Labour hire · Permanent recruitment · Compliance & training · Sydney & NSW

More than labour hire. Your whole workforce, end to end.

Built by tradies, for tradies.

Trade labour hire, permanent recruitment for every role from the tools to management, and the compliance, licensing and tickets behind them. One Sydney partner that manages the whole process, from brief to site.

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The Smart Standard

Every worker. Every check. Every time.

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ISO 9001-aligned quality system

A documented quality management system, aligned to ISO 9001, governs how we recruit, test, induct and supply every worker.

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Visa, police checks & medicals, in-house

Visa (VEVO) checks, National Police Checks and pre-employment medicals arranged and verified in-house, before anyone is put forward.

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Safety-inducted by us before day one

Every worker is safety-inducted by Smart Industrial before they step on your site. Your induction is the second one they do, not the first.

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Psychometric & personality profiled

Psychometric and personality profiling on every candidate, so attitude is tested as hard as skill.

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Trade-tested by qualified tradespeople

Trade-tested by qualified tradespeople, not recruiters. If they can’t do it in our test, they don’t go to your site.

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Fair Work compliant. Knows the industry.

Fair Work compliant. Pay, superannuation and entitlements handled correctly, every time, by a provider that knows how industrial sites run.

Compliance in detail

See every check we run before a worker reaches your site.

The Smart Standard

Labour hire & recruitment

What we supply.

Two ways to hire: labour hire for the shift that starts Monday. Recruitment for the hire that lasts years.

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Welder in hi-vis TIG welding pipework in a Sydney fabrication bay
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Welders

MIG, TIG, stick and pipe. Weld-tested before they reach your bay.

Hire welders
Mechanical fitter in hi-vis aligning a pump coupling in a Sydney manufacturing plant
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Mechanical Fitters

Pumps, gearboxes, conveyors and hydraulics. Shutdowns, breakdowns, planned maintenance.

Hire fitters
Boilermaker in hi-vis fabricating structural steel in a Sydney workshop
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Boilermakers

Fabrication, structural steel and plant repair, coded where it counts.

Hire boilermakers
Industrial electrician in hi-vis and a white hard hat testing a switchboard on a Sydney plant floor
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Industrial Electricians

Sparkies for plant, switchboards, HV and instrumentation.

Hire electricians
Pipe fitter in hi-vis fitting process pipework at an industrial site in Sydney
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Pipe Fitters

Process pipework, spool fitting and shutdown tie-ins.

Hire pipe fitters
Crane operator in a white hard hat guiding a lift on a Sydney construction site
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Crane Operators

Ticketed crane crews for plant lifts, construction and port work.

Hire crane operators
Rigger and dogman in hi-vis slinging a steel beam on a Sydney site
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Riggers & Dogmen

Intermediate and advanced riggers, and dogmen who talk the crane in clean.

Hire riggers

Beyond the tools

Retained · Contingent · Exclusive · All roles

Permanent recruitment

Search for the roles that shape your business. Trades, supervisors, operations, engineering, white-collar and executive roles, tested by people who have done the job.

Permanent recruitment

Fit-outs · Building services · Construction

Commercial trades

Electricians and trade crews for commercial and construction sites. Vetted, inducted and supplied to the same standard as our industrial crews.

Commercial trades

Office · Technical · Management

White-collar & professional

Engineers, planners, estimators, project and operations managers for industrial, construction and commercial businesses.

White-collar roles

Specialist areas

Where we specialise.

Six industries, plus the shutdown and fabrication crews that work across all of them.

03 / 07 All specialist areas
Two Smart Industrial fitters reviewing an isolation tag at a permit-to-work board during a plant shutdown 01

Shutdowns & outages

Planned shutdowns, outages and breakdown cover, with crews inducted before they reach the gate.

Shutdown crews
A Smart Industrial fitter replacing a conveyor gearbox on a Western Sydney production line 02

Plant & maintenance

Planned maintenance, breakdowns and production support for plants that cannot stop.

Manufacturing
Boilermaker in Smart Industrial hi-vis marking out structural steel in a Sydney workshop 03

Fabrication & structural

Boilermakers and welders for fabrication bays, structural steel and plant repair.

Fabrication trades
A Smart Industrial supervisor briefing a rigger on a Sydney construction site at golden hour 04

Construction & fit-out

Trades, riggers and crane crews for civil, structural and commercial builds across Sydney.

Construction
Two Smart Industrial shutdown tradespeople walking below a ball mill at a NSW mine at dawn 05

Mining & resources

Site-inducted trades and shutdown crews for mine sites across NSW.

