Raffe, [email protected] Recruitment Process Information HR Specialist Louise Olsson, [email protected] Trade Union Representatives OFR-O Joakim Pukk, reachable via Swedish Armed Forces switchboard 0171-15 70 00 Application Welcome to submit your application no later than 2026-08-23. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter in which you explain why you are suited 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 Fourth Naval Task Force is an operational unit tasked with maintaining and developing the Swedish Armed Forces' capability in naval combat. In peacetime, the task force exercises its war mission, to defend Sweden's territory and Swedish interests. The task force oversees Swedish maritime territory, conducts intelligence gathering, clears mines, and protects sea areas, sea lanes, and maritime traffic. The Fourth Naval Task Force continuously contributes personnel to international operations. The task force has its base at Berga south of Stockholm and in Skredsvik at Gullmarsfjorden on the Bohuslän coast where the Mine Clearance Diving Division is located. The Swedish Armed Forces has a strong value system based on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good opportunities for internal career mobility, wellness activities, and a good balance between work and private life. Employment with us involves placement in a security classification. Normally Swedish citizenship is required. A security vetting with criminal record check will be conducted prior to employment in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment includes an obligation to be placed for war deployment. Employment also includes an obligation to serve abroad. The meaning of this varies depending on the type of position. Your application should include a CV and a personal letter. If you advance in the hiring process, you must always present certified copies of grades and certificates. Calls from external recruitment firms and salespeople are not welcome.The 44th Mine Clearance Diving Division operates under the Fourth Naval Task Force and is located in a beautiful setting in Skredsvik, Uddevalla. Here you are offered a workplace characterized by strong unit spirit, expertise, and collaboration. We are looking for someone with a strong technical interest and a desire to develop, preferably with your own diving experience. You do not need to be a trained diving technician when you start; what is most important is that you have the right motivation and good technical understanding. For the right person, we offer internal training as a diving…

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