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Maxima Group

Founded in 1985, Maxima is a national, for purpose, not for profit employment services organisation operating on the ground in communities across every Australian state. The company partners with employers to help people into meaningful employment and lives its commitment to purpose over profit through customer focused, accredited and approved services that reframe what is possible for job seekers and businesses. For individuals, Maxima supports pathways into work through apprenticeships and traineeships, job matching across temporary and permanent roles, skills development, mentoring, and tailored assistance for people with disability, injury or a health condition, including delivery of Inclusive Employment Australia services in Western Australia and Southern Adelaide. The organisation also champions First Nations employment through dedicated programs and community engagement. For employers, Maxima streamlines hiring with a full recruitment service spanning temporary, seasonal and ongoing placements, access to apprentices and trainees via a host employer model, and disciplined compliance built around rigorous screening, reference checking, skills testing, security and working with children clearances, VEVO work rights verification, and proactive quality control. Industry coverage is broad and includes industrial and skilled trades such as horticulture, bricklaying, warehousing and general labour, as well as office administration, customer service, IT, hospitality and health administration support, enabling clients to hire across multiple functions with one partner. In the last 12 months the team filled over 1500 roles and supported 428 apprentices and trainees, and 11 percent of customers identify as First Nations, underscoring an enduring commitment to inclusion and reconciliation. With a national job board, employer support and mentoring, and nearly four decades of experience, Maxima helps people land first jobs, change careers, and build teams while handling the admin and on the job support so workforces can thrive.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingPayrolling/EORHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQAdelaide, Australia

UKnighted Recruitment

UKnighted Recruitment is an Australian recruitment partner dedicated to the built environment, connecting visionary employers with top tier talent across commercial construction, architecture, and interior design. Combining deep sector knowledge with a fast, personal approach, the firm supports builders, developers, contractors, and design studios nationwide, delivering hires who are both culture aligned and project ready. From early concept to handover, UKnighted covers the full project lifecycle, recruiting architects, designers, documenters, BIM specialists, project and studio managers, client side and contractor side project managers, construction and site managers, contract administrators, project engineers, estimators and quantity surveyors, planners and schedulers, commercial and procurement leaders, HSEQ professionals, and business operations roles including communications and business development. Clients rely on UKnighted for permanent recruitment, targeted executive search for leaders such as principals, directors, and construction operations managers, and agile contract solutions to help teams scale for programs and peak delivery periods. Candidates benefit from transparent communication, market insight, and access to curated opportunities with respected employers across Australia. With a boutique team and a relationship led model, UKnighted moves quickly without sacrificing quality, using intelligent sourcing, rigorous shortlisting, and clear feedback loops to create placements that last. Testimonials reference responsive service, after hours support, and commitment to honoring guarantees, reflecting a straightforward, accountable way of working. Whether building a studio leadership bench, staffing a major commercial fit out, or adding specialist capability in sustainability, facade, or services engineering, UKnighted focuses on outcomes that lift project performance and advance careers. The result is a recruitment experience that is easy to engage, precise in delivery, and aligned to the pace and standards of the Australian built environment.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionAccounting (Audit, Tax)Human ResourcesTechnical Writing

HQMelbourne, Australia

OCC Services

Founded in 1995, OCC Services is an Australian labour hire and recruitment company that deploys skilled blue collar and white collar talent across construction, mining, and infrastructure projects nationwide. Headquartered in North Melbourne with operations in Queensland and Western Australia, the business supports local, metro, and FIFO workforces and is trusted by leading contractors and builders. OCC specialises in construction labour hire and dedicated traffic management services, complemented by general recruitment capabilities that scale for both small and large projects. The companys delivery model focuses on superior account management, transparent pricing, and responsive service to provide cost effective staffing solutions that improve safety, productivity, and efficiency on site. Safety and compliance sit at the core of its operations, with strong emphasis on OH and S, site readiness, and ongoing workforce support. In Western Australia, OCC actively supplies personnel into both metro and FIFO roles and provides branded PPE, rapid mobilization, and consistent pay cycles to ensure workers are job ready and clients can maintain program certainty. The firm champions inclusion and mental wellbeing, with initiatives that promote mental health and women in construction. Through Moorditj Danjoo, an alliance network Employment Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Western Australia, OCC provides ongoing mentoring and support so candidates are work, job, and life ready, creating sustainable pathways in construction, mining, hospitality, and business. OCC also partners with A2B Personnel to strengthen Indigenous recruitment outcomes. Longstanding relationships with tier one and mid tier clients reflect the companys values of integrity, reliability, safety, relationships, and family. Whether supplying traffic controllers, site crews, or skilled specialists for short term, ongoing, or permanent needs, OCC Services aligns talent to project demand so that Opportunity Creates Careers for the people and businesses it serves.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationMaritime

