# Hire Engineers for Manufacturing in Italy

> Hiring mechanical, automation and field service engineers in Italy: Metalworking CCNL, industrial districts, travel, safety, and cost.


<section> <span class="eyebrow">Hiring by sector</span> <h1 id="hire-engineers-for-manufacturing-and-industry">Hire engineers for manufacturing and industry</h1> <p class="lede">Italy is one of Europe's largest manufacturers of machinery. US equipment makers hire here for field service, applications engineering and supplier quality, close to their customers and suppliers.</p> </section> <section class="grid"> <div class="panel"><h3 id="usual-ccnl">Usual CCNL</h3><p>Metalworking (Metalmeccanico industria). It sets levels, pay tables, travel rules and shift premiums in detail.</p></div> <div class="panel"><h3 id="typical-roles">Typical roles</h3><p>Field service engineers, mechanical and electrical design, automation and PLC, applications engineers, supplier quality, project managers.</p></div> <div class="panel"><h3 id="where-they-are">Where they are</h3><p>The industrial north: Lombardy (Milan, Brescia, Bergamo), Emilia-Romagna (Bologna, Modena, Reggio Emilia), Veneto (Vicenza, Padua), Piedmont (Turin).</p></div> </section> <section> <h2 id="salary-bands">Salary bands</h2> <div class="tbl"><table> <thead><tr><th>Role</th><th>CCNL level</th><th>Gross annual salary</th></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr><td>Junior engineer</td><td><span class="review">[level]</span></td><td><span class="review">[€ range to verify]</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Field service engineer</td><td><span class="review">[level]</span></td><td><span class="review">[€ range to verify]</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Senior / project lead</td><td><span class="review">[level]</span></td><td><span class="review">[€ range to verify]</span></td></tr> </tbody> </table></div> </section> <section class="prose"> <h2 id="what-to-know">What to know</h2> <ul> <li><b>Travel is regulated.</b> The CCNL sets travel allowances and how travel time is counted. Field roles with frequent trips need this priced in.</li> <li><b>Workplace safety.</b> Italy requires a risk assessment, safety training and health checks for the role. We arrange them before the first site visit.</li> <li><b>Work injury insurance.</b> INAIL premiums depend on the risk class of the activity. Field and site roles cost more than office roles. <span class="review">[INAIL rate for technical roles to verify]</span></li> <li><b>Working abroad.</b> If your engineer goes to customers in other EU countries, postings need prior notice in the destination country. We handle the paperwork.</li> <li><b>Company van or car.</b> Usual for service engineers, with fuel card and tolls. We manage them as benefits.</li> <li><b>Metalworking CCNL extras.</b> It includes a supplementary health fund and flexible benefits that you pay as part of the employment cost.</li> </ul> </section> <section class="prose"> <h2 id="cost-example">Cost example</h2> <p>A field service engineer under the Metalworking CCNL: gross salary, social contributions at industry rates, 13th month, TFR, travel allowances on actual trips, plus our fee of €250 per month. Travel costs vary, so we bill them on actuals.</p> <div class="cta"><a class="btn" href="calculator.html">Open the calculator</a><a class="btn ghost" href="contact.html">Hire an engineer</a></div> </section>


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