Metal Production Process Controllers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Metal Production Process Controllers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3135) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Blast furnace operator
- Central control caster
- Rolling mill control operator
Latest metal production process controllers 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
68 open ads- Metal process technologist - steel forming
German title: Verfahrenstechnologe Metall - Stahlumformung
ZAG Zeitarbeits-Gesellschaft GmbH Hagen · Hagen, Westfalen · Posted 2026-09-21 - Process Engineer
German title: Verfahrenstechnologe
TimePartner Personalmanagement GmbH · Plettenberg · Posted 2026-09-04 - Process Engineer
German title: Verfahrenstechnologe
PersEH GmbH · Düren, Rheinland · Posted 2026-10-16 - Process Engineer
German title: Verfahrenstechnologe
Tempton Personaldienstleistungen GmbH NL Mühlacker · Keltern · Posted 2026-10-01 - Process Engineer
German title: Verfahrenstechnologe
Dornseifer Personalmanagement GmbH · Wiehl · Posted 2025-12-10 - Forming Technology Process Engineer
German title: Verfahrenstechnologe Umformtechnik
ZAG Zeitarbeits-Gesellschaft GmbH Hagen · Hagen, Westfalen · Posted 2026-09-22
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
39 open ads- New opportunities in production - multiple maskers sought
Swedish title: Nya möjligheter inom produktion - flera maskerare sökes
WRKFRC Bemanning & Rekrytering AB · Kungälv · Posted 2026-10-17 - Machine operator to industrial operations | Borås | Full time
Swedish title: Maskinoperatör till industriverksamhet | Borås | Heltid
Manpower Aktiebolag · Borås · Posted 2026-10-15 - We are looking for staff for EBP in Olofström for the painting!
Swedish title: Vi söker personal till EBP i Olofström för måleriet!
Uniflex AB · Olofström · Posted 2026-10-15 - Picking & Assembly – Extra work / Temporary work
Swedish title: Plock & Montering – Extraarbete / Vikariat
NearYou Sverige AB · Jönköping · Posted 2026-10-15 - Work as a machine operator in Lidköping, it certainly attracts!
Swedish title: Arbeta som maskinoperatör i Lidköping, visst lockar det!
Konsultia AB · Lidköping · Posted 2026-10-14 - Operators to Hallstahammar
Swedish title: Operatörer till Hallstahammar
Konsultia AB · Västerås · Posted 2026-10-14
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where metal production process controllers 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 |
| Finland | Shortage | €3,684 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Spain | Shortage | €2,402 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
| Slovakia | Shortage and surplus | €1,562 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,618 a month | Riga: €870 |
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 metal production process controllers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What metal production process controllers do
Metal production process controllers operate and monitor multi-function process control machinery and equipment to control the processing of metal converting and refining furnaces, metal-rolling mills, metal heat-treating or metal-extrusion plant.
Typical tasks
- Coordinating and monitoring the operation of a particular aspect of metal processing production through control panels, computer terminals or other control systems, usually from a central control room
- Operating multi-function central process control machinery to grind, separate, filter, melt, roast, treat, refine or otherwise process metals
- Observing computer printouts, video monitors and gauges to verify specified processing conditions and to make necessary adjustments
- Coordinating and supervising production crew such as machine and process operators, assistants and helpers
- Starting up and shutting down the production system in cases of emergency or as required by schedule
- Providing and organising training for members of production crew
- Maintaining shift log of production and other data and preparing production and other reports
Finding metal production process controllers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Blast furnace 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.