HQMelbourne, Australia

Kona & Group (Rebranded to Kona Recruitment)

Kona & Group, now rebranded to Kona Recruitment, is a boutique staffing and recruiting partner focused on delivering a high touch, outcomes driven service for employers and professionals. The rebrand reflects a streamlined identity and a continued commitment to simplicity, transparency, and measurable hiring results while maintaining the same relationships, values, and consultative approach. Operating as a specialist generalist, the firm supports organizations of varying sizes, from early stage startups to established enterprises, across professional functions where accuracy, speed, and candidate experience matter. Its core offerings span permanent recruitment for long term team building, temporary staffing to cover peak workloads and leave coverage, and contract staffing for project based needs, giving clients flexible access to talent. Kona Recruitment emphasizes a thorough discovery process to define role requirements and success metrics, followed by targeted market mapping, proactive sourcing, structured screening, and shortlist presentation. The team coordinates interviews, manages feedback loops, and supports offer negotiation and onboarding to help both sides reach durable hiring decisions. Candidates benefit from clear communication, role clarity, and preparation at each step, while clients receive data informed insights on availability, compensation ranges, and timeline expectations. As a small and agile team, Kona Recruitment tailors service levels to each engagement, aligning process depth with urgency and budget, and prioritizing quality of hire, time to hire, and retention outcomes. The firm operates with a commitment to ethical search practices and inclusive hiring, advising on fair assessments and practical steps to widen talent pools. The rebrand to Kona Recruitment underlines a focus on consistency, accountability, and partnership, making it a reliable choice for businesses seeking flexible staffing solutions and for professionals looking for roles that match their ambitions and skills.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingAll industriesGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQMelbourne, Australia

Aptus

Founded in 2010, Aptus is a specialist recruitment partner dedicated to the built environment across Australia. The firm provides comprehensive, sector specific hiring solutions that connect employers with skilled professionals for permanent, contract, and temporary roles. Operating within the AEC domain, Aptus focuses on two core market areas: buildings, land and infrastructure, and architecture, planning and design. Its consultants are industry specialists who understand project lifecycles, compliance and safety frameworks, and delivery challenges, and they apply that knowledge to identify, attract, and assess talent with precision. Typical assignments span civil and structural engineering, drafting, BIM and digital coordination, project management, surveying, statutory and strategic planning, landscape architecture, and urban design, supporting clients from boutique design studios through to multidisciplinary consultancies and major infrastructure programs. Aptus emphasizes a partnership approach, investing time to map talent communities, benchmark skills, and advise on salaries, availability, and hiring trends so that managers and candidates can make informed decisions. For clients, the firm delivers shortlists calibrated to technical capability and cultural alignment, manages contractor onboarding and compliance, and provides continuity through extensions and backfill; for candidates, it offers guidance on CVs and portfolios, interview preparation, and transparent feedback that helps create life changing opportunities. By combining targeted search techniques with an active contractor network, Aptus can respond quickly to urgent site needs while maintaining rigor for hard to fill design and engineering positions. With coverage across key Australian markets and a focus on continuous relationship building, Aptus remains closely connected to candidate communities, graduating talent, and returning contractors, enabling proactive pipelines rather than reactive hiring. The team leverages structured screening, skills testing where appropriate, and reference validation to reduce risk and support safe, productive project delivery from day one, while prioritizing clear communication, ethical practice, and long term relationships to inspire success for everyone involved in shaping Australia’s built environment.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionInterior DesignEngineeringTechnology & Digital

