Experienced Excavator Operator Wanted for Temporary Position at Eksjö Energi AB

Eksjö Energi AB is a municipally-owned company wholly owned by Eksjö Municipality. The company operates district heating production and distribution, manages Eksjö Municipality's waste management operations, water and sewerage services, the parks unit, and maintains the municipal road network. The company has two subsidiaries, Eksjö Elnät AB and Eksjö Energi ELIT AB, which operate electricity grid services, electricity sales, and data and telecommunications. Eksjö Energi AB is a public service company working for the benefit of our customers and the environment with a long-term investment horizon. Our vision is to guide the business toward sustainable long-term development through expertise, inspired employees, and continuous improvements. The group has 109 employees and had a turnover of 397 million kronor in 2025. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES We are looking for someone with previous experience operating excavators. You thrive in an operations-focused role and take responsibility for both equipment and your work. The position requires genuine interest in the field and a positive attitude toward learning more. It is important that you can collaborate with others and have good social skills, while also feeling comfortable working independently. This is a temporary position for eight (8) months. The work involves operating machinery for excavation, loading, and unloading, where you are expected to take responsibility, meet deadlines, and perform quality work. The position includes reading digital and traditional drawings and descriptions for various construction and infrastructure projects, as well as performing basic calculations. You will work with laser and GPS equipment for measuring height and positioning and therefore need good knowledge of ground work. When needed, you should be able to assist with other earthwork activities. Your main responsibilities will be: - constructing new roads and maintaining existing roads - constructing new heating, water, and sewerage lines - excavating for broadband - snow removal - loading and unloading various types of goods and materials - maintaining the machinery - performing minor repairs on machine attachments. When necessary, you may be part of an on-call group with a maximum response time of one (1) hour. QUALIFICATIONS Machine operator training, for example a vehicle program at upper secondary school level or equivalent. Operator's certificate for excavators. Driver's licenses: B, BE, C, and CE Language: Swedish Work experience in construction or ground work and a vocational competence certificate (YKB). Employment type: Fixed-term contract. Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: 2027-01-01, end date: 2027-08-31. If you are the person we are looking for and find this position interesting, we look forward to receiving your application. We appreciate if you include a personal letter with your application. You can apply most easily via the link in the job posting. We conduct continuous selection, which means the position may be filled before the application deadline closes. As part of the recruitment process, we conduct a background check. Since the position may involve work with classified security information, a security clearance may also be required. A satisfactory medical certificate from the company doctor is required for this position. If you are called for an interview, you will need to prove your identity in one of the following three ways: - Passport - National ID card showing citizenship - ID card combined with a personal certificate showing citizenship. If you are a citizen of a country outside the EU/EES, you must also present a valid residence permit and/or work permit in Sweden. Eksjö Energi AB has already selected advertising channels prior to posting and therefore declines calls from recruitment firms and advertising sales representatives. Information on how we handle personal data in recruitment can be found on our website www.eksjoenergi.se (About Eksjö Energi, GDPR).

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