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We handle all employment responsibilities

Recruitment That Understands Your Industry

We understand the difference between a placement and a good hire.

SMS Personnel recruits across eight core industries — from manufacturing and civil construction through to transport and logistics, hospitality, IT, and executive management. Our recruitment consultants have hands-on industry backgrounds before they moved into staffing, which means they understand shift patterns, compliance requirements, and what “job-ready” actually looks like on your specific floor or site.

That industry depth is why 80% of our casual workers are hired permanently by clients. When your warehouse needs a licensed forklift operator who can start at 5am in Dandenong South, or your production line needs three machine operators for a seasonal run in Campbellfield, we’re not starting from scratch. We’re drawing from a pre-screened candidate pool built over 20 years of specialist labour hire and permanent recruitment across Melbourne’s southeast.

What we offer

Three Ways to Staff Your Business

Flexible

Labour Hire & Casual Staffing

Pre-screened workers ready at short notice. We handle payroll, super, WorkCover and all employment obligations. You focus on operations.

  • Workers often available within 24–48 hours
  • Full payroll and compliance managed
  • Scale up or down with no lock-in
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Long-Term

Permanent Placement & Contracting

When you need a long-term hire, we manage the full search from brief to placement. Every permanent placement is backed by our money-back guarantee.*

  • End-to-end search and screening
  • Money-back guarantee on permanent placements*
  • Reference and background checks included
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*Conditions apply.

Specialist

Flexsperts

Scalable specialist expertise for defined projects. Experienced professionals on flexible engagement terms, without the permanent overhead.

  • Project-based specialist placements
  • Flexible engagement terms
  • Experienced industry professionals
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How It Works

1

Brief Us

Tell us what roles you need, when you need them, and any specific requirements.

2

We Source & Screen

We match candidates from our database, screen for skills and fit, and handle all checks.

3

Workers Start

Your approved candidates are inducted and on-site. We manage payroll and compliance ongoing.

4

Ongoing Support

Regular check-ins, performance follow-ups, and replacements if needed. We stay in it with you.

Companies that trust us

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Compliance First

Licensed, Compliant, and Trusted in Victoria

SMS Personnel holds a current Victorian Labour Hire Licence (VICLHL01068). Every worker we place is covered by appropriate WorkCover insurance, and we maintain full compliance with all legislative requirements. Workforce fully compliant.

Protect your business from significant penalties applied to hosts who use unlicensed operators.

Victorian Labour Hire Authority Licensed

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