TRS Resourcing

What TRS Resourcing does

TRS Resourcing is an Australian recruitment agency founded in 2017 by Tavis Shearer, headquartered in Docklands, Melbourne, with a regional office in Sydney, New South Wales. The company provides tailored recruitment and labour-hire services across nine-plus industry verticals, with a primary specialisation in technical blue-collar roles (boilermakers, welders, mechanical fitters, diesel mechanics, automotive technicians, carpenters, electricians, warehouse operators) and a secondary white-collar executive recruitment division covering insurance, utilities, marketing, and ICT. Its product portfolio includes Tailored Recruitment Solutions, Executive Recruitment, an Employee Apprenticeship Program, Industry-Specific Recruitment divisions, a publicly accessible Applyflow-powered job board, and an Invoxy-branded timesheet management portal for placed candidates.

The company operates on a professional-services and managed-services revenue model, earning fees on permanent placements and margin on temporary, casual, and contract labour-hire engagements, with full payroll administration, superannuation, WorkCover insurance, and WorkPro safety inductions bundled into the offering. Pricing is quote-based on permanent placements and usage-based (hourly rates vary by trade, e.g., A$58.50/hr for a Boilermaker) on temporary/contract roles. Go-to-market is sales-led via dedicated industry consultants and a client relationship manager, supplemented by a self-serve online vacancy submission form with a 24-hour consultant response SLA and a candidate-facing job board.

The technology stack is predominantly third-party SaaS — JobAdder CRM, Applyflow job board, Invoxy timesheets — augmented by Ted, TRS's proprietary-branded AI Virtual Recruitment Assistant that autonomously collects candidate profiles, answers job-related questions, gathers vacancy details, and follows up on applications on a 24/7 basis. TRS holds RCSA Corporate Membership, NPAworldwide network membership, ICN membership, and VCCI membership, and has received multiple Sourcr Best Regional Agency awards for Manufacturing, Warehousing, and Construction in VIC and WA across 2022, 2023, and 2025.

Name

TRS Resourcing

Legal name

TRS Resourcing

Website

https://trsresourcing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TRS Resourcing is an Australian recruitment agency founded in 2017, placing technical blue-collar tradespeople and white-collar executives across manufacturing, trades, logistics, defence, engineering, automotive, construction, and insurance sectors in VIC and NSW.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Temporary Help Services (56132), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Blue-collar recruitment
• Executive recruitment services
• Labour hire solutions
• Trades staffing
• Workforce placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Docklands

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and Placement Fees: TRS Resourcing generates revenue by placing candidates with employers. They offer permanent, temporary, and contract staffing solutions. The company provides full payroll services and handles superannuation and WorkCover insurance for placed workers.
2. Labour Hire Services: Provides casual, temporary, and contract workers to businesses, handling all payroll administration, compliance, and insurance as part of the service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TRS Resourcing is an Australian recruitment and staffing agency that provides tailored end-to-end hiring solutions to employers. Its core services include sourcing technical blue-collar workers (trades, manufacturing, construction, logistics, transport) and executive or white-collar professionals (engineering, defence, architecture, insurance, finance) across permanent, contract, and labour-hire engagement models. All placements are supported by an in-house AI matching tool (Ted), an online job board, and timesheet/payroll management for contract placements.

Product overview

TRS Resourcing operates as a recruitment agency offering a portfolio of staffing solutions anchored by its core Tailored Recruitment Solutions service. The offering spans executive and white-collar recruitment, technical blue-collar labour hire (its primary specialism), an Employee Apprenticeship Program for workforce pipeline development, and industry-specific divisions covering Manufacturing, Trades and Services, Logistics and Supply Chain, Freight Forwarding, Defence, Engineering, Automotive Dealership, Architecture, Construction, Real Estate and Property Development, and Insurance Finance Brokerage. Supporting the core recruitment service is Ted — the company's AI Virtual Recruitment Assistant — a digital timesheet management portal (Invoxy), and a publicly accessible job board powered by Applyflow. The company provides flexible engagement models (casual, temporary, contract, and permanent placement) backed by payroll services, WorkCover insurance, and pre-screening of candidates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tailored Recruitment Solutions End-to-end recruitment service covering candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing and placement across industries, available to Australian employers on a permanent or contract basis.
• Executive Recruitment Executive search and senior-level white-collar recruitment for sectors including engineering, defence, architecture, insurance and finance.
• Labour Hire Services Labour-hire engagement model for clients in trades, construction, logistics and transport, with TRS handling candidate onboarding, timesheet management (Invoxy) and payroll compliance.
• Industry-Specific Recruitment Specialised recruitment tailored to specific industry verticals — manufacturing, construction, logistics, transport, engineering, defence, architecture, insurance and finance.
• Employee Apprenticeship Program Structured apprenticeship program that builds a pipeline of trained trades candidates and matches them with employers in technical industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sourcr Best Regional Agency awards in Manufacturing and Warehousing (VIC 2022, 2025), Construction (WA 2023)

