Manufacturing Supervisors: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Manufacturing Supervisors is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3122) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Area coordinator (manufacturing)
- Assembly supervisor
- Finishing supervisor
- Production supervisor (manufacturing)
Pay in the UK for this job
UK occupation used: Production, factory and assembly supervisors (SOC 2020 code 8160). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 3122 by job title and duties; the UK and international occupation lists do not line up exactly. National figure for the whole United Kingdom, in pounds sterling (GBP), before income tax and National Insurance.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2025 provisional, Table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC 2020): tables 14.7a (annual pay, gross) and 14.1a (weekly pay, gross), full-time employee jobs, United Kingdom. Weekly pay is for April 2025; annual pay is for the tax year ending 5 April 2025, employees in the same job for at least a year. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
UK Skilled Worker visa for this job
This occupation (UK code 8160, Production, factory and assembly supervisors) is not eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, according to the GOV.UK list of eligible occupations. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 3122 by job title; the lists do not line up exactly.
This is a summary of official rules, not legal advice. Rules change and some people (for example those already on a Skilled Worker visa) have different rules. Always check GOV.UK before you apply.
Source: UK Visas and Immigration, GOV.UK tables "Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes" and "Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes", updated 2025-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-15. General minimum salary from GOV.UK "Skilled Worker visa: Your job", checked 2026-10-15.
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Latest manufacturing supervisors 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
3,804 open ads- Production supervisor
German title: Industriemeister
ARWA Personaldienstleistungen GmbH · Zeulenroda-Triebes · Posted 2026-09-30 - Production supervisor
German title: Industriemeister
FERCHAU GmbH Vertriebsstützpunkt Görlitz · Niesky · Posted 2026-10-05 - Production supervisor
German title: Industriemeister
Rapp Präzisionstechnik GmbH · Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach · Posted 2026-06-15 - Production supervisor
German title: Industriemeister
INDUVARO GmbH Niederlassung Paderborn · Oelde, Westfalen · Posted 2025-07-13 - Production supervisor
German title: Industriemeister
INDUVARO GmbH Niederlassung Paderborn · Lohfelden · Posted 2025-06-24 - Production supervisor
German title: Industriemeister
ODS Ostsächsische Dienstleistungs- und Service GmbH · Bautzen, Sachsen · Posted 2026-06-29
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
100 open ads- Head of Tyre and Car Care and Europcar
Swedish title: Chef för däck- och bilvård samt Europcar
Berners Person - och Transportbilar AB · Sundsvall · Posted 2026-10-16 - Production manager for Thomas Betong in Heby
Swedish title: Produktionsledare till Thomas Betong i Heby
We are Skills Mälardalen AB · Heby · Posted 2026-10-16 - Regional Maintenance Manager
Swedish title: Regional Underhållschef
Lantmännen ek för · Lidköping · Posted 2026-10-16 - Production manager for Riflex Film AB
Swedish title: Produktionsledare till Riflex Film AB
Riflex Film Aktiebolag · Ronneby · Posted 2026-10-16 - Production manager in welding to Stilmek in Skellefteå
Swedish title: Produktionsledare inom svets till Stilmek i Skellefteå
Bolt.Works Sverige AB · Skellefteå · Posted 2026-10-16 - Workshop Manager Service Borås Bil Hulta
Swedish title: Verkstadschef Service Borås Bil Hulta
Fordonsakademin Sverige AB · Borås · Posted 2026-10-16
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where manufacturing supervisors are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all technicians and associate professionals (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | €4,368 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €966 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €5,731 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| France | Shortage | €2,918 a month * | Paris: €1,550 |
| Italy | Shortage | €3,001 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | €1,749 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €3,769 a month | Not yet verified |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,816 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,684 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,618 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Portugal | Surplus | €1,723 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all technicians and associate professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for manufacturing supervisors alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What manufacturing supervisors do
Manufacturing supervisors coordinate and supervise the activities of process control technicians, machine operators, assemblers and other manufacturing labourers.
Typical tasks
- Co-ordinating and supervising the activities of process control technicians, machine operators, assemblers and other manufacturing labourers
- Organizing and planning the daily work with regard to plans, economy, staff and environment
- Preparing cost estimates, records and reports
- Identifying shortage of staff or components
- Ensuring safety of workers
- Instructing and training new staff
Finding manufacturing supervisors jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Assembly supervisor".
- 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. United Kingdom, closest UK occupation: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (median pay of full-time employees).
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.