Vacancy Details
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Operative IV (Heavy Plant Driver)
Reference No. Circular No. HR/MGP 5/2026
Public Service and Sector Employees
Indefinite
Technical and Industrial Published Date: 17/04/2026 11:00Closing Date: 04/05/2026 17:15Ministry: Ministry for Gozo and PlanningDepartment: Maintenance and Public Cleansing Directorate
Vacancy Brief Description
1. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Gozo and Planning invites applications for the post of Operative IV (Heavy Plant Driver) in the Maintenance and Public Cleansing Directorate within the Ministry for Gozo and Planning.
Salary
2.1 This appointment is subject to a probationary/trial period of six (6) months.
2.2 The salary for the post of Operative IV (Heavy Plant Driver) is Salary Scale 16, which in the year 2026 is equivalent to €17,701.00 per annum, rising by annual increments of €263.00 up to a maximum of €19,279.00.
2.3 An Operative IV (Heavy Plant Driver) will progress to Scale 15 (€19,111.00 x €298.00 - €20,899.00 in the year 2026) on completion of five (5) years service in the grade, subject to satisfactory performance in Salary Scale 16 either as Operative III and/or Operative IV.
2.4 Appointees will also be entitled to the payment of an annual class allowance of €700.
Appointees will be entitled to such other benefits and such other conditions and obligations as may be stipulated in any pertinent agreement between the Government of Malta and the competent Union.
2.5 If a selected applicant is an employee from an organisation in the wider Public Sector, he/she must make his/her own arrangements to be released to the Ministry for Gozo and Planning.
2.6 In terms of the requirements emanating from Directive 16, regarding the “Governing Framework for Preventing and Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Public Administration”, issued by the Principal Permanent Secretary on 27th November 2023 and which came into force on 1st February 2024, the Selection Board will assess candidates’ previous employments to assess potential conflicts of interest. In this respect, candidates are to provide a completely updated CV, including qualifications and employment history with their application. Any potential conflict of interest matters noted will be reported to the respective Permanent Secretary, to ensure that should the candidate be recruited, such conflicts of interest would be appropriately managed.
Moreover, selected candidates are to report any known actual, potential or apparent conflicts of interest prior to accepting an appointment, through the prescribed Declaration available at Appendix 1 to Directive 16 (available here).
Duties
3. The job duties for the post of Operative IV (Heavy Plant Driver) may be viewed in Annex A attached to this Circular.
Eligibility
4.1 By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be Public Officers in the Malta Public Service, Public Officers in the Malta Public Service who are on loan/detailed with/deployed with/on attachment to Public Sector Organisations or Public Sector employees in the wider Public Sector may also apply:
AND
(i) are able to communicate in the Maltese and English languages in order to sufficiently and adequately carry out the duties applied for;
AND
(ii) in possession of a valid Category C driving licence including licences CI, CIE, C and CE.
AND
(iii) in possession of a valid Fork-lifter course.
AND
Public officers must be confirmed in their current appointment or in their previous appointment within the same stream, provided all other eligibility requirements are satisfied. Such public officers must be in, or have held, the grade of: -
(iv) Operative II or Operative III.
Public officers may apply for a lower grade even if not confirmed in their current appointment.
4.2 Public Officers holding a grade in a particular stream, and who were granted Officer in Scale status by virtue of a Grievances Unit decision in the same scale as that of a higher grade in that stream, are eligible to apply for grades open to officers holding such higher grade within the stream that carries the same scale as that of the Officer in Scale status.
The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Scale are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of service stipulated in calls for applications.
Any other eligibility requisites for the post must be met in terms of this call for applications.
4.3 Public officers who currently hold an appointment as Officer in Grade are considered on a personal basis to pertain to the Class/Stream of their immediately previous substantive grade, and may apply on the basis of their current scale as Officer in Grade, which must be equivalent to, or higher than, the requisite eligibility level required by this call for applications.
The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Grade are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of “service in the grade” as stipulated in calls for applications.
Any other eligibility requisites for the post/position must be met in terms of this call for applications.
4.4 Public Officers who are ordinarily resident in Gozo but currently working in Malta, and who hold the same substansive grade as that being advertised, may apply laterally. If selected, such public officers will be permanently assigned to work in Gozo, carrying their respective grade, salary entitlement and salary point, including entitlement to increments, any progression and promotion tied to the post. It is clarified that such candidates will not be awarded additional marks in the selection process for the possession of any qualifications which are an eligibilty requirement as stated in this call for application.
Ministry / Department Details
Ministry / Department : | Ministry for Gozo and Planning |
Contact Persons : | Isabella Grech |
Address : | Ministry for Gozo and Planning Corporate Services Directorate People Managment Unit St Francis Sqaure Victoria Gozo |
Telephone : | 22155331 |
Email address : | [email protected] |
Note
- In case of conflict in interpretation of any part/s of a call for applications, the final interpretation should be that of the published Maltese version of the call for applications.