Lifting, Pulling and Lashing Technician for the Danish Defence Maintenance Service

We are looking for a qualified technician for inspection and maintenance of lifting, pulling and lashing equipment. Do you have a journeyman's certificate in the metal trades and do you think quality is important in your task solving? Then it may be you we are seeking.

About us

We are a dynamic department that, in close cooperation with the Danish Ministry of Defence, Materiel and Procurement Agency and our customers in the rest of the Defence, perform inspections on all of the Defence's lifting, pulling and lashing equipment.

We consist of 34 employees, distributed in Korsør, Aalborg, Skive and Haderslev.

We are ISO certified for ISO 45001 - occupational health and safety and ISO 9001 – quality.

With us you will work together with professionally skilled technicians and become part of a solid community in a professional unit.

We strive to balance work and leisure well, and that all employees have great influence on their own area of work.

About the position

The tasks include among others registration, marking, inspection, approval and feedback of LTS equipment within rigging gear (hooks, wire ropes, slings and chains), workshop cranes, ladders, floor jacks, fall protection equipment, lifting tables, car lifts, personnel lifts, load-handling slings, vehicle-mounted cranes, hook hoists and lifting devices, vehicle-mounted winches and special vehicles in the Defence.

The work is performed in accordance with public regulations and the Defence Maintenance Service's quality assurance requirements.

There will be travel activity of several days both domestically and abroad, with 2-8 weeks of travel per year.

About you

You are a skilled tradesperson within the metal trades with a journeyman certificate as a truck mechanic, blacksmith, mechanic or machinist. It is desirable that you have worked within the metal trades or in a similar position such as travel technician within the last 5 years.

As a person, you are, professionally speaking

• quality-conscious and meticulous in daily work
• able to work systematically and perform independent task solving
• have a strong work ethic
• possess good collaboration skills when working in teams

Since there may be driving in connection with the tasks, a category B driving license is an unconditional requirement. If you do not have a category C driving license, it must be obtained shortly after hire. Category CE driving license and a forklift certificate are desirable.

You must be willing to participate in ongoing training and courses related to your work.

Employment terms

The employment is in accordance with the current Collective Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees’ Organization – The Public Sector Area (OAO-S collective agreement) and the Craftsmen and Technicians Agreement.

Depending on your qualifications and competencies, there is the possibility of negotiating allowances. There is an employer-funded pension scheme attached to the position.

The workplace is in Aalborg.

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

As an employee you are obligated to perform duties outside the country, including at units in international operations with a view to participating in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, humanitarian and other similar operations.

Contact and application

If you would like to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact assistant workshop supervisor Martin Toft Hansen on telephone 2818 3278.

If you have questions about pay and employment terms, you are welcome to contact Personnel Command, HR consultant Katrine Glyngbo on telephone 3266 5542.

The deadline for applications is 23 November 2026 and interviews are expected to be held in December. The position is to be filled at the beginning of January or by agreement.

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

In the Danish Defence organization we believe that diversity optimizes task solving. Therefore we encourage all interested to apply for the position regardless of background.

About the Defence Maintenance Service

The Defence Maintenance Service is a quality management and safety-conscious service organisation that maintains, repairs and modifies Defence materiel. A part of the company is today ISO and occupational safety certified, which is expected to be extended to the entire organization. The agency employs about 1700 people.

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

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