Mechanic for Workshop Skive at the Defence Maintenance Service

Do you want to make a difference? Do you desire an exciting workplace? Do you want to work with the Army's armored vehicles or trucks? Are you trained as a light vehicle, truck, construction machinery, or agricultural mechanic? Then you might be the new colleague we need in our workshop in Skive.

About us

Workshop Skive comprises about 70 skilled employees. Our task is to maintain, inspect, repair, and modify the Army's special vehicles. We work with everything from armored personnel carriers and trucks to construction machinery as well as CBRN, EOD, and COLPRO equipment. We are certified in Quality Management (ISO-9001) and Occupational Health and Safety Management (ISO-45001) and have a LEAN-oriented approach to our processes.

Based on Work-Life Balance, we can offer flexible working hours, freedom in task solving, and varied and exciting assignments. We also cover your lunch break, and we have a good pension scheme. We value continuous development for all our employees. Therefore we will continuously ensure your competence development, where we plan together how you achieve qualification and development in the job

About the position

Your primary task will be inspection and maintenance of the Army's armored vehicles, construction machinery, or trucks. You will be responsible for incoming inspection, fault analysis, repairs, and final testing after completed repair and maintenance work. You will have a busy everyday life with opportunities for sparring and development.

You will become part of a team where you work both independently and with engaged and motivated colleagues.

You will receive the necessary introduction to the tasks as well as relevant courses. The work takes place in a motivated and interdisciplinary environment with a strong focus on quality and safety.

About you

You have a trade certificate (svendebrev) as a light vehicle, truck, construction machinery, or agricultural mechanic or an equivalent craft education.

You must have good collaboration skills, be quality-conscious and meticulous in daily work.

It is important to us that you can work systematically and independently and be proactive so you can actively contribute to the workshop's overall task solving. You are adaptable and thus ready for changes and able to work efficiently even when the pace is high.

Since the tasks may involve driving, you must hold at least a category B driving license. Category C and CE as well as a forklift certificate are desirable.

Your main tasks are at the workshop, but travel may occur.

Employment terms

Note the position is advertised for military and civilian applicants.

The employment is regulated by the applicable Collective Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Public Employees Organizations – The Civil Service Area (OAO-S collective agreement) and the Trade Agreement for craftsmen and technicians.

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

The workplace is in Skive.

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

As an employee you are obliged to perform service outside the country, including at units in international missions with a view to participation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, peace-enforcing, humanitarian and other similar operations.

Contact and application

If you want to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact Chief Sergeant Finn Mogensen at telephone 2249 7437.

If you have questions about salary and employment terms you are welcome to contact the Personnel Command, HR Consultant June Bastholm at telephone 3266 5470.

The application deadline is 22 November 2026 and interviews are expected to be held on an ongoing basis. The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

You apply for the position via the link, and we ask you to attach your application, CV and a copy of your trade 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 regardless of background to apply for the position.

ABOUT THE DEFENCE MAINTENANCE SERVICE

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

The Defence 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 specialize 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 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 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.