For Australian employers
Trade tested fitters and technicians for Australian employers.
We find, test and shortlist tradespeople from Ireland, the UK and further afield, and plan the visa route with you and your migration agent from the first call. You see blind CVs and trade test results before you commit to anything.
- Trade tested on camera or in person
- Your own live portal
- A named account manager
- One fee, nothing up front
Tell us what you need
Trade, numbers, site and start date is plenty. A member of our team will get back to you within one working day.
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We work directly with employers. We do not take on other recruitment agencies, labour suppliers or sub-agents.
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Your trade, where you are and how to reach you. Under a minute, and you never pay us anything, at any stage.
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9,462candidates available right now
908already in the UK, Ireland or Canada
22trades covered, local and overseas
1fee per hire, due once you make the offer. Nothing before.
Browse available candidates Placed with
Our vetted test workshopJohannesburg tyre bay
How it works
Brief us. We test. You watch it happen.
Four steps, one weekly update, and nothing to pay until a job offer is accepted.
Send the brief
Role, numbers, salary and start date. We tell you the same day which route fits, local or overseas, and the real timeline for it.
Same dayWe test on the tools
Real trucks, trailers and plate in our vetted test workshops. Scored by an assessor and filmed, so you interview people who can already do the job.
Video and score sheet in your portalYou follow every hire live
Shortlist, interview, offer, visa, start date. One screen, updated as it happens, with your own account manager on the end of it.
Your Sama portalThey start
Flights and the first weeks on site sorted. We stay in touch with both sides after they start.
One fee per person
Every candidate is trade tested
Welders. Fitters. Drivers. Mechanics. Tested on the tools, filmed.
Most of what we place is welders. Then fitters, mechanics, drivers, panel beaters, sprayers and the rest of the trades. All tested in our vetted test workshops, on real trucks, trailers and plate, scored by a qualified assessor and filmed. The video and the score sheet land in your portal, so you interview people who can already do the job. If they can't do it on the day, they don't travel.
What happens on the day, step by stepTrade test videoMIG welding, scored on the day
Trade test videoTrailer axle assembly
Inspection pit, Johannesburg
On site with a client
Tyre bay, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
HGV workshop with inspection pit, tyre bay and trailer fabrication. Welders, fitters, mechanics and drivers.
Manila
Processed through our licensed Philippine partner. Trades and drivers tested before travel.
Dubai
Candidates already working in the Gulf. Often the fastest route.
Ireland and the UK
Local candidates tested at the employer or a partner workshop.
Two ways to fill a role
Local first. Overseas when local can't.
Tell us the role and we tell you the same day which route fits, and the real timeline for it.
Ireland and the UKAbout 2 weeks
Local hiring
Brief to start date. Candidates already here, screened before you interview them and trade tested before you hire.
908 already in Ireland or the UK right nowLocal hiringTrade tested abroadVisa route planned
International deployment
When local can't deliver. Tested in our vetted test workshops, then the skills assessment and visa paperwork worked through with your migration agent, flights and accommodation arranged, timeline in writing.
8,554 on our register abroadOverseas hiringYour Sama portal
Every candidate, every stage, live
No more chasing for updates. See exactly where each hire stands, from shortlist to first day, with everything we hold on them in one place.
- Live trackingShortlisted, tested, interviewed, offered, permit in, started. Updated as it happens.
- Trade test videos and scoresWatch the test and read the score sheet before you book an interview.
- One-tap decisionsMeet them, make an offer, or pass, in one tap.
- Documents, invoices and your teamCVs, agreements and invoices in one place, with logins for everyone on your side.
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Recent placements
Who we have placed, and what
Trades and drivers, local and overseas, across Ireland and the UK. References available on request.
We came to Sama Talent looking for skilled local window fitters and they delivered. Lance and Martin were responsive from day one, understood exactly what we needed, and placed the right people quickly.Carlos McDonagh, Managing Director, Carlos Windows
Liebherr Container CranesWelders and spray painters
Transway TrailersHGV mechanics, trailer fitters and CVRT testers
Maine GroupMechanical fitters, sprayers, joiners, welders and CNC operators
Nolan EngineeringWelders
Oxigen EnvironmentalHGV mechanics and drivers
AT&T RentalsHGV mechanics
CherrymoreHGV drivers, fitters, carpenters, bakers and hospitality staff
Carlos WindowsWindow fitters, plasterers and carpenters
Sheridan WindowsWindow fitters
Your company next?Tell us the role. A member of our team will get back to you within one working day.Send us a brief
Fees and guarantees
Nothing up front. One fee per hire, in writing.
One placement fee per hire, agreed in writing before we start. The Home Affairs charges are the employer’s and are separate.