HQMelbourne, Australia

Altair Recruitment

Altair Recruitment is a boutique Australian talent partner dedicated to helping ecommerce and omnichannel retail brands scale with the right people, and guiding candidates to roles where they can thrive. Founded by recruiter Yuliya Whiston after nearly a decade working hands on in ecommerce and sales, the firm blends real operator experience with deep market reach to deliver hiring outcomes across digital, marketing, operations, sales, customer experience, and logistics. Altair focuses on quality over volume, tapping both active and hard to reach passive talent through discreet headhunting, curated networks, and a continuously nurtured candidate community built across Australia. The team emphasizes culture, capability, and long term potential, matching on values and impact rather than keywords alone, and operating as an honest, transparent extension of internal HR. Clients trust Altair to move quickly without sacrificing rigor, from senior leadership roles like Head of Ecommerce, Head of Digital, and Head of Brand and Performance, to critical specialists including CRO, UX, CRM and Loyalty, PPC, Email Marketing, and Content, as well as commercial and operations leaders such as Warehouse and Operations Managers, Inventory and Logistics Managers, Account Managers, and Business Development Managers. Their process combines thorough discovery, proactive sourcing, structured assessment, and close support through interviews, offer, onboarding, and a replacement guarantee during probation for peace of mind. For candidates, Altair offers clear feedback, coaching, and advocacy to help them present their best, navigate negotiations, and make career moves that stick. With a reputation for persistence, clear communication, and strong outcomes that drive repeat engagements, Altair Recruitment delivers faster, smarter hiring that strengthens teams and accelerates growth for modern consumer brands.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer ElectronicsJournalismGraphic DesignBroadcasting

HQMelbourne, Australia

Dekro Consulting & HR Services

Dekro Consulting & HR Services, trading as Dekro Recruitment, was established in 1994 as a boutique recruitment and human resource consulting organisation in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Over three decades it has grown while maintaining a personalised, confidential and professional service ethos, now supporting clients from three offices surrounding the Melbourne CBD and an office in Brisbane. The firm combines hands-on HR experience with pragmatic, functional recruitment methodologies to deliver permanent placements, temporary labour hire and fixed term contract solutions, complemented by targeted executive search. Dekro also offers flexible HR consulting that can plug in and out as an on-demand HR department, along with independent OH&S inspections and advisory services to help clients meet and exceed safety responsibilities. Its consultants each bring 14-plus years of experience and are contactable 24/7, providing market insights on expectations, salary guides and retention strategies. Dekro recruits across a wide range of industries and role levels, including accounting and finance, call centre and customer service, sales and marketing, reception and administration, information technology, engineering and technical, executive, government, transportation and logistics, industrial, manufacturing and operations, and food manufacturing. Assignments span blue collar through to white collar and executive leadership, from process workers and warehouse staff to operations managers, finance professionals, IT specialists and senior leaders, with a consistent emphasis on culture fit as well as capability. For candidates, Dekro focuses on conscious planning, active listening and proven methods to create appointments with elevated retention, supported by career advice and current vacancies advertised via SEEK. For employers, the firm offers a hassle-free process, cost-effective fees and a market-leading guarantee period, reflecting confidence in finding the right people. Through a collaborative approach that considers the entire employee life cycle, Dekro helps organisations attract, select, develop and retain talent that drives long-term success.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseWarehousingDistributionPublic Transit

