Chemical Products Plant and Machine Operators: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Chemical Products Plant and Machine Operators is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 8131) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Candle production machine operator
- Explosive products machine operator
- Pharmaceutical and toiletry products machine operators
Latest chemical products plant and 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
1,162 open ads- Chemical plant operator
German title: Chemikant
Randstad Professional · Leverkusen · Posted 2026-10-16 - Chemical plant operator
German title: Chemikant
Randstad Professional · Leverkusen · Posted 2026-10-16 - Chemical plant operator
German title: Chemikant
Grimm · Leverkusen · Posted 2026-10-16 - Chemical plant operator
German title: Chemikant
WICO GmbH (Bochum) · Witten · Posted 2026-10-16 - Chemical plant operator
German title: Chemikant
PersEH GmbH · Düren, Rheinland · Posted 2026-10-16 - Chemical plant operator
German title: Chemikant
conop work GmbH · Königsbrunn bei Augsburg · Posted 2026-10-16
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
35 open ads- Sewing operators to world-leading customer in Södertälje
Swedish title: Syningsoperatörer till världsledande kund i Södertälje
OnePartnerGroup Stockholm Bemanning AB · Södertälje · Posted 2026-10-16 - We are now looking for operators for pharmaceutical companies in Södertälje!
Swedish title: Vi söker nu operatörer till läkemedelsföretag i Södertälje!
Uniflex AB · Södertälje · Posted 2026-10-16 - Machine operator to customer in Eslöv
Swedish title: Maskinoperatör till kund i Eslöv
Jobandtalent Sweden AB · Eslöv · Posted 2026-10-15 - Machine operators are sought for production in Ängelholm
Swedish title: Maskinoperatörer sökes till produktion i Ängelholm
Uniflex AB · Ängelholm · Posted 2026-10-13 - We are now looking for process operators for our customer Fresenius Kabi in Uppsala!
Swedish title: Vi söker nu processoperatörer till vår kund Fresenius Kabi i Uppsala!
Uniflex AB · Uppsala · Posted 2026-10-13 - Cleanroom Operators wanted for Octapharma!
Swedish title: Operatörer för renrumsarbete sökes till Octapharma!
Uniflex AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-13
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where chemical products plant and 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 |
| Italy | Shortage | €2,300 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | Not yet verified | Vilnius: €830 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €3,120 a month | Not yet verified |
| Slovakia | Shortage | €1,230 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Spain | Shortage | €1,936 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,040 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| 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 chemical products plant and 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 chemical products plant and machine operators do
Chemical products plant and machine operators operate and monitor units and machinery to blend, mix, process and package a wide range of chemical products.
Typical tasks
- Setting up, starting, controlling, adjusting and stopping machines and plant
- Monitoring reaction processes and transfers of products in conformity with safety procedures
- Monitoring meters, gauges and electronic instrumentation on one or more chemical or formulation units, such as mixers, kettles, blenders, dryers, tabletting, encapsulation, granulation and coating machines
- Measuring, weighing and loading chemical ingredients following formulation cards
- Making samples and performing routine chemical and physical tests of products and recording production data
- Cleaning and performing minor repairs to machines and plant
Finding chemical products plant and machine operators jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Candle production machine operator".
- 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.