Mechanical Machinery Assemblers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Mechanical Machinery Assemblers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 8211) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Aircraft assembler
  • Bench fitter (trucks)
  • Engine assembler
  • Engine installer
  • Gearbox assembler
  • Turbine assembler
  • Vehicle assembler
12European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
5countries report a surplus
7,823open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
8211ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 12 European countries reported a shortage of mechanical machinery assemblers: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden. 5 reported a surplus: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany and Hungary. Belgium and Hungary appear in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.

Latest mechanical machinery assemblers job ads

Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).

Germany

7,755 open ads
  • Machinery assembler
    German title: Industriemechaniker Montage
    Alpha-Engineering KG · Mönchengladbach · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Machinery assembler
    German title: Industriemechaniker Montage
    SYNERGIE Personal Solutions GmbH · Troisdorf · Posted 2026-10-13
  • Machinery assembler
    German title: Industriemechaniker Montage
    GeAT mbH Heiligenstadt · Göttingen · Posted 2026-10-11
  • Machinery assembler
    German title: Industriemechaniker Montage
    persona service AG & Co. KG · Fürstenfeldbruck · Posted 2026-10-08
  • Machinery assembler
    German title: Industriemechaniker Montage
    persona service AG & Co. KG · Haan, Rheinland · Posted 2026-10-09
  • Machinery assembler
    German title: Industriemechaniker Montage
    persona service AG & Co. KG Nürnberg · Feucht · Posted 2026-09-02

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

Sweden

68 open ads

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden

Where mechanical machinery assemblers are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all plant and machine operators and assemblers (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BulgariaShortage€626 a monthSofia: €650
CzechiaShortage€1,285 a monthPrague: €1,250
DenmarkShortage€4,773 a month *Copenhagen: €1,800
ItalyShortage€2,300 a month *Rome: €1,300
LatviaShortage€1,221 a monthRiga: €870
NetherlandsShortage€3,120 a monthNot yet verified
NorwayShortage€4,749 a monthOslo: €2,000
RomaniaShortage€924 a month *Not yet verified
SlovakiaShortage€1,230 a monthBratislava: €910
SwedenShortageNot yet verifiedStockholm: €2,100
BelgiumShortage and surplusNot yet verifiedBrussels: €1,150
HungaryShortage and surplus€1,053 a month *Budapest: €910
AustriaSurplus€3,040 a month *Vienna: €1,250
FinlandSurplus€3,361 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
GermanySurplus€2,907 a monthBerlin: €1,350

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all plant and machine operators and assemblers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for mechanical machinery assemblers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What mechanical machinery assemblers do

Mechanical machinery assemblers assemble, according to procedures strictly laid down, component parts of mechanical machinery such as engines, motor vehicles, turbines and aircraft.

Typical tasks

  • Assembling and installing prefabricated parts or components to form subassemblies, mechanical machinery, engines and finished motor vehicles
  • Reviewing work orders, specifications, diagrams and drawings to determine materials needed and assembly instructions
  • Recording production and operational data on specified forms
  • Inspecting and testing completed components and assemblies
  • Rejecting faulty assemblies and components

Finding mechanical machinery assemblers jobs in Europe

  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Engine assembler".
  • Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
  • If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.

Cost of living where the jobs are

Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:

About this data

  • Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
  • Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
  • Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
  • Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.

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