Wood Processing Plant Operators: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Wood Processing Plant Operators is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 8172) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Circular-saw operator
- Log cut-off operator
- Plywood press-operator
- Sawmill operator
- Sawmill planer operator
- Sawmill trimmer operator
- Veneer lathe operator
- Wood-processing plant sawyer
Latest wood processing plant 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
231 open ads- Employees in the Sawmill worker
German title: Mitarbeiter im Sägewerk
Karl Künstle Sägewerk und Holzhandlung Markus Künstle · Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach · Posted 2026-09-10 - Sawmill worker employee
German title: Sägewerk Mitarbeiter
HPB Sägewerk Holzhandel GmbH · Lamspringe · Posted 2026-08-19 - Employees in the Sawmill worker
German title: Mitarbeiter im Sägewerk
Maurer GmbH Säge- u.Hobelwerk · Mühlheim an der Donau · Posted 2026-02-18 - Excavator driver in Sawmill worker
German title: Baggerfahrer im Sägewerk
HAZ Zeitarbeit GmbH · Uelzen, Lüneburger Heide · Posted 2026-09-21 - Production assistant Sawmill worker
German title: Produktionshelfer Sägewerk
H.B.S. Industriedienste GmbH + Co. KG Niederlassung Lippstadt · Büren, Westfalen · Posted 2026-09-04 - Helper in the Sawmill worker
German title: Helfer im Sägewerk
Zimmerei Daiminger · Traitsching · Posted 2025-12-08
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
19 open ads- Sawmill operators for Setra Heby
Swedish title: Sågverksoperatörer till Setra Heby
Clockwork Bemanning & Rekrytering AB · Heby · Posted 2026-10-15 - Sawmill worker
Swedish title: sågverksarbetare
Ekeryds Trä AB · Markaryd · Posted 2026-10-14 - Saw Operator
Swedish title: Sågoperatör
Wikan Personal AB · Växjö · Posted 2026-10-14 - Production personnel Bandhagen
Swedish title: Produktionspersonal Bandhagen
Prowork Bemanning AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-13 - Production operator with a sense of quality and craftsmanship
Swedish title: Produktionsoperatör med känsla för kvalitet och hantverk
NordDesign Production Falkenberg AB · Falkenberg · Posted 2026-10-13 - Saw Operator/Forklift Operator
Swedish title: Sågoperatör/truckförare
Vida Aktiebolag · Hässleholm · Posted 2026-10-09
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where wood processing plant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €626 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| 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 |
| Greece | Shortage | €1,416 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Italy | Shortage | €2,300 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | Not yet verified | Vilnius: €830 |
| Slovakia | Shortage | €1,230 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,040 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,361 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,221 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Norway | Surplus | €4,749 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Romania | Surplus | €924 a month * | Not yet verified |
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 wood processing plant operators alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What wood processing plant operators do
Wood processing plant operators monitor, operate, and control lumber mill equipment for sawing timber logs into rough lumber, cutting veneer, making plywood and particle board, and otherwise preparing wood for further use.
Typical tasks
- Examining logs and rough lumber to determine size, condition, quality and other characteristics to decide best lumber cuts to carry out, or operating automated equipment to convey logs through laser scanners which determine the most productive and profitable cutting patterns
- Operating and monitoring log in-feed and conveyor systems
- Operating and monitoring head saws, resaws and multiblade saws to saw logs, cants, flitches, slabs or wings and remove rough edges from sawn timber into dressed lumber of various sizes, and saw or split shingles and shakes
- Operating and monitoring plywood core-laying machines and hot-plate plywood presses and machines which cut veneer
- Cleaning and lubricating sawmill equipment
Finding wood processing plant operators jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Sawmill 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.