Mining & resources
A Smart Industrial electrician fault-finding a filler control panel in a Sydney bottling hall 06

Food, beverage & FMCG

Food-grade aware fitters and electricians for lines that cannot stop.

Food & beverage
A Smart Industrial electrical tradesperson working on overhead wiring during a night rail possession in Sydney 07

Infrastructure & utilities

Road, rail, water and power. Ticketed, inducted and ready for the next possession.

Infrastructure & utilities
A Smart Industrial fitter replacing a conveyor roller in a Western Sydney distribution centre 08

Logistics & ports

Conveyor, dock and plant maintenance crews for ports, DCs and recycling facilities.

Logistics & warehousing

How it works

Brief us. We do the rest.

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7

Step vetting process

100%

Inducted by us

Weekly

Invoicing

Permanent search runs the same vetting, then interviews we coordinate, offer and onboarding, and a replacement guarantee agreed in writing.

  1. 01

    Brief us

    Tell us the trade, the tickets, the site and the start date. A phone call is enough.

  2. 02

    Terms sorted

    Rates, terms and credit set up fast, in writing, with no surprises later.

  3. 03

    Profiles in your inbox

    Vetted, trade-tested profiles with qualifications and tickets attached. You pick.

  4. 04

    Crew mobilised

    Inducted by us, briefed on your site, on time on day one with the right gear.

  5. 05

    Timesheets approved

    Digital timesheets you approve. No chasing, no paper, no disputes.

  6. 06

    Weekly invoice

    Auto-generated from your approved timesheets. One clear invoice every week, mapped to the hours you signed off.

  7. 07

    We check in

    Periodic quality checks with you and with the crew. Anything off, we fix it fast.

How we work with buyers

Request a workforce

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Tell us what you need. We’ll do the rest.

A temporary crew, a commercial trade, a professional role or a permanent hire. Send the brief and we’ll come back to you with a plan.

  1. You send the brief

    Role, tickets or skills, site and start date. A line is enough, or attach the full job brief.

  2. We search and vet

    Trade-tested crews for temp work, or a tested shortlist for a permanent hire.

  3. You decide

    Crew on site, inducted by us, or interviews we coordinate for the hire that lasts.

Prefer self-serve? Post the trades you need in the Smart Industrial app and every compliant, matching worker nearby gets notified — coming soon. Or just call us and we’ll send profiles for approval. The Smart Industrial App

Call us 02 7813 4761 Full brief form
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Our story

Built by tradies, for tradies.

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Stuart Middleton, Managing Director of Smart Industrial Padstow · Est. Sydney
Stuart MiddletonManaging Director

Smart Industrial was built by tradespeople, for industry. We know what a good fitter looks like because we’ve been one.

We run recruitment like a maintenance shutdown: planned, checked, signed off. On a mission to be Sydney’s #1 industrial labour provider.

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Smart Industrial is first class in delivering projects, labour and engineering support across all facets of the industrial space.
Gavin Jones
Having worked with Tyler at Smart Industrial the past couple of months I have nothing but good things to say, he has gone above and beyond to ensure top service and the quality of contractors provided has been spot on. Highly recommend.
Jordan Bartholomew
Flawless experience from start to finish! Understanding, efficient and 10/10 customer service. Would recommend to anyone and everyone.
Max Hardy
Smart Industrial, what a fantastic service these guys offer. Very professional and very adaptable which suits our business requirements as our procedures can often change at the last minute. Very professional organisation and a quality team to deal with, no other service comes close to these guys 10/10.
D.A. (DLA)
Used Smart Industrial for a small electrical job, 10/10 service. I was extremely satisfied with the work they did, would definitely recommend!
Nathan Smith
After struggling with other agencies, it’s rare to find a labour hire service that genuinely delivers on its promises, but Smart Industrial does just that. Their professionalism, reliability, and expertise are simply unmatched… supplying highly skilled electricians who were not just proficient in their trade but also equipped with the right tools and attitude for the job.
George Wagstaff
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Smart Industrial crew in hi-vis and white hard hats at the start of a shift on a Sydney site Now recruiting

For workers

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Work with people who know your trade.

Paid well above award, consistent hours and a team that has your back. If you take the work seriously, we want to talk, whether you want contract work or a permanent role.

  • Paid well above award, every week
  • Consistent hours, with regular overtime on shutdowns and projects
  • Sites close to home across Sydney and NSW
  • Treated like a tradesperson, not a number
  • Tickets and training that move you up
  • Safety that’s taken seriously

Download the app (coming soon): onboard yourself, complete your Smart Industrial inductions and training in-app, book further training, and get notified when matching jobs go live. The Smart Industrial App

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Let’s build.

Tell us the trade, the site and the start date, or the role you need to fill. We’ll do the rest.

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