Wood Treaters: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Wood Treaters is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7521) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Dry kiln operator
- Lumber kiln operator
- Timber treating tank operator
- Veneer dryer tender
- Wood seasoner
- Wood treater
Latest wood treaters 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
132 open ads- Wood worker
German title: Holzbearbeiter
PERSO PLANKONTOR GmbH · Leipzig · Posted 2026-10-05 - Wood worker
German title: Holzbearbeiter
persona service Emden AG & Co. KG · Saterland · Posted 2026-08-21 - Wood worker
German title: Holzbearbeiter
TimePartner Personalmanagement GmbH · Zeulenroda-Triebes · Posted 2026-02-02 - Wood worker
German title: Holzbearbeiter
WEISS Personalmanagement GmbH - Aschaffenburg · Kleinheubach · Posted 2026-10-05 - Wood worker
German title: Holzbearbeiter
Start NRW · Augustdorf · Posted 2026-10-01 - Wood worker
German title: Holzbearbeiter
Akzent Personaldienstleistungen GmbH · Leipzig · Posted 2026-10-04
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
16 open ads- Operator to customer in Västerås
Swedish title: Operatör till kund i Västerås
AB Effektiv Väst · Västerås · Posted 2026-10-16 - Wood Painter Wanted for Industrial Operations
Swedish title: Trälackerare sökes till industriverksamhet
Wikan Personal AB · Uppvidinge · Posted 2026-10-16 - Employees in wood and varnishing are sought
Swedish title: Medarbetare inom trä- och lackering sökes
Wikan Personal AB · Vetlanda · Posted 2026-10-16 - Operator for Södra Building Systems
Swedish title: Operatör till Södra Building Systems
AB Effektiv Väst · Varberg · Posted 2026-10-14 - Sawmill operator and truck driver for Södra Wood
Swedish title: Sågverksoperatör och truckförare till Södra Wood
AB Effektiv Väst · Varberg · Posted 2026-10-14 - Gislaved Foil is looking for Machine Operators!
Swedish title: Gislaved Folie söker Maskinoperatörer!
Junic Sverige AB · Gislaved · 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 wood treaters 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 |
| Italy | Shortage | €2,220 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Romania | Shortage | €969 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Spain | Shortage | €1,890 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
| 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 |
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 wood treaters alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What wood treaters do
Wood treaters season, preserve and treat wood and lumber manually or using wood treatment equipment such as kilns and tanks.
Typical tasks
- Operating and tending kilns, treating tanks and other equipment to dry lumber, prepare and season wood and other wood products, and to impregnate wood products with preservatives
- Monitoring equipment operation, gauges, and panel lights in order to detect deviations from standards and to ensure that processes are operating according to specifications
- Operating valves to admit treating solution into treatment vessels, maintain specified heat, vacuum and hydraulic pressure and level of solution during each phase of treatment cycle
- Activating vacuum and hydraulic pressure pumps that remove air and steam from retort and force treating solution into pores of wood to accelerate treatment process
- Assisting in maintaining processing equipment and machines as required
- Cleaning, lubricating and adjusting equipment
- Transporting materials and products to and from work areas, manually or using carts, handtrucks, or hoists
- Completing and maintaining production reports
Finding wood treaters jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Wood treater".
- 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.