Mechanic for workshop in Slagelse at the Defence Maintenance Service

Do you want to become part of a professional and dedicated team?

Forsvarets Vedligeholdelsestjeneste, Værksted Slagelse seeks an engaged mechanic.

About us

Værksted Slagelse is part of Vedligeholdelsesområde Øst under Forsvarets Vedligeholdelsestjeneste. The workshop consists of about 100 seasoned employees who perform maintenance, repairs, analysis repairs and upgrades of the armed forces' land-based materiel. The main types are PIRANHA, EAGLE, IKK, MAN SX/HX, Scania, small arms and radio equipment, etc.

In addition to the workshop in Slagelse we also have a department in Noret in Korsør, where we primarily perform project tasks for the Defence.

We have an informal and close-knit community, where the focus is on quality, mutual trust and a good working environment.

With us you will work alongside professionally skilled colleagues and become part of a strong community in a professional unit.

You usually have flexible working hours, your pension arrangement is employer-paid and your lunch break is included in the working day.

About the position

Your primary tasks will be inspection, diagnostics and repair of the armed forces' armored vehicles.

In daily work you will collaborate with the workshop's other staff.

The workshop works in teams, which are not more locked than, depending on the tasks, can be changed.

You will receive ongoing training in relevant areas.

In addition, you will be offered to participate in a Competence Development project with instruction in, among other things, Danish, mathematics, English and IT.

About you

You have a vocational education with a journeyman certificate such as truck-, auto- or agricultural mechanic or the like.

You must hold a category B driving license; if you hold a category C license and a forklift certificate, that is an advantage.

As a person it is important that you are quality-conscious, thorough and systematic in daily work, and it is expected that you can deliver quality in work, on time and in the right quantity. You must have good collaborative skills and be adaptable.

Terms of employment

The recruitment is carried out in accordance with the current Central Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees Organisations – The State Sector (OAO-S Central Agreement) and the Labour Agreement for craftsmen and technicians.

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

The workplace is in Slagelse.

As an employee under the Ministry of Defence area you are subject to certain special terms. You must, among other things, be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance for the entire period of employment.

As an employee you are required to perform service outside the country, 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 Emil Nimand Jørgensen at phone 4193 8655.

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

The application deadline is 18 December 2026 and interviews are expected to be held in the following period. The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

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

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

About the Defence Maintenance Service

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

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 technical pillar. 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 the Defence's materiel, the Defence Maintenance Service also supports Defence operations and missions with well-trained military-technical personnel, who are loaned to Defence units according to agreed planning or ad hoc in special cases.