Posts by claire.ford@trsresourcing.com
Where Can I Find Skilled Boilermakers, Welders and Fabricators?
If you’re running a fabrication workshop or a heavy vehicle build shop, you probably know the answer to this question isn’t “post the ad and wait.” Trade qualified boilermakers, aluminium welders and mechanical fitters are some of the hardest people to find in Australia, the shops that need them tend to be the ones with…
Read MoreIndustry Outlook 2026: What Workforce Pressures Look Like for Australian Business
The latest Australian Industry Group Outlook for 2026 makes uncomfortable reading, but none of it should surprise anyone running a business. With costs climbing, regulation tightening, and workforce pressures haven’t eased, they’ve hardened into a new operating reality. The businesses TRS work with in manufacturing, construction, logistics, and the trades are recalibrating. However, are they…
Read MoreWhat Does a Field Service Diesel Mechanic Do All Day?
You’ve spent your career in a workshop, field service can sound like the dream. No foreman standing over your shoulder. No production line of the same engine coming through the bay. Just you, a service truck, and the job in front of you. The reality is close to that but there’s more to it than…
Read MoreShutdown Work vs. Permanent Plant Roles: Which Is the Better Move for a Mechanical Fitter?
It’s one of the most common conversations mechanical fitters have when they’re weighing up their next career move. Shutdown work pays well and sometimes better than day-to-day plant roles. But it’s inconsistent, and that inconsistency has a real cost depending on where you are in life. Permanent plant maintenance roles offer something different: predictable income,…
Read MoreWhy the Team You Work With Matters More Than the Job Title
Job titles get a lot of attention when people are making career decisions. The level, the seniority, how it looks on a CV. Those things are reasonable to consider. But in my experience, the single biggest factor in whether someone thrives in a role, stays past the first year, and does their best work, is…
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