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WASTE OPERATORS ASSIGNED TO THE PENEDÈS-GARRAF COMARCA’S SELECTION PLANT (VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDÈS)
The Penedès-Garraf Comarca is conducting a selective process to permanently fill 5 positions for Waste Operators assigned to the Penedès-Garraf Comarca’s Selection Plant, through a competitive examination procedure, and to establish a job pool. Interested candidates must submit their applications via the Penedès-Garraf Comarca’s official website, under the section "Job Offers". Deadline for application submission: 2 January 2026. Location of the Waste Selection Plant: Vilafranca del Penedès.
- Carry out tasks required for the proper functioning of production processes, minor preventive or corrective maintenance tasks, and ensure order and cleanliness at the plants, particularly machinery involved in waste treatment operations.
- Use hand tools to perform assigned tasks, both within the production process itself and for maintenance and cleaning activities, as well as ensuring their proper upkeep.
- Make appropriate use of all plant equipment and facilities, maintain them in good working condition, and ensure their preservation.
- Report to the plant supervisor on the status of plant equipment and facilities, as well as on the progress and scheduled completion date of assigned tasks.
- Support corrective, preventive, predictive, and operational supervision maintenance activities for mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical installations.
- Perform occasional cleaning tasks on auxiliary service materials at the plants, in accordance with instructions from the plant supervisor and/or the plant’s technical director.
- Ensure safety and health at the workplace by properly using equipment related to one’s duties, in compliance with established procedures and current occupational risk prevention regulations.
- Any other similar duties assigned.
* Experience: 1 month. Prior experience is not required; however, having worked as a waste operator at a waste treatment plant and/or industrial plant will be considered a merit. Recommended: Driving licence category B (as the facility is inaccessible by public transport).
* Competencies / Knowledge: Possession of a school enrolment certificate or equivalent. Possession of a Catalan language proficiency certificate at level A2. Candidates lacking the required level will be required to sit a specific, mandatory, and eliminatory test, assessed as either "Pass" or "Fail".
* Indefinite-term employment contract
* Intensive work schedule
* Other relevant information: Remuneration will correspond to the applicable rates at the time the position is filled, based on the post, professional category, and current pay scales of the Penedès-Garraf Comarca; for 2026, this corresponds to a gross annual salary of €21,912.84, plus allowances established according to the place of work, paid in 14 installments. Applications must be submitted no later than 2 January 2026, preferably via the Penedès-Garraf Comarca’s Electronic Registry, although applicants may also submit their application and supporting documents in person at the Comarca’s Central Offices located in Vilanova i la Geltrú.

Carrer de Baldomer Lostau, 6, 08720 Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Spain
€ 21,912/year