Named customers5 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The Smith FamilyminorOthersTRS Resourcing sponsors The Smith Family, Australia's leading children's education charity. The partnership supports The Smith Family's Learning for Life program which provides long-term educational support to children experiencing disadvantage. The program includes financial assistance, personalized support from dedicated coordinators, and access to learning initiatives. The organization currently supports over 58,000 students through Learning for Life scholarships.
• RCSA (Recruitment, Consulting & Staffing Association)coreOthersRCSA is the peak body for the recruitment and staffing industries in Australia and New Zealand. TRS Resourcing is a Corporate Member, adhering to the highest ethical practices and industry standards. This membership ensures quality and longevity in serving clients.
• NPAworldwideminorOthersNPAworldwide is a global recruitment network. As members, TRS Resourcing is connected with premier global recruitment agencies and has access to the latest recruitment developments and international candidate sourcing capabilities.
• Industry Capability Network (ICN)minorOthersICN provides a sophisticated search service connecting businesses with Australian projects. As part of ICN, TRS Resourcing is regularly introduced to Australian businesses and major projects.
• Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (VCCI)minorOthersTRS Resourcing is a member of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, providing connection to the broader Victorian business community and supporting business networking opportunities.
• SourcrminorOthersSourcr is a recruitment platform that provides agency ratings and reviews. TRS Resourcing has been recognized by Sourcr as a Recommended Recruiter and has won multiple Best Regional Agency awards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WorkPac: Australia's largest specialist blue-collar and industrial recruiter, placing trades and labour-hire workers across mining, manufacturing, construction, and transport. Most directly comparable to TRS Resourcing on vertical focus, candidate base, and managed-services/labour-hire model.
• Chandler Macleod: Australian staffing and recruitment firm with strong blue-collar and industrial exposure alongside white-collar. Competes head-to-head with TRS in trades, manufacturing, and logistics placement across VIC, NSW, and WA.
• IPA Personnel (DRA Global): Australian staffing specialist focused on industrial, trades, and engineering workforce solutions. Directly comparable to TRS on blue-collar/labour-hire model and on the same manufacturing, construction, and infrastructure client base.
• Drake International: Australia and New Zealand recruitment firm with strong blue-collar and trades coverage. Overlaps directly with TRS on technical trades, manufacturing, and logistics verticals and on labour-hire service model.
• Programmed: ASX-listed Australian recruitment and workforce-solutions provider with significant blue-collar and industrial staffing. Comparable to TRS in target verticals (manufacturing, transport, construction) and in offering managed labour-hire plus payroll services.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Australia: Global staffing and workforce-solutions firm with ANZ presence across industrial, logistics, and skilled trades. Competes with TRS on labour-hire contracts in manufacturing and logistics and on large-enterprise client accounts.
• Hays Australia: Global recruitment leader with significant ANZ operations across trades, construction, property, and engineering. Larger and broader than TRS, but directly overlaps on construction and engineering recruitment and competes for the same employer clients.
• Adecco Australia: Global staffing major operating across Australia in industrial, trades, logistics, and professional recruitment. Competes with TRS in blue-collar placement and labour hire but with vastly greater scale and broader service portfolio.

Regional players

• Cox Purtell: Australian recruitment firm with strong presence across blue-collar, trades, and professional verticals. Comparable regional positioning to TRS with similar mid-market employer client focus across eastern Australia.

Emerging players

• Aurec: Australian recruitment firm focused on engineering, ICT, and industrial verticals. Overlaps with TRS on engineering and trades recruitment and competes for similar candidate pools in the Australian market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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