Plastic Products Machine Operators: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Plastic Products Machine Operators is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 8142) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Laminated press operator (plastics)
- Optic fibre drawer
- Plastics boat builder
- Plastics bottle blowing machine operator
- Plastic cable making machine operator
- Plastic extrusion machine operator
- Plastic moulder
- Plastics products machine operator
Latest plastic products machine operators 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
2,020 open ads- Process Mechanic - Plastic
German title: Verfahrensmechaniker - Kunststoff
AlphaConsult Premium KG · Pforzheim · Posted 2026-10-03 - Plastics process mechanical and
German title: Verfahrensmechaniker Kunststoff- und
FINEOO Inhaber Eric Martin · Posted 2026-10-06 - Plastics process mechanic
German title: Verfahrensmechaniker Kunststoff
Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG · Coburg · Posted 2026-08-04 - Process Mechanic - Plastic
German title: Verfahrensmechaniker - Kunststoff
Tempton Personaldienstleistungen GmbH · Schrobenhausen · Posted 2026-08-20 - Process Mechanic - Plastic
German title: Verfahrensmechaniker - Kunststoff
SYNERGIE Personal Solutions GmbH · Lautzenhausen · Posted 2026-09-29 - Plastics process mechanic
German title: Verfahrensmechaniker Kunststoff
EPS Personalservice GmbH · Mühlacker · Posted 2026-10-01
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
45 open ads- Production employees with a focus on logistics for the plastics industry
Swedish title: Produktionsmedarbetare med fokus på logistik till plastindustrin
OnePartnerGroup Borås AB · Svenljunga · Posted 2026-10-16 - Packing operator for Amcor in Mullajö
Swedish title: Packoperatör till Amcor i Mullajö
Posti Logistics Staffing AB · Mullsjö · Posted 2026-10-16 - Machine Set- Plastics Industry
Swedish title: Maskinställare- plastindustri
TopWork Sverige AB · Perstorp · Posted 2026-10-16 - Operator
Swedish title: Operatör
AMB Industri Aktiebolag · Emmaboda · Posted 2026-10-16 - Spontaneous application Gnosjö area
Swedish title: Spontanansökan Gnosjöområdet
Junic Sverige AB · Gnosjö · Posted 2026-10-15 - Machine Operator to Industry
Swedish title: Maskinoperatör till industri
Best Bemanning & Rekrytering i Sverige AB · Eskilstuna · Posted 2026-10-15
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where plastic products machine operators are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all plant and machine operators and assemblers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | Not yet verified | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €1,285 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €4,773 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Germany | Shortage | €2,907 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Italy | Shortage | €2,300 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | Not yet verified | Vilnius: €830 |
| Norway | Shortage | €4,749 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Portugal | Shortage | €1,087 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Romania | Shortage | €924 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Slovakia | Shortage | €1,230 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €1,633 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,040 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Bulgaria | Surplus | €626 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,361 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,221 a month | Riga: €870 |
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 plastic products machine operators alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What plastic products machine operators do
Products machine operators monitor and operate machines which knead and blend compounds to obtain plastic materials and which make various plastic components and articles.
Typical tasks
- Operating and monitoring machines which knead and blend compounds to obtain plastic materials
- Operating and monitoring machines which shape plastic materials by moulding, extrusion, blowing, cutting and other means
- Operating and monitoring machines which laminate plastics and plastic-impregnated materials or produce fibreglass
- Encasing uncoated wire, cord, cable and optic fibre in plastic
- Examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications
- Recycling waste plastic materials
- Making artificial eyes and contact lens discs, making and repairing spectacle frames and plastic parts of orthopaedic appliances
Finding plastic products machine operators jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Plastic moulder".
- 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.