Employment Agencies Mackay — RCSA-Backed Hires
Vetted Mackay candidates within 7 days: interviewed, screened and referenced, with a 90-day guarantee on permanent hires.
Get a quote Call 0477 567 567Mackay sits on the doorstep of the Bowen Basin, so local employers compete with mine sites for every fitter, electrician and planner in town. Employment agencies in Mackay that simply repost ads do not solve that. TQN Personnel builds shortlists from people we have spoken to, checked and referenced, and we deliver them within 7 days. We recruit for Paget workshops, sugar and food processors, health care and retail, and we handle mining recruitment across the region.
Trusted by teams across Australia
- RCSA Member
- Fully Insured & Workers-Comp Covered
- Mining & Resources
- Manufacturing & Engineering
- Construction & Civil
- Healthcare
- Agriculture & Food Processing
From brief to shortlist
Brief us
Tell us about the role, the team, the pay range and when you need someone to start in Mackay.
Search & screen
We search our network and the wider market, interview candidates, check references and confirm work rights through VEVO.
Vetted shortlist in 7 days
You receive a short list of suitable candidates with notes on fit, availability and salary expectations.
90-day guarantee
If a permanent hire leaves or underperforms within 90 days, we re-place the role free of charge.
Why TQN Personnel
Mackay workshops and processors lose good people to mine rosters, so retention has to be part of the brief. We ask candidates directly about roster preferences, travel and pay expectations, and we tell you plainly if your offer is below what the market is paying. Trade papers and tickets are checked at the source, references come from recent supervisors, and every permanent hire is backed by our 90-day guarantee. If a placement does not hold, we find a replacement at no extra fee.
Inside the Mackay talent market
Health Care and Social Assistance
Retail Trade
Construction
Education and Training
Manufacturing
Mining
Paget Industrial Estate
Racecourse Mill Precinct
Rosella Industry Precinct
South Mackay Industrial Estate
Salisbury Plains Industrial Precinct
Future Foods Biohub Mackay
Source: ABS
Mackay Roles We Place
- Heavy diesel fitters
- Electricians and instrument technicians
- Maintenance planners and schedulers
- Boilermakers and fabricators
- Sugar and food processing operators
- Health and aged care workers
- Payroll and administration officers
- Parts interpreters and warehouse staff
Credentials & checks we verify for Mackay hires
- VEVO right to work check
- Trade certificates and Queensland electrical work licences
- High risk work licences such as dogging, rigging and forklift
- White Card (CPCCWHS1001) for construction and civil roles
- Pre-employment medicals and drug and alcohol tests where the employer requires them
- References from recent supervisors
Hiring demand across Mackay
Mining and manufacturing both rank among Mackay's largest employing sectors, and the region's project pipeline adds road and energy construction on top. That combination keeps trades and civil crews in short supply, so employers who brief early usually get the better candidates.
Mackay Ring Road Connection to Bald Hill Road
New link into the Mackay Ring Road to improve local connections, creating civil construction work.
source ↗Norwood Parade/Reed Street Connection
Missing road link in Beaconsfield funded to unlock new housing, needing civil and construction crews.
source ↗Capricornia Pumped Hydro Project
Pumped hydro energy storage project in the hinterland west of Mackay, listed in the Greater Whitsunday regional projects pipeline as a future source of construction jobs.
source ↗Recruitment licensing & compliance
Recruitment and labour hire are licensed differently in Queensland. Permanent placements are recruitment services and need no labour hire licence. Temp and contract workers supplied to your Mackay site are labour hire, so the provider must hold a licence under Queensland's Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017, which commenced on 16 April 2018. As the host, you are only allowed to engage licensed providers. Our licence number is supplied when you engage us. You can confirm any provider's licence through the Queensland labour hire licensing site.
FAQs
Are there job agencies in Mackay for mining work?
Yes. TQN Personnel recruits fitters, electricians, planners and operators for mining and mining services employers around Mackay, and supplies short-term crews through our labour hire service.
How do Mackay recruitment agencies compete with mine site pay?
Not every candidate wants a fly-in or drive-in roster. We look for people who value home time, steady hours or career development, and we tell you honestly where your package sits so you can adjust it before the search starts.
Do you recruit for sugar and food processing in Mackay?
We do. We recruit process operators, maintenance trades and supervisors for processors around the Racecourse Mill Precinct and the Future Foods Biohub, and we plan searches around the crushing season.
Can employment agencies in Mackay supply temporary workers?
Only if they are licensed, because supplying temp workers in Queensland counts as labour hire. TQN Personnel is a licensed Queensland provider, so we can supply temp and contract staff for shutdowns, leave cover and busy periods.