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Trades & Technical Recruitment Agency — Permanent Roles Australia-Wide

Pivotal Placements recruits permanent trades and technical staff for construction, mining, manufacturing, utilities and service businesses across Australia. We place qualified tradespeople and their supervisors — the people who do the work and the leading hands who run the crew.

We’re a permanent-placement specialist, so we’re matching trades to an ongoing role, not a labour-hire shift. Every candidate’s licences, tickets and trade qualifications are verified before you see a shortlist, and we give you a straight read on availability and rates within one business day.

Trades & Technical roles we place

Permanent positions we regularly recruit for in trades & technical:

Electricians & Instrument Technicians

Mechanical Fitters & Maintenance Fitters

Diesel Mechanics & Plant Mechanics

Boilermakers & Welders

HVAC & Refrigeration Technicians

Field Service Technicians

Auto Electricians

Leading Hands & Trade Supervisors

Maintenance Coordinators

Apprentices & Trade Assistants

Plumbers & Pipefitters

Don’t see the role you’re hiring for? Tell us the brief — if it’s a permanent role in trades & technical, we can help.

Pivotal Placements consultant on site discussing a trades and technical recruitment brief
Why a specialist

Why specialist trades & technical recruitment matters

Good tradespeople get placed through word of mouth. A recruiter who is genuinely connected in the local trade community can reach reliable, qualified people who never see a job ad — and can tell the difference between a solid worker and a resume.

Permanent focus matters here: businesses want to stop churning labour hire and build a stable crew. That’s exactly what we recruit for.

What you get

How we recruit for trades & technical

Tickets & licences verified

Trade quals, high-risk work licences, tickets and medicals checked up front.

Tradespeople and leaders

From tools-on-the-ground to leading hands and maintenance supervisors.

Local networks

Access to reliable, qualified trades through genuine community relationships, not just advertising.

Hiring in Trades & Technical?

Send us the role, sector and location. You’ll get clear, honest advice and a focused shortlist — within one business day, no obligation.

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