Welder-led recruitment partner for Nordic industrial employers

Every welder we place has five years or more on the torch.

Checked against your process, material, position and qualification — by a welder, not a recruiter.

We have placed welders with industrial employers.

The shortage

The welder shortage is documented, not anecdotal.

European Labour Authority, 2024

Welders are among the most widespread shortage occupations in Europe — reported as a shortage by at least three quarters of participating countries.

Arbetsförmedlingen

Sweden's public employment service rates welder opportunities as large, and expects demand to increase over the next five years.

NAV, 2026

Norway's 2026 employer survey estimates a 5,750-person shortage in industrial work, naming welders among the largest gaps.

Job Market Finland, 2025

Finland's 2025 Labour Force Barometer lists welders and gas cutters among the five most in-demand occupations nationally.

STAR, summer 2026

In Denmark, 23% of recruitment attempts in iron, metal and auto went unfilled — the highest rate of any occupational group.

Why welder-led

Screened by a welder, not a recruiter.

Our co-founder has welded for over a decade and leads our welder groups. Estweld is built on practitioner knowledge, not generalist recruitment.

Our welders have worked in demanding regulated environments, and qualify to your procedures on arrival.

A generalist recruiter

Reads a CV and matches a job title. They cannot tell whether a certificate covers your material group, or whether a welder who has spent two years on structural steel can hold a root pass on your job.

Estweld

We screen welders on process, material, position and qualification before presenting them — matched to your WPS and your drawings, not just a job title.

We require a certificate matched to the specific material group your job requires. A generic welding certificate does not establish fitness for a specific job.

What we check

Before a welder ever reaches your desk.

Coverage

Processes, materials and sectors.

Processes

MIG/MAG, TIG, and MMA/electrode. Thick-wall work above 50 mm requires combined electrode and TIG experience — we staff for it.

Petrochemical

Chrome-nickel austenitic, nickel-based, and cobalt-chrome-nickel alloys.

Thermal & power-plant

Carbon steel, ferrous alloys, and zirconium and titanium alloys.

Construction

Construction MAG welding, and aluminium TIG/autogenous welding.

Oil & gas

Certified across both carbon-steel and stainless material groups.

Teams

Welder-plus-fitter teams, because the fitter's prep determines the weld.

We source from a network of 20-25 welders, every one with five years or more experience. Availability is backed by call-off arrangements with our network.

How it works

From requirement to placement.

01

Send six fields

Process, material, plate or pipe, position, required standard, start date.

Process Material Plate/pipe Position Standard Start date
02

Fit / no-fit answer

We check the network against your requirement and tell you plainly whether we have a match.

03

Test weld

Request a free test weld before you commit to anyone.

04

Placement

Contingency basis — no placement, no fee.

Commercial terms

Transparent pricing, stated up front.

Model Contingency — no placement, no fee
Fee 22% of first-year gross salary
Minimum fee SEK 95,000
Payment 30 days from start date
Test weld Free, before you commit

90-day replacement guarantee

100%
50%
25%
Days 0-30 31-60 61-90

If a placement doesn't work out within 90 days, we run a free replacement search first. If we cannot replace, the fee is refunded on a sliding scale — 100% in days 0-30, 50% in days 31-60, 25% in days 61-90.

Contact

Start with a fit/no-fit answer.

Send the six fields below and we will check the network without a sales call.

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Get in touch

Contact channel for requirement submissions:

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Before you send

The fastest way to an honest fit/no-fit answer is the six fields above. If we don't have the right person, we'll tell you — we would rather say no than send someone who fails your test weld.