Greece's shipbuilding, offshore energy, construction, tourism, and petrochemical sectors create growing demand for skilled welders and welding technicians across Athens, Thessaloniki, Piraeus, Patras, Heraklion, and Volos. As an EU member state with one of the world's most important maritime and shipping industries, a thriving tourism economy driving major hotel and resort construction, significant EU-funded infrastructure investment under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, a growing offshore wind energy programme in the Aegean and Ionian Seas, and major petrochemical and refinery operations at Elefsina and Thessaloniki, Greek employers require experienced welders capable of performing MIG, MAG, TIG, electrode, and flux-cored arc welding processes on structural steel, stainless steel, aluminium, and specialist alloys.
From shipbuilding, ship repair, and naval vessel construction at Piraeus, Syros, and Elefsina yards to structural steel fabrication for tourism, commercial, and residential construction, offshore wind foundation and platform fabrication in the Aegean, petrochemical plant maintenance, pressure vessel and process equipment manufacturing, food and olive oil processing equipment welding, bridge and infrastructure construction, and maintenance welding for industrial and energy infrastructure, organisations across Greece rely on qualified welders who understand Greek workplace safety regulations (ΕΛΟΤ EN ISO standards and the requirements of the Labour Inspectorate — SEPE) and are capable of producing consistently high-quality welds to European standards.
AtoZ Serwis Plus provides specialised welder recruitment services in Greece, helping employers hire qualified welders, welding technicians, shipbuilding welders, structural steel welders, coded pipe welders, and welding supervisors from trusted international labour markets. Our recruitment solutions support shipbuilders, offshore energy developers, construction contractors, petrochemical plant operators, manufacturing companies, and tourism facility developers in building reliable and skilled welding teams.
Our recruitment strategy aligns with Greece's world-class maritime and shipping industry, growing offshore wind energy programme, petrochemical processing sector, thriving tourism construction market, EU-funded infrastructure investment, and manufacturing sector needs. We provide access to skilled international welding professionals while ensuring structured and compliant hiring processes.
Key strengths
Our services help Greece's employers reduce hiring gaps, maintain quality standards, and ensure the skilled welding workforce required for Greece's growing welding needs.
AtoZ Serwis Plus recruits qualified professionals for a wide range of welder and welding technician roles in Greece:
These professionals support shipbuilding, offshore energy fabrication, petrochemical plant maintenance, tourism construction, and industrial maintenance programmes across Greece.
Our welder recruitment services support multiple high-demand industries in Greece:
Each candidate is carefully matched based on employer requirements, welding process, material specifications, and quality standard requirements.
AtoZ Serwis Plus sources qualified welders from trusted international labour markets to meet Greece's workforce demand.
All candidates are screened based on:
Our candidates meet the quality and safety standards required in Greece's manufacturing, energy, and construction sectors.
This ensures consistent weld quality, reduced rework, and high-quality fabrication and construction outputs across Greece.
We follow a structured and transparent recruitment process:
This ensures smooth hiring and full compliance with Greek labour regulations and the requirements of the Labour Inspectorate (Σώμα Επιθεώρησης Εργασίας — SEPE).
Whether companies require welders for ship repair and conversion at Piraeus, Syros, and Elefsina, offshore wind foundation fabrication in the Aegean, petrochemical plant maintenance, EU-funded infrastructure construction, tourism and commercial building structural steelwork, food and agricultural processing equipment, or industrial maintenance, AtoZ Serwis Plus provides skilled professionals ready to support business growth across Greece.
We are a trusted recruitment partner for welder jobs in Greece, delivering workforce solutions aligned with real market demand and quality requirements.
Employers in Greece can register to hire experienced welding professionals.
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Qualified welders seeking job opportunities in Greece can register and apply.