HQHeidelberg, Australia

Arrow Group Recruitment

Arrow Group Recruitment is a Melbourne based boutique recruitment and HR consultancy founded in 2011 that partners with employers and job seekers across Australia to create careers, place people, and make connections. Based in Malvern East, the firm is built on the belief that every person, business, and situation is unique, so the recruitment approach must be too. The team delivers a comprehensive, relationship led service that spans role scoping, market insight, candidate search and assessment, interview coordination, reference and compliance checks, psychometric testing when required, and post placement mentoring to ensure lasting success. Clients lean on Arrow Group for permanent and executive appointments, along with outplacement support during restructures, human resources advice, and corporate coaching that strengthens leadership and team performance. Arrow Group recruits across a wide range of functions including administration and office support, people and culture, sales and marketing, finance and accounting, manufacturing and operations, pharmaceutical and scientific, and engineering and construction, matching talent from entry level through to senior management. For candidates, the consultancy provides practical resume and cover letter services and interview support designed to help applications rise to the top of the pile and to navigate hiring processes with confidence. Testimonials consistently highlight the team’s ability to understand culture, act like a true HR partner, and present shortlists quickly without compromising quality or fit. Operating from 94 Waverley Rd Malvern East, Arrow Group serves clients throughout Melbourne and beyond, offering flexible engagement options that range from single hires to ongoing talent programs aligned to growth plans. Its consultants combine real world commercial experience with a pragmatic, hands on style, providing realistic advice on candidate availability, salary benchmarks, role design, and onboarding so that hiring decisions are faster and better informed. When organizations face change, the firm delivers empathetic outplacement programs that protect employer brand and help departing team members transition with dignity and speed. Arrow Group’s philosophy is simple: the right fit matters, culture comes first, and success is shared between client, candidate, and consultant. This ethos underpins every search and every conversation, ensuring each engagement feels personal, purposeful, and productive.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseHealthcare AdministrationMental Health CareVeterinary

HQMelbourne, Australia

M&N Recruit Ltd

MNRecruit is a boutique recruitment partner focused on sustainability and purpose driven talent, helping organizations build teams that advance environmental and social impact. Inspired by the interconnected strength of natural ecosystems, the firm takes a relationship first approach that prioritizes listening, thoughtful challenge, and long term fit over volume and quick wins. With deep roots in IT and technology recruitment built over more than two decades of hands on experience, MNRecruit specializes in roles at the intersection of technology and climate, including CleanTech, GreenTech, ClimateTech, Carbon Removal, Sustainability, and ESG. Typical mandates span software engineering and data roles such as frontend, backend, and full stack development, as well as product, analytics, and platform, alongside commercial hires and leadership appointments in sustainability and ESG. The firm supports clients ranging from early stage start ups to scaling innovators and established purpose led enterprises, offering permanent recruitment for core team build outs, contract staffing to add flexible capability for projects and growth spikes, and executive search and interim management for senior functional and mission critical leadership. MNRecruit operates as a true partner to both clients and candidates, investing the time to understand culture, mission, and impact goals, and ensuring every shortlist balances proven skills with values alignment. Candidates benefit from candid one to one guidance, transparent feedback, and introductions to employers who care about making a difference. Clients gain access to targeted talent networks cultivated within climate and sustainability communities, rigorous screening, and a process designed to reduce risk while accelerating time to hire. Whether the brief is a senior engineer for a climate platform, a Unity developer for smarter cities, or an ESG leader to shape strategy and reporting, MNRecruit connects purpose driven professionals with organizations building a greener, fairer future.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceRenewable EnergyMiningEnvironmental Services

HQGlasgow, United Kingdom

Recruiting Partners Australia

Recruiting Partners Australia is a specialist white collar recruitment firm serving employers and professionals Australia wide. The agency delivers permanent recruitment, temporary staffing, and confidential executive headhunting solutions, combining 25 years of industry experience with a relationship led approach. Led by Director Monica Schade, who has built a track record over more than two decades of placing senior management and C suite leaders as well as core professional talent, the firm focuses on understanding client business needs and candidate aspirations to achieve lasting fit. Operating nationally and across all industries, Recruiting Partners Australia supports organizations that value service quality, reliability, and transparency. Their delivery model emphasizes simple, efficient, and collaborative processes: engaging with hiring teams to define the brief, mapping target talent markets, identifying and assessing candidates against both role requirements and culture, and providing timely, honest feedback throughout. For candidates, the team offers discreet headhunting and confidential job search support, protecting privacy while opening doors to opportunities that align with long term career goals. For clients, they handle the heavy lifting of sourcing, screening, and shortlisting, saving time and reducing hiring risk by presenting only well matched professionals. With capabilities spanning white collar temporary assignments, fixed term and permanent placements, and senior appointments, the firm partners for the long term rather than the short term, measuring success by retention, performance, and repeat engagement. Whether building a new team, backfilling a critical role, or securing an executive leader, Recruiting Partners Australia provides national reach, market insight, and hands on service tailored to each engagement, ensuring the right talent is placed in the right company.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtAll industriesGeneralist - white collar professionalsSenior Executives

HQMelbourne, Australia

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