Specialist Recruitment Across New Zealand
Trial By Fire Recruitment helps New Zealand businesses find skilled people across joinery, cabinet making, shopfitting, furniture manufacturing, upholstery, trimming, textiles and technical project delivery.
We recruit the people who build it, cut it, sew it, draft it, install it, manage it and make sure it leaves the workshop looking the way it should.
Our focus is permanent recruitment for businesses that care about quality, reliability and finding people who will contribute for the long term.
Industry Knowledge That Travels
Trial By Fire was built by a recruiter and a joiner.
Our Australian office sits above an active joinery factory, keeping us close to the tools, deadlines and daily realities of running a workshop.
While our business began in Australia, the industries we support face many of the same challenges across New Zealand.
Skilled people are difficult to find. The strongest candidates are often already working. And when the wrong person joins the team, everyone else ends up carrying the extra load.
We bring practical industry knowledge, direct communication and a growing network of skilled people to every New Zealand search.
Our Australian office sits above an active joinery factory, keeping us close to the tools, deadlines and daily realities of running a workshop.
While our business began in Australia, the industries we support face many of the same challenges across New Zealand.
Skilled people are difficult to find. The strongest candidates are often already working. And when the wrong person joins the team, everyone else ends up carrying the extra load.
We bring practical industry knowledge, direct communication and a growing network of skilled people to every New Zealand search.
The Industries We Recruit Across
Joinery and Cabinet Making
We recruit cabinet makers, joiners, installers, CNC operators, machinists, workshop supervisors and production staff for residential, commercial and architectural joinery businesses.
Shopfitting and Commercial Fitout
We find shopfitters, site installers, supervisors, estimators, project coordinators and project managers who understand commercial deadlines, site conditions and the pressure of delivering finished work.
Furniture and Upholstery
We support furniture manufacturers, upholstery workshops and commercial seating businesses looking for upholsterers, furniture makers, frame makers, restorers and production staff.
Motor, Marine and Aviation Trimming
We recruit motor trimmers, coach trimmers, marine trimmers, canvas machinists, cover makers and aviation interior specialists.
Textiles and Industrial Sewing
We help businesses find sewing machinists, industrial machinists, textile cutters, foam cutters, pattern cutters, production leaders and manufacturing staff.
Drafting, Estimating and Project Delivery
We recruit joinery drafters, designers, estimators, project coordinators and production professionals with experience across manufacturing and technical systems.
We recruit cabinet makers, joiners, installers, CNC operators, machinists, workshop supervisors and production staff for residential, commercial and architectural joinery businesses.
Shopfitting and Commercial Fitout
We find shopfitters, site installers, supervisors, estimators, project coordinators and project managers who understand commercial deadlines, site conditions and the pressure of delivering finished work.
Furniture and Upholstery
We support furniture manufacturers, upholstery workshops and commercial seating businesses looking for upholsterers, furniture makers, frame makers, restorers and production staff.
Motor, Marine and Aviation Trimming
We recruit motor trