Recruitment Agency Cairns — Vetted Shortlist in 7 Days
Interviewed, screened and referenced Cairns candidates on your desk within 7 days, with a 90-day guarantee on permanent placements.
Get a quote Call 0477 567 567Recruiting in Far North Queensland has its own rhythm. Tourism rises and falls with the seasons, health and aged care hire all year, and good tradespeople are snapped up quickly. As a recruitment agency in Cairns, TQN Personnel gives you a shortlist of screened, referenced candidates within 7 days, whether you need a permanent manager in the CBD or contract staff in Portsmith. We search locally first, then reach further when the role needs it through our national network of locations.
Trusted by teams across Australia
- RCSA Member
- Fully Insured & Workers-Comp Covered
- Tourism & Hospitality
- Healthcare & Aged Care
- Marine & Transport
- Construction & Civil
- Retail Trade
From brief to shortlist
Brief us
A short call covers the duties, must-have tickets or registrations, salary and start date for your Cairns role.
Search & screen
Candidates are interviewed by a recruiter, reference checked with recent supervisors and checked for the right to work in Australia.
Vetted shortlist in 7 days
Within 7 days you get the people worth meeting, each with a summary of why they fit.
90-day guarantee
Permanent hires are covered for 90 days. If one leaves or underperforms, we find a replacement at no extra fee.
Why TQN Personnel
Cairns is a market where people know each other, so a poor hire gets noticed and so does a good one. We take time to understand what a role involves on the ground, whether that is shift work at the airport, a trade at the Cairns Marine Precinct or a front-of-house lead for a resort. Then we screen for it with structured interviews, references from recent supervisors and VEVO work rights checks. Candidates relocating from the south are asked about heat, distance and housing before they reach you, which helps avoid the early resignations regional employers know too well. Permanent hires are covered by our 90-day guarantee.
Inside the Cairns talent market
Cairns has a population around 178,104.
Health Care and Social Assistance
Retail Trade
Accommodation and Food Services
Education and Training
Construction
Transport, Postal and Warehousing
Cairns South State Development Area
Bungalow-Portsmith Industrial Precinct
Cairns Marine Precinct
Smithfield Commercial Hub
Cairns CBD
Cairns International Airport
Source: ABS
Cairns Roles We Place
- Hotel and resort managers
- Chefs and cooks
- Registered nurses and aged care workers
- Marine tradespeople and boat builders
- Freight and warehouse staff
- Construction labourers and supervisors
- Office managers and administrators
- Retail store managers
Credentials & checks we verify for Cairns hires
- VEVO right to work check for every candidate
- National Police Check for roles that need one
- AHPRA registration for nursing and allied health roles
- White Card (CPCCWHS1001) for construction roles
- Forklift LF high risk work licence for warehouse roles
- References from recent supervisors
Hiring demand across Cairns
Health care and social assistance is Cairns' largest employing sector, followed by retail and by accommodation and food services, so service and care roles make up a large share of local hiring. Water and road infrastructure being planned by the council and the Queensland Government will add civil and construction demand as those projects move from design into delivery.
Cairns Water Security Stage 1
A new drinking-water supply for Cairns, currently in planning and design with Cairns Regional Council.
source ↗Cairns Western Arterial Road Duplication
Planned duplication to a four-lane road between Redlynch Connector Road and the Captain Cook Highway, with early preparation works on the first section.
source ↗Recruitment licensing & compliance
Placing a permanent employee with your Cairns business is recruitment, not labour hire, so no Queensland labour hire licence is needed for it. Supplying temp or contract workers is labour hire. Under the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (Qld), which has applied since 16 April 2018, any provider supplying workers in Queensland must be licensed, and a Cairns business that takes workers from an unlicensed provider is in breach as well. We are licensed in Queensland and give you our licence number when you engage us. You can verify any provider through the Queensland labour hire licensing scheme.
FAQs
How does a recruitment agency in Cairns fill hard-to-fill roles?
We start with local candidates who are not actively applying, then widen the search to people elsewhere in Queensland and interstate who want to move north. Every relocating candidate is asked about timing, housing and family plans before we shortlist them.
Can a job agency in Cairns help me find work?
Yes. Send us your CV and tell us what you are looking for, including hours and suburbs. We call you before putting you forward for any Cairns role, so you always know where your details are going.
Do you recruit for tourism and hospitality in Cairns?
We do. We recruit chefs, front office, guest services and venue managers for hotels, resorts and tour operators, and we plan searches ahead of the busy season so you are not hiring at the last minute.
Is there an employment agency in Cairns for health and aged care staff?
TQN Personnel recruits nurses, care workers and allied health staff for Cairns providers. We verify AHPRA registration for registered roles and confirm the screening each care setting requires before a candidate is shortlisted.
Do I need a licensed work agency in Cairns for temp staff?
Yes. Anyone supplying temp or contract workers in Queensland must hold a labour hire licence, and you must only use licensed providers. Permanent recruitment does not need one.