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Greece offers growing employment opportunities for qualified welders across its world-class maritime and shipping sector, expanding offshore wind energy programme, petrochemical processing industry, thriving tourism construction market, and EU-funded infrastructure investment. Skilled welding professionals with internationally recognised ΕΛΟΤ EN ISO or equivalent qualifications are well-positioned to find stable and competitive employment in this historic Mediterranean EU member state.
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Greek Government – https://www.gov.gr
Labour Inspectorate (SEPE) – https://www.sepe.gov.gr
Ministry of Migration and Asylum – https://migration.gov.gr
Hellenic Manpower Employment Organisation (DYPA) – https://www.dypa.gov.gr
This content is independently created and provided for informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice, employment guarantees, or immigration approval. All recruitment and work authorisation decisions are subject to Greece's labour laws and approval by competent authorities.
It involves placing qualified welders with Greek employers across shipbuilding and ship repair, renewable-energy structure fabrication, construction, and industrial manufacturing. Greece has the world's largest merchant fleet by tonnage, making it one of Europe's most significant markets for marine welding.
Greece's enormous merchant fleet — tankers, bulk carriers, container vessels, and ferries — requires large volumes of ship-repair welding at yards in Piraeus, Perama, Elefsina, and Syros. The renewable-energy programme — large-scale solar and wind installation — requires structural-steel welding for mounting structures and foundations. Offshore wind development in the Aegean and Ionian seas will create further demand for welding. Construction in Athens and Thessaloniki is active. The EU Recovery and Resilience Fund finances infrastructure welding work.
Yes. EU and EEA citizens work in Greece without a permit, registering with the KEP (Κέντρο Εξυπηρέτησης Πολιτών) and obtaining an AFM (Αριθμός Φορολογικού Μητρώου — tax identification number) and AMKA (social-insurance number) for payroll purposes.
A work-and-residence permit from the Ministry of Migration and Asylum (Υπουργείο Μετανάστευσης και Ασύλου). The employer is involved in the application process. Welding trades are on Greece's shortage-occupation list.
ELOT EN ISO 9606-1 (steels) and ELOT EN ISO 9606-2 (aluminium) — Greece's adoptions of the EN ISO standards. Ship-repair welding requires classification-society qualification — Bureau Veritas, DNV, Lloyd's Register, or Nippon Kaiji Kyokai. Structural construction follows EN 1090-2 requirements.
MMA (111) and MIG/MAG (135/136) are the primary processes in ship repair and heavy fabrication. FCAW (136/138) is used in structural and heavy-plate work. TIG (141) is used for stainless-steel and aluminium marine and process fabrication.
Qualified welders earn approximately EUR 1,500 to EUR 2,800 gross per month. Marine and coded welders earn toward the upper end. Greece's cost of living — particularly outside Athens — is moderate.
Progressive income tax: 9% up to EUR 10,000; 22% to EUR 20,000; 28% to EUR 30,000; 36% to EUR 40,000; 44% above EUR 40,000. Social-security contributions (ΕΦΚΑ) add further deductions. The AADE administers the system.
The Labour Code requires overtime to be compensated at a minimum of 140% for the first 120 hours per year and 160% above that.
20 working days per year, rising to 21 days after one year and 22 days after two years. Most collective agreements provide 25 days.
Piraeus, Perama, and Elefsina have ship-repair welding. Syros (Neorion Shipyard) has new-build and repair welding. Athens and Thessaloniki have construction and infrastructure welding. The Aegean islands have tourism-facility and marine welding.
Yes. ΔΥΠΑ (the successor to ΟΑΕΔ) consistently lists welding among the most difficult vacancies to fill. Ship-repair demand and renewable-energy expansion both contribute to a structural gap.
Yes. All legally employed workers are protected by the Labour Code and applicable collective agreements — minimum wages, annual leave, and dismissal protection apply regardless of nationality.
AtoZ Serwis Plus sources and screens international welders for verified Greek employers across ship repair, renewable-energy fabrication, and construction. We verify classification-society and EN ISO 9606 qualifications. Register at atozserwisplus.com.
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