For candidates

Jobs in Ireland and the UK. You never pay us a fee.

Skilled trades, drivers and engineers, with employers who sponsor the permit. Also remote office roles you can do from home. The employer pays us, and your wage is yours in full.

  • Permit, visa and paperwork handled
  • Flight and accommodation arranged
  • Trade tested before you travel
  • Support after you arrive
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Tractor unit positioned over the inspection pit

Tractor unit over the pit

Pick your trade

Each page shows the requirements and open roles. Don't see your trade? Send your CV anyway.

How it works

1

You apply

Register or apply for a job. We read every application. We can't reply to everyone, but if you fit a role we will contact you.

A few days
2

Interview and trade test

You meet the employer in person or by video, then do a practical test on real equipment.

1 to 2 weeks
3

Offer and paperwork

A written offer with the salary and hours. Then the medical, background checks and the permit application.

A few weeks
4

Permit and visa

This is the longest wait. Government processing times change, so we tell you the current one with your offer.

Their clock
5

You land

Flight, bank account and PPSN or NI number sorted. We check in with you after you start.

Week one

Where you'll be tested

Every candidate does a practical test with a qualified assessor before an employer sees their CV.

Welder at the welding bay with a wheel on the positioner
George, welder, placed with Kevin Burke Tyres
Trailer axle stripped down on stands during an HGV mechanic trade test
Trailer axle strip-down, mechanic trade test
Tractor unit positioned over the inspection pit
Tractor unit over the pit
Tyre bay at the trade testing workshop
Tyre bay
Footage
Inside the HGV testing workshop in Johannesburg
JohannesburgHGV workshop with an inspection pit, tyre bay and trailer fabrication. Drivers, mechanics, fitters and welders.
ManilaThrough our licensed Philippine partner. Trades and drivers tested before you travel.
DubaiIf you are already working in the Gulf. Often the fastest route.
Already in Ireland or the UKTested at the employer or a partner workshop near you.

What happens on the day, step by step

Employers we work with

  • Cherrymore
  • Kevin Burke Tyres
  • Maine Group
  • Nolan Engineering Group
  • Transway Fleet Solutions
  • SFM Engineering
  • Oxigen Environmental
  • Sheridan Windows
  • Carlos Windows
  • Peter Martin Engineering

How to spot a bad agency

Walk away if

  • They ask you for money at any stage
  • They want a processing fee, a registration fee, or payment for training
  • They want to hold your original passport
  • They will not name the employer or show you the contract
  • You are promised a job with no interview and no trade test
  • The salary or the job changes after you have paid

What it should look like

  • A licence number you can check for yourself. Ours is EA 5649
  • The employer named up front, before you commit to anything
  • A written contract with the salary and the hours in it
  • An interview, and a practical trade test
  • Every cost explained in writing before anything happens
  • Somebody on the phone after you arrive, not just until you sign

Who is hiring

Employers recruiting from overseas, from the official figures.

Work in IrelandWho is hiring on employment permits, and what you need. Work in the UKLicensed sponsors and the Skilled Worker route. Live jobsEvery role we have open right now.

Common questions

Do I pay anything, ever?

No. Not at any stage. Not to apply, not to be placed, and not for a visa, documents, training or registration. Employers pay us. If any agency asks you for money, that is the moment to walk away.

Will you sponsor my visa?

For on-site roles in Ireland and the UK, yes. In Ireland the employer sponsors an employment permit and we coordinate the visa. In the UK we work with employers who hold a sponsor licence, and they assign the Certificate of Sponsorship. Remote roles need no sponsorship, because you stay in your own country.

How long does it take?

The interview, trade test and offer take a few weeks. The permit and visa stage is the long one and nobody controls it: the Department in Ireland and UK Visas and Immigration publish their own processing times, and we tell you the current one when we send the offer. Remote roles usually run one to four weeks from applying to starting.

What is covered when I move?

The employer typically covers the flight, accommodation on arrival, your PPSN or NI number, a bank account, a phone and your induction. What is covered in your case is confirmed in writing before you accept.

How do I apply?

Apply for any open role on the live jobs page, or register with your trade. We read every application. Due to the high volume of applicants we cannot respond to everyone, but if your experience fits a role we will be in touch.

Ready to apply?

We read every application. Due to the high volume of applicants we cannot respond to everyone, but if your experience fits a role we will be in touch.

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