Our fee
One fee per hireAgreed in writing before we start. No retainer and nothing to open a search.- Trade tested before you hire
- Blind CVs and test results first
- You employ them directly
Government charges
At costThe sponsorship, nomination and levy charges are the employer’s by law and cannot be passed on to the worker.- Standard business sponsorship A$420, once, covering every hire for five years
- Nomination A$330 per worker
- Skilling Australians Fund levy A$1,200 or A$1,800 per year of the visa
Always
A$0Up front, and nothing ever charged to the candidate.- No retainer
- Nothing to sign until you have met people
Sama Talent & Offshore Services Limited, 136 Capel Street, Dublin D01 T2C9. We are recruiters, licensed in Ireland as employment agency EA 5649. In Australia the visa itself sits with your registered migration agent and we work alongside them. Charges checked 4 November 2026.
Live jobs
Open right now
Automotive Jobs
HGV Mechanic, Waste And Recycling Fleet
View job ConstructionCabinet Maker
View job ConstructionCarpenter / Joiner
View job ConstructionElectrical Engineer, Water And Wastewater
View job ConstructionCNC Machinist, Large Milling And Turning (weekend Shift)
View job ConstructionWelder / Site Fitter
View jobSectors
Where we fill roles
Live from our database: how many candidates are on the books for each sector right now. Each page shows the roles, the route and the timeline.
Hiring? Go straight to the trade: HGV drivers, Welders, HGV mechanics, Electricians, Mechanical fitters, Bus drivers, Plant operators, Chefs, or every trade. From abroad: the Philippines, South Africa, the UAE, India.
Looking for work?
You never pay us. Not to apply, not to be placed, not for a permit.
Employers pay us. If anybody asks you for money for a job through Sama, it is not us.
Free
Registering, the CV builder, the English and skills tests, the drivers' hours course. All free, always.
Register free QuickRegister in two minutes on your phone, then we talk on WhatsApp. No forms to print, no office to visit.
See live jobs EasyYour own Sama page shows where you stand, live. Flights and a place to stay sorted if you are coming from abroad.
Your candidate accountThe routes
Three ways to bring a tradesperson to Australia
The route decides the cost and the timeline. The Home Affairs charges are set out line by line on our Australia costs page.
Most hires
Skills in Demand visa (482)You become an approved sponsor, test the local market, then nominate the worker for a named role.- Fitters and most mechanical trades sit on the Core Skills Occupation List
- Salary at least the market rate and the Core Skills Income Threshold, A$79,423 from 1 July 2026
Fast, short term
Working holiday makers (417 and 462)No sponsorship. Eligible people can usually work for one employer for up to six months.- Useful for a shutdown, a project, or a trial before you sponsor someone you want to keep
Keeping them
Permanent residence (186)After two years on the Skills in Demand visa, you can nominate the worker for permanent residence through the Temporary Residence Transition stream.- The people you bring over can become the people who stay
Figures checked against Home Affairs on 4 November 2026. When this page and an official page disagree, the official page is right. In Australia, immigration advice can only come from a registered migration agent or a lawyer.
Common questions
Honest answers
Still wondering?
A member of our team will answer within one working day, or ring us Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm.
+353 1 903 8249
Message us on WhatsApp
What does it cost to get started?
Nothing. No retainer and no charge to open a search. Our fee is one placement fee per hire, agreed in writing before we start. The Home Affairs sponsorship, nomination and levy charges are the employer’s and are set out line by line on our Australia costs page.
How quickly can you fill a role?
A working holiday maker can be on site in weeks. A sponsored hire is a longer road: a shortlist in four to six weeks, four weeks of labour market testing that can overlap with the search, a skills assessment where one is needed, then the nomination and visa. We give you the timeline for your role in writing.
Do you handle the visas and permits?
In Australia, immigration advice can only come from a registered migration agent or a lawyer, so the visa itself sits with your agent and we work alongside them: skills assessment, paperwork, police certificates, flights and the first weeks on site.
Who employs the candidate, you or us?
They work for you. Anyone hired through Sama is employed directly by your business. No ongoing fees, no percentage deducted from their salary, and no middleman sitting in the arrangement.
Are you regulated?
Sama Talent & Offshore Services Limited holds Employment Agency Licence EA 5649, issued by the Workplace Relations Commission of Ireland and valid to May 2027. Irish company CRO 810220. UK entity Company No. 17175806. US entity Sama Talent LLC, Delaware.
Need staff?
Tell us the role and the start date. A member of our team will get back to you within one working day, and you get a named account manager from day one.
+353 1 903 8249Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm
Looking for work?
Registering is free and always will be. We read every application but, due to the high volume of applicants, cannot respond to everyone.