Location: Bulgaria
Salary: €1,250/month
Job type: Full-time
Experience: Entry
Openings: 26
Contract duration: 1 year
Feed metal into machines, monitor cutting operations, and remove and stack finished pieces in a Bulgarian metalworking facility. The schedule is Monday to Friday, 07:00–15:30 (40 hours/week) with Saturday overtime option. Housing, meals on shift, and safety goggles are provided. No prior metalwork experience needed - 1-year renewable contract with full training.
Working in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has the lowest cost of living in the EU paired with a growing manufacturing and food-processing sector along the Sofia-Plovdiv corridor. A Blue Card or standard work permit is processed in 6 to 10 weeks; English is acceptable for most application paperwork. Among the cheapest EU countries — daily expenses run €350-550/month for a single worker. Smaller but visible South Asian and Middle Eastern communities concentrated in Sofia and Plovdiv.
What this role looks like day-to-day
A metal-fabrication shift moves between loading raw stock onto cutting or bending stations, deburring and finishing pieces with hand tools, and checking dimensions against engineering drawings. Hearing protection and safety glasses are continuous requirements. This role suits workers with steady hands, comfort around loud machinery, and willingness to learn measurement tools (calipers, micrometers) on the job.
Who fits and how to apply
119 positions are open on this contract, with a 1 year renewable agreement and pay between €1,250/month. This is an entry-level role — the employer provides paid training during onboarding. On language: Basic English (A2–B1) - language courses available on-site. Contract benefits include accommodation, meals, uniform, training, employer-provided accommodation, work permit and visa support. CHI Recruiting handles document preparation, employer match, work permit and visa filing — full paid recruitment service with transparent pricing disclosed before you commit.
Job reference: CHI-FE704D56.
Basic English (A2–B1) - language courses available on-site
Salary is €1,250/month. Contract is 1 year renewable. This intake covers 119 placements. Most contracts in our partner network include shared accommodation, meals on shift, work uniform and PPE — confirmed on the offer letter.
Cold winters, warm summers. Worker accommodation is centrally heated. Bulgaria has growing migrant-worker communities, especially in industrial cities. Free time activities, religious facilities, halal/vegetarian food access — these vary by city and CHI Recruiting briefs every worker pre-departure.
Processing typically runs 6-10 weeks once your documents are in order (passport, education attestation, police clearance, medical fitness). CHI Recruiting handles the employer-side application; the worker pays government fees (medical, embassy, document chain) which are disclosed transparently up front.
No prior experience is required for this position. Paid on-the-job training runs through your first 2-4 weeks at the plant, after which you operate independently with periodic supervision. Workers from any blue-collar background adapt smoothly.
For this specific role: Basic English (A2–B1) - language courses available on-site. Most multinational plants run in English on the floor with simplified communication and pictogram safety signs. Free or subsidised on-site language classes are common after month 1.
Some roles need welding experience; others are support roles where you load stock, deburr, and dimensional-check parts. The job listing specifies which. Welding training and certification refreshes are paid where needed.
To apply, visit the live page: https://chirecruiting.com/jobs/machine-operator-assistant-metalwork-bulgaria-fe704d56