Applications for the Petrobras recruitment process have reopened and will be accepted until January 31st.

By InfoMoney - Registration for the public competition, with 916 technical-level positions at Petrobras, has been reopened. It had been temporarily suspended in the first week of January for modifications to the registration system and will close at 18 PM (Brasilia time) on January 31st.

The company decided to expand the number of cities where the objective tests will be administered from 19 to 40, including the capitals of all 27 states in the country. Due to this expansion, the platform used for exam registrations had to be offline from January 3rd to 7th for adjustments and to include the new cities among the options available during the application process.

In addition to new registrants, candidates who have already registered for the competition may also change their test location until the registration deadline on the 31st. The municipality selected for the test is not linked to the municipality where the vacancy is located.

According to Jean Paul Prates, president of Petrobras, the goal of expanding the number of test locations is to democratize access to the nationwide competitive examination, increasing the possibility for candidates from different regions of Brazil to register.

The registration fee is R$ 62,79 and the exam will be held on March 24, 2024. To learn more about the educational requirements for each area and the number of vacancies per city, simply consult the selection process notice. using this link.

The contest

The competition will offer 916 positions with a minimum starting salary of R$ 5.878,82. There will also be 5.496 positions for a reserve list.

Technical-level professionals will be selected in the following areas:

• Occupational nursing;
• Inspection of equipment and facilities;
• transport logistics (control);
• Maintenance (boiler making, electrical, instrumentation, mechanical);
• operation;
• ballast operation;
• Design, construction and assembly (buildings, electrical, instrumentation, mechanical);
• petroleum chemistry;
• workplace safety; and
• Supply of goods and services (administration).

No proof of professional experience is required. The number of job openings, educational requirements, test locations, and regional distribution can be found in the job posting.

The selection process will be organized by the Brazilian Center for Research in Event Promotion Evaluation and Selection (Cebraspe) and will be valid for 18 months, and may be extended for the same period once, at Petrobras' discretion.

Inclusion

For the first time, the company is holding a public competition with 20% of vacancies reserved for people with disabilities (PWD). The quota exceeds the minimum limit of 5% determined by law. The event also reserves 20% of positions for black people, as required by law.

Candidates who are hired will be entitled to specific benefits for people with disabilities. If they are in an administrative role, for example, they may opt for teleworking five days a week. In addition, those who depend on specific professional care will receive reimbursement for caregiver assistance.

The reservation of vacancies for PWD above what is determined by law is in addition to other Petrobras inclusion initiatives, such as the goal of having 25% black people and 25% women in leadership positions by 2030.

In addition to reserving places, Petrobras implemented other actions in this competition to facilitate access for people with disabilities. One of them is the increase in the validity of the report certifying the disability to 36 months – the previous period was 12 months.

The person with a disability may also, according to their needs, request reasonable adaptations and/or the provision of assistive technologies on the day of the tests. The competition has a regional distribution of capacity.

* With information from Agência Brasil