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Absorbent pad machine operator

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Absorbent pad machine operative Absorbent pad machine operator Absorbent pad machine specialist Absorbent pad machine technician Absorbent pad machine worker Diaper machine operator Diaper machine specialist Diaper machine technician Tampon machine operator Tampon machine specialist Tampon machine technician

Absorbent pad machine operators tend a machine that takes in cellulose fibres and compresses them to a highly absorbent pad material for use in hygienic products such as diapers and tampons.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring machines which glue paper to cardboard, cut it to the required length or cut and crease cardboard or paperboard to form box blanks;
(b) Operating and monitoring pressing machines which form drinking cups or other containers from paper, paperboard or cardboard;
(c) Operating and monitoring machines which cut, fold and glue paper to make envelopes and paper bags, or which form bags from other similar material.

Knowledge

  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Chemistry
  • Textiles (clothes, footwear and leather)
  • Mining and extraction

Digital competencies

  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Operating machinery for the manufacture of products

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Communicating
  • Working efficiently

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Building finishers and related trades workers

Floor layers and tile setters

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Floor layers and tile setters

419

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

12,96%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-21,09% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

13,60%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

6,68%

Part-time contracts

3,38% Turnover index

59

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-15%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

96%

4%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Building finishers and related trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Floor layers and tile setters

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
20%
Between 1 and 2 years
22%
Between 2 and 4 years
30%
Between 4 and 8 years
5%
More than 8 years
15%
Manufacturing
51%
Construction
13%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
8%
Administrative and support service activities
8%
Education
7%
Others
13%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.