Blue Collar Recruiter

About the Company

SGC Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian-owned firm specializing in electrical, instrumentation, and controls services, boasting over 15 years of expertise. The company caters to clients in mining, resources, and energy sectors, providing end-to-end solutions including design, PLC/SCADA, panel manufacture, construction, commissioning, shutdowns, and maintenance.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Recruitment Lead, you will manage the complete recruitment lifecycle for blue-collar positions such as electricians, instrument technicians, riggers, and trades assistants. These roles primarily support shutdowns, projects, and FIFO rosters including 2:1 and 3:1 schedules.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and shortlist skilled tradespeople for various projects, shutdowns, and rostered assignments.
• Respond swiftly to urgent crew demands, often within a 24 to 48-hour window.
• Maintain an engaged network of dependable tradespeople interested in ongoing collaboration.
• Verify compliance requirements including tickets, licenses, medicals, and professional references prior to placement.
• Coordinate with mobilisation team to facilitate travel, lodging, and site access for confirmed candidates.
• Keep candidate information and pipelines accurately updated within the ERP system.

Role Differentiators

• Fast-paced environment where schedules and crew numbers can change rapidly, requiring excellent multitasking.
• Engagement with a variety of clients, sites, and roster formats each week, such as fixed plant and remote power stations.
• Opportunity for career advancement through collaboration with the white-collar recruitment team, expanding your skillset into supervisory and professional recruiting.
• Dedicated support from mobilisation team handling logistics to enable focus on talent sourcing and relationship management.

Candidate Profile

• Previous experience recruiting blue-collar workers, tradespeople, or labour hire candidates, either from agency or internal recruitment settings.
• Familiarity with mining, resources, or FIFO work environments highly preferred.
• Excellent communication skills with a natural aptitude for establishing rapport over the phone.
• Highly organised and capable of maintaining attention to detail amid high-pressure situations, especially around compliance checks.
• Proficient using ATS, CRM, or ERP platforms for recruitment processes.

Benefits

• Supportive team culture fostering collaboration and growth.
• Exposure to white-collar recruitment, providing opportunities for professional development.
• Flexible work arrangement with the option to work from home one day weekly.