Meat processing is a shortage occupation
Across much of Poland the sector is listed as a shortage trade, which eases approval of both the permit and the visa.
Poland and the European Union
Skilled staff for meat plants
Poland is one of Europe’s largest meat producers and its industry carries a structural staff shortage. On the other side of the Atlantic there are butchers and operators with a real trade and nowhere to use it. What is missing between the two is not willingness: it is certified training and a legal channel that an intermediary does not eat alive.
Why this works right now
The labour market test is gone
Since 23 March 2026, under the new act on entrusting work to foreigners, Poland no longer requires the labour market test for most permits. The employer no longer has to prove first that nobody was found locally.
The bottleneck is no longer paperwork, it is skill
A boner who makes the rate is trained in weeks, not years — but somebody has to train them. That is precisely our trade.
What we do
Profiles we train
Certified technical training
Pork and beef boning and cutting, cutting-room work, sausage line, ageing chamber, and the hygiene standards a European plant demands.
Technical assessment of candidates
A practical skill and output test, filmed and documented, so the employer knows what they are hiring before spending anything on a visa.
Preparation for the European plant
Polish shop-floor technical vocabulary, HACCP basics, cold room safety and line pace.
Technical follow-up for the employer
If the plant wants it, monitoring of staff output through the first months.
- Pork and beef boner
- Cutting-room operator
- Sausage and packing line operator
- Ageing chamber assistant
- Machine room operator: cutter, stuffer, injector
- Quality control and HACCP records assistant
The route, and who does each step
| 01 | The plant defines the profile | How many people, for which position, at what expected output and by when. Done by the employer. |
| 02 | We select and train | Recruitment, skill test, technical training and certification. Done by us. |
| 03 | The employer validates | They receive each candidate’s technical file with their practical test on film, and choose. Done by the employer. |
| 04 | Work permit | Type A permit application at the voivodeship office. Done by the Polish employer. |
| 05 | Contract and placement | Contract, accommodation and arrival logistics. Done by the KRAZ-registered agency. |
| 06 | Visa | Type D national visa for work purposes, at the relevant Polish consulate. Done by the worker, with documents supplied by the employer. |
| 07 | Onboarding and follow-up | Arrival, integration onto the line and technical monitoring of output. Shared. |
What we do NOT do, and why it matters
| We are not an employment agency | Sending workers who need a permit to Poland requires registration in KRAZ, the national register of employment agencies, and the law additionally requires two years on that register to serve foreigners holding permits. We do not have it, so placement is carried out by a Polish agency that does. |
| We never charge the worker | Never. No hidden enrolment fee, no "processing costs", no deduction from the first wage. Training and selection are paid by the employer or the agency, as ILO Convention 181 requires. If anyone asks a worker for money in exchange for a job in Europe, it is a scam. No exceptions. |
| We do not process the permit or the visa | The type A work permit is applied for by the Polish employer at their voivodeship office. The type D national visa is applied for by the worker at the relevant Polish consulate. We take no part in either, and be wary of anyone claiming they can speed them up. |
| We do not promise administrative timelines | A voivodeship office and a consulate move at their own pace and nobody else’s. |
Are you a plant with unfilled vacancies?
Write to us with the profile, the number of positions and the date you need them. We will tell you frankly whether we can train them, how long it takes, and which KRAZ-registered agency to run it through.
Message us on WhatsAppAre you a butcher or operator who wants training?
The training is not charged to you. Write telling us what you can do and how long you have worked in the trade, and we will explain how it works and what is required. If anyone ever asks you for money for a job in Europe, it is not us.
Message us on WhatsAppFrequently asked
What people ask before they start.
What does this cost the worker?
Nothing. Not the training, not the assessment, not the placement. The legitimate international model, set out in ILO Convention 181, is that whoever needs the staff pays for finding them: the employer. Anyone charging a worker for a job abroad is committing fraud, and in most countries a criminal offence.
Do you get the visa?
No, and nobody honest will promise you that. The Polish employer applies for the work permit at their voivodeship office; with that permit, the worker applies for the type D national visa at the Polish consulate. We take no part in either procedure: we train and certify, which is a different thing.
Why Poland and not another country?
Because it is one of Europe’s largest meat producers, because meat processing is listed as a shortage trade across much of the country, and because since March 2026 it no longer requires the labour market test for most permits. It is the market where the door is widest open today. The same scheme works for Spain, Portugal or Italy under their own rules.
What guarantees the worker performs on the floor?
The documented practical test. The employer does not receive a CV, they receive footage of the candidate boning, with output measured. It is the only way a hire from nine thousand kilometres away is not a gamble.
Can the same be done from Colombia or elsewhere?
Yes. Technical training and certification do not depend on a passport. What changes with nationality is the consular procedure and, in some cases, the visa requirement. The agency and the employer handle that, not us.
What if the plant is not satisfied?
It is agreed in writing before starting: output criterion, trial period and what happens if it is not met. An agreement that does not say so is one that ends badly for somebody.
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