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Fixed‑fee recruitment for blue‑collar & trades

Hire better blue‑collar crews in 28 days, for a fixed fee per hire.

We run social recruitment campaigns to reach off‑market workers across construction, all blue-collar industrys. You get vetted, shortlist‑ready candidates on your desk; we handle the rest.

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Blue‑collar & trades we specialise in

  • Civil & infrastructure

  • Road & rail construction

  • Electrical & plumbing

  • Mining, oil & gas, drilling

  • Wind farms & renewables

  • Marine, aviation ground crew

  • Farming & ag, logistics & driverss

“If it’s hands‑on work and safety‑critical, there’s a good chance we’ve hired it.”

From brief to boots on site in 4 steps

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1.

Scope & hiring plan

We unpack your roles, locations, pay bands and timelines, then set targets for the next 28 days.

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2.

Social campaigns & talent sourcing

We run targeted social campaigns and tap our database to reach off‑market workers, not just job boards.

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3.

Screen, vet & shortlist

We phone‑screen, check tickets and record one‑way video interviews so you only see shortlist‑ready candidates.

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4.

You interview – we refill if it doesn’t stick

You pick who to hire. If they don’t make it through probation, we refill the role.

Current Job Openings

All jobs

Why not just post on job boards or use a %‑fee agency?

  • Off‑market candidates

    Social campaigns reach workers who never hit job boards.

  • Fixed fee per hire

    Know your cost upfront, no % of salary games

  • Full recruitment funnel done‑for‑you

    Ads, screening, one‑way video and shortlists handled for you.

  • 28 day guarantee

    If they don’t stick through probation, we refill the role.

Recent hiring sprints

  • Civil construction · Regional

    • Needed final trim and excavator operators for a new civil project
    • Ran social campaigns targeting off‑market workers within 80 km
    • Delivered 18 vetted candidates, 12 hired inside 3 weeks

  • Wildfire contracting Australia–Canada

    • Client: Australian wildfire contractor mid‑season, with all local operators already deployed on fires
    • Approach: built a hiring plan in 7 days and ran targeted outreach to Canadian operators willing and eligible for Working Holiday Visas for the bushfire season
    • Result: 3 operators hired in 2 days, crew mobilised to Australia within 10 days of engagement; workers organised their own visas, no long‑term sponsorship required

  • Wind farm · Remote

    • Remote site, limited local talent pool
    • Targeted campaigns + relocation messaging
    • 10 offers made, 8 accepted, all still on site past probation

The 28 Day Hiring Sprint

  • What is included

    • 28 days of targeted social recruitment campaigns for your roles
    • Creative and copy for job ads and day in the life videos
    • Sourcing from both our database and off market candidates
    • Phone screening, ticket and licence checks, basic reference checks
    • One way video interviews and curated shortlists sent weekly
    • Weekly pipeline report so you always know how hiring is tracking

  • Pricing and terms

    • ixed fee from $1,500 per hire
    • Volume sprint packages from $10,000 for multiple placements in one 28 day window
    • Option to spread payments across the candidates probation period
    • If a hire leaves during probation, we refill the role at no additional fee


Trusted by civil, construction & heavy‑industry teams

  • We’d burned months on job boards. Thread filled 10 operator roles in under 3 weeks. The video shortlists meant I only interviewed serious people. We’ll run every big project through them now.

    Operations Manager, Civil Contractor (Regional NSW)

  • Mid‑season all our local operators were already on fires. Thread sourced a Canadian crew, had three heavy equipment operators hired in 2 days and on the fireground within 10. That simply wouldn’t have happened without them.

    Director, Wildfire Contracting Firm (AUS)

Book a 28‑Day Hiring Sprint consult

Questions hiring managers ask before a 28‑Day Hiring Sprint

  • We focus on blue‑collar and skilled trades: operators, labourers, tradies, drivers and technicians across civil, construction, road and rail, electrical, plumbing, mining, oil & gas, wind, aviation ground crew, marine, agriculture and more.

  • We charge a fixed fee per hire or a fixed sprint package for multiple roles, agreed upfront. No % of salary, no surprises. You know exactly what each hire will cost before we start.

  • For common roles, our 28‑Day Hiring Sprint is designed to get you from brief to accepted offers inside one billing cycle. Some roles fill faster, some take longer, but you’ll see vetted candidates and weekly shortlists from week one.

  • We combine targeted social recruitment campaigns, our existing candidate database and referrals to reach off‑market workers who never hit job boards. You’re not just seeing the same CVs everyone else is chasing.

  • We phone‑screen every candidate, check tickets and licences, run basic reference checks and collect one‑way video interviews. You only see shortlist‑ready candidates with the right skills, location and pay expectations.


  • If a candidate we place leaves or is let go during the agreed probation period, we refill the role at no additional fee under our probation guarantee. That’s how we de‑risk the decision for you.

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