Automation Technician for the Cannon Workshop in Korsør at the Danish Defence Maintenance Service

Are you interested in advanced mechanics, electricity and hydraulics? Are you ready to be professionally challenged with a specialization within the weapons domain? Then here is the opportunity to become part of a technical team and contribute to making a difference in a daily life full of change.

About us

Cannon Workshop in Korsør belongs to the Maintenance Area Frederikshavn, but is geographically located at the Flådestation Korsør. The Cannon Workshop consists of both military and civilian personnel, all of whom are seasoned employees with diverse craft backgrounds. We handle all electrical, hydraulic and mechanical maintenance- repair- inspection- and modification of the Navy’s weapon systems.

We install and assist with installation firing of weapon systems on the Navy's units. In addition we assist with transport and relocation of weapons and weapon systems. We perform these tasks on ships or land materiel and it takes place in a dynamic and interdisciplinary environment.

At the Cannon Workshop we place emphasis on quality and commitment to the task. We offer a good and healthy working environment with a good informal, open and non-prejudiced way of speaking. The work week is 37 hours including paid lunch. We have a employer-funded pension scheme and there is a local flexitime agreement, which provides good opportunities for balance between private and work life.

The workshop is ISO certified both in quality management and occupational safety.

The position

In the position you will work as a technician/repairer of cannons, including hydraulic systems and torpedo systems on Navy units and in the workshop.

There will be tasks where you work independently and tasks where you work in teams with colleagues from the entire workshop.

The position will provide good opportunities for professional and personal development, including an education program with courses and further training, where it will be based on your background and the competencies you need in your position. Travel activity is expected in connection with courses.

The Cannon Workshop consists of a skilled team of technicians, where professional pride and a good sense of community are highly prioritized in daily life. We place emphasis on flexible frameworks under responsibility with respect for the opportunities that the Defense's focus on adapting tasks and organization provides.

All in all, we can offer you a versatile job with varied tasks and challenges as well as good opportunities for both professional and personal development.

About you

You have a professional education with a journeyman's diploma as automation technician, automation mechanic, electro-mechanic, electrical technician, industrial electrician, electrician or other relevant education within the electrical industry.

With the mentioned education, emphasis is placed on a good understanding of electrical installations, and that you are technically well-founded.

We expect you to have an open mind and thrive well in a flexible and dynamic environment. You are energetic, efficient and ready to lend a hand when required. You can take responsibility and are ready to do your utmost to become an integrated part of the workshop, as well as the rest of the Defense Maintenance Service.

You must have a natural interest in advanced mechanics, electricity, hydraulics and control, as well as understanding of how different systems integrate with each other. We prefer that you can work both according to drawings documentation and at the same time be ready to think creatively. It is important that you have a drive and professional pride that makes you the type who wants to solve problems rather than circumvent them.

You must, together with colleagues and the leader, contribute with all your experiences and qualifications. You must be able to contribute with good solutions, in a sometimes fast-paced and busy daily life.

Travel activity occurs, therefore a category B driving license is a requirement.

In connection with education, 6 weeks of travel activity should be expected. Otherwise travel activity is about 2 – 3 weeks per year.

Employment terms

The employment takes place in accordance with the current Joint Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees Organizations - The State Sector (OAO-S Joint Agreement) and the Organizational Agreement for craftsmen and technicians.

Depending on your qualifications and competencies, there is a possibility for negotiation of allowances. There is an employer-financed pension scheme attached to the position.

The workplace is in Korsør.

As an employee under the Ministry of Defence area you are subject to certain special conditions. You must, among other things, be security cleared and maintain the security clearance throughout the employment.

You as employee have obligation to perform service outside the country’s borders, including at units in international operations with a view to participation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, humanitarian and other similar operations.

Contact and application

If you want to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact the workshop supervisor Michael Ørnbo Jørgensen on phone 4048 7015.

If you have questions about salary and employment conditions you are welcome to contact the Personnel Command, HR consultant Katrine Glyngbo on phone 3266 5542.

The application deadline is January 4, 2027 and interviews are expected to be held in connection therewith. The position is to be filled by agreement.

You apply for the position via the link, and we ask you to attach the application, CV and copies of your education certificate/journeyman's diploma. Please note that attachments must be added in PDF format.

In the Defense Organization we believe that diversity optimizes task solution. Therefore we encourage all interested regardless of background to apply for the position.

About the Defense Maintenance Service

The Defense Maintenance Service is a quality management and safety conscious service company that maintains, repairs and modifies the Defense's materiel. Part of the company is ISO and occupational safety certified today, which is expected to be expanded to the whole organization. The Authority employs about 1700 employees.

The Defense Maintenance Service consists of a Maintenance Division with six maintenance areas geographically distributed across the country, and a Planning and Coordination Division located in Brabrand. The six Maintenance Areas are specialized in repairing, maintaining and modifying specific materiel systems within their professional pillar. The Planning and Coordination Division consists of a Business Department and an Operations Department, which carry out coordinating planning, training, management, controlling and development of the Defense Maintenance Service.

In addition to repairing and maintaining the Defense's materiel, the Defense Maintenance Service supports the Defense's operations and missions with well-trained military technical personnel who are lent to the Defense's units according to agreed planning or ad hoc in special cases.