Your Partners in People
International recruitment program
Access hundreds of skilled staff
Tap into qualified, pre-vetted people most contractors don’t have access to – they’ll arrive ready to work giving your business a skilled trades and construction workforce pipeline.
AWX is uniquely positioned to source, screen and mobilise staff from Philippines into New Zealand’s major civil and infrastructure projects for five years, then transition them into Australia for long term placements of up to four years – reduces hiring delays, turnover risk and downtime on site.
482
skills in demand visa pathway
5 yrs
experience working to NZ standards
4 yrs
long term placement
WHY THIS WORKFORCE IS DIFFERENT
A pipeline five years in the making
Proven construction and infrastructure experience
Skilled trades with five years experience delivering projects to New Zealand standards making transition to Australian trade standards and English standards much more seamless.
Established candidate relationships
Long standing 4 - 5 year candidate relationships give confidence in quality, reliability and fit.
Thorough screening and compliance
Each employee is trade tested, qualified and compliance verified meeting strict industry and site requirements.
Long term workforce stability
Access a scalable workforce pipeline designed to support ongoing infrastructure demand and project peaks.
Direct sourcing capability
In country Philippines sourcing provides greater control, quality and pipeline certainty.
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Two ways to bring skilled trades onto your site
Choose the structure that suits how you want to employ, both run on the Subclass 482 Skills in Demand visa.
On Hire Labour Agreement (OHLA)
AWX as the employer
AWX sponsors the employee under a subclass 482 visa through an approved On Hire Labour Agreement (OHLA) and supplies them directly to your project. AWX remains the legal employer and manages all sponsorship, payroll, and compliance with staff deployed across sites as required.
You get
- Faster mobilisation of skilled workers
- Long term workforce stability
- No sponsorship or migration compliance burden
- Reduced administrative load
- Lower exposure to visa compliance risk
Client sponsored
You're the employer
You employ the worker directly under a Subclass 482 Skills in Demand visa, with AWX supporting the sponsorship and migration process. Your business holds full sponsorship and employment responsibility, including ongoing compliance and costs.
You get
- Full control over the employment
- Flexibility within your own workforce structure
- Ownership of sponsorship decisions and costs
- Long term workforce stability
ROLES WE RECRUIT
Trades ready to fill the gaps on your site
- Carpenters – commercial, residential, formwork
- Steel fixers
- Scaffolders
- Water proofers
- Electricians
- Pipelayers
- Plasters
- Concreters
- Asphalt & road surfacing operators
- Plumbers
PASTORAL CARE
Support beyond the airport
Every placement is backed by structured onboarding and ongoing care, from pre-departure through to settled life on site.
Pre-departure seminar
Prepare candidates so they know what to expect.
Training & certification
EWRB, Site Safe, A&B + more.
Travel
Flights & logistics arranged.
Airport transfers
Met on arrival.
Accommodation
Managed, secure housing.
Pre-departure seminar
Prepare candidates so they know what to expect.
Training & certification
EWRB, Site Safe, A&B + more.
Travel
Flights & logistics arranged.
Luke McFadzean
General Manager ‑ National Accounts and Growth
Request skilled trades staff
Register your vacancies with Luke and his crew so you can get the right people on site - let us take the hassle off your hands.
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What we do
Labour hire, permanent recruitment, international recruitment (PALM scheme, backpackers, OHLA), First Nations recruitment, construction, civil, landscaping, mining, food, and manufacturing.
Who we are
Authentic mates
Dependable
Solutions focused
Local
Reliable
Frank
We do what we say – and what you see is what you get.
What we aren't
Transactional
Egos
Average
Generalists
One size fits all
Overpromisers
Say no to lunch
Quantity over quality
Clock watchers
Scared of hard work or a hot pie
