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Trades and trade assistant labour hire

A mix of trades, trade assistants and site support booked through one contact. For the roles that sit between the main trades, or a crew that needs several of them at once, from electrical and mechanical trade assistants to formwork carpenters, concrete finishers and riggers.

Trades and Services supplied by TradeConnex

Hiring trades and services through TradeConnex

Most projects need more than one or two trades, and some roles don’t fit a neat category. This page covers the rest: trade assistants, mixed crews, site support and trades we supply that don’t have their own page. Tell us the roles, the numbers and the start date and we’ll put the team together.

The Dinawan Substation shows how this works. Across civil and electrical packages we placed 22 talent, including electrical trade assistants, watercart and excavator operators, riggers and dogmen, posi track operators, concrete finishers, formwork carpenters, general labourers and site support staff. At Rye Park Wind Farm our crew mixed moxy and roller operators with trade assistants and labourers. On Lord Howe Island, about 600km off the mainland, we placed six trade assistants for the mechanical installation of a solar array and battery system.

At Wollar Solar Farm we supported multiple contractors with professional staff and trades and labour on the same project, and at Tailem Bend 2 Solar Farm we provided more than 100 operators and tradespeople for Vena Energy.

For a single trade, see our pages for painters, tilers, renderers, steel fixers, concreters and carpenters. Whatever the mix, each person is screened, interviewed and reference checked before they reach your site.

What they do on site

  • Assist licensed electricians, fitters and plumbers with tools, materials and preparation
  • Help with mechanical installation of solar and battery equipment
  • Form, pour and finish concrete alongside civil crews
  • Sling loads and direct crane lifts (licensed riggers and dogmen)
  • Run stores and support the site team with day-to-day tasks

What we check before they start

White Card (general construction induction)

Every construction site

State trade licence

Electricians, plumbers and other licensed trades, checked for the state of work

High Risk Work Licence: Dogging (DG) and Rigging (RB, RI, RA)

Slinging, rigging and crane work

Working at heights

Work at height on structures and plant

Why contractors use TradeConnex

Screened before they're put forward

An initial screen of trade experience, a face-to-face interview and reference checks before anyone reaches your site.

Site-ready from day one

Talent arrives with the PPE the job needs and their tickets confirmed: White Card, high-risk work licences, plant tickets or RIW accreditation.

Flexible hire

A minimum of four hours per day per person, from short-term cover to full project durations, with the option to take talent on permanently.

Recruiters who know site work

Many of our team have worked on construction and solar sites themselves. Call us on 1300 995 234.

Trades and Services FAQs

Ask us. If the role is part of a construction, civil or renewables project, tell us the trade, tickets and numbers and we’ll confirm who we can put forward.

Yes. We’ve supplied electrical and mechanical trade assistants to projects including Munna Creek Solar Farm and the Dinawan Substation, and six trade assistants to Lord Howe Island Solar Farm.

Yes. On Wollar Solar Farm we placed professionals alongside trades and labour. We run permanent recruitment for professional roles as well as labour hire.

Every role is booked for a minimum of four hours per day.

Download the TradeConnex app, register and add your trade, tickets and licences to your profile.

Hire Tradespeople through TradeConnex

Send us the headcount, site and start date, and we'll put forward talent who fit.

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