Metal Moulders and Coremakers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Metal Moulders and Coremakers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7211) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Coremaker
- Metal casting moulder
Latest metal moulders and coremakers 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
59 open ads- Foundry worker
German title: Gießer
Stewe Personalservice GmbH & Co. KG - Niederlassung Attendorn · Plettenberg · Posted 2026-10-01 - Foundry worker
German title: Gießer
BS Mönke GmbH · Krefeld · Posted 2026-04-29 - Foundry worker
German title: Gießer
Ohm & Häner Metallwerk GmbH & Co. KG · Drolshagen · Posted 2026-01-16 - Foundry worker
German title: Gießer
Creativ Personaldienstleistungen GmbH · Krefeld · Posted 2026-10-13 - Foundry worker
German title: Gießer
Neo Temp GmbH · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-05 - Foundry worker
German title: Gießer
Creativ Personaldienstleistungen GmbH · Krefeld · Posted 2026-10-13
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
7 open ads- Setter in casting
Swedish title: Ställare inom gjutning
Junic Sverige AB · Gnosjö · Posted 2026-10-15 - Casters for IAC in Gnosjö
Swedish title: Gjutare till IAC i Gnosjö
Junic Sverige AB · Gnosjö · Posted 2026-10-14 - Casters for IAC in Gnosjö
Swedish title: Gjutare till IAC i Gnosjö
Junic Sverige AB · Gnosjö · Posted 2026-10-09 - Foundry operator to Ljungby
Swedish title: Gjuterioperatör till Ljungby
PersonalUthyrning, Logistik & Service Anderstorp AB · Ljungby · Posted 2026-10-06 - Moulds for customer in Vimmerby
Swedish title: Gjutare till kund i Vimmerby
Montico HR Partner AB · Hultsfred · Posted 2026-10-05 - Concrete worker sought for Thomas Betong
Swedish title: Betongarbetare sökes till Thomas Betong
Ikett Personalpartner AB · Alingsås · Posted 2026-09-21
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where metal moulders and coremakers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €683 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €1,370 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €4,885 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Germany | Shortage | €3,095 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Italy | Shortage | €2,220 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Slovakia | Shortage | €1,292 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €1,645 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,048 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,362 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,288 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Romania | Surplus | €969 a month * | Not yet verified |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all craft and related trades workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for metal moulders and coremakers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What metal moulders and coremakers do
Metal moulders and coremakers make moulds and cores for casting metal.
Typical tasks
- Making moulds by hand or using auxiliary machines on a bench for small metal castings, on the foundry floor, or in a pit for large castings
- Making cores for use in metal moulds
- Cleaning and smoothing moulds, core boxes, and repairing surface imperfections
- Moving and positioning work pieces such as mould sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signalling others to move work pieces
- Positioning patterns inside mould sections and clamping sections together
- Cutting spouts, runner holes and sprue holes into moulds
- Lifting upper mould sections from lower sections and remove moulded patterns
Finding metal moulders and coremakers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Coremaker".
- 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.