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Hiring blue collar workers for commercial projects is harder than it’s ever been.
Between record construction demand, chronic trade shortages, and increased site compliance, finding reliable labourers, skilled trades, and site staff has become one of the biggest challenges for commercial builders and subcontractors in Australia.
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Whether you're building shopping centres, offices, aged care, apartments or tilt-up warehouses the labour challenges are the same:
Labour hire workers that flake or leave mid-project
Job boards flooded with underqualified applicants
Delays in hiring causing project hold-ups and cost blowouts
Internal teams stretched with zero time to recruit
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That’s why commercial construction companies are turning to specialist blue collar recruitment partners who know the trade, know the workers, and can deliver fast.
At HJ Recruitment, we supply permanent site-ready workers for commercial projects across Australia.
Here’s a breakdown of typical hourly rates for blue collar hires on commercial builds:
Need to benchmark pay in your region? Get in touch here and we’ll send you a tailored rate card.
We place workers on commercial sites across:
We can also support interstate relocation for roles with housing or travel incentives.
We’re not a temp labour agency. We’re a construction-focused recruitment firm that helps you hire permanent, site-ready workers who stay.
Site-verified workers with full tickets
Shortlists delivered in 48–72 hours
Trades matched to your exact project requirements
Culture-fit screening to reduce turnover
Permanent hire only no casual churn
Submit your project and we’ll be in touch same-day.
We speak construction fluently.
We vet every worker personally no generic resumes.
We work fast and transparently.
We build pipelines, not panic placements.
When your deadlines are tight, you can’t afford to wait around. We act quickly, bring forward top performers, and handle all the backend compliance.
Reliable blue collar workers are the foundation of any successful build but in 2025, they’re harder to find than ever.
That’s where we come in.
HJ Recruitment helps commercial builders across Australia find, hire, and retain high-performing trades and labour. Let us do the heavy lifting so your team can get on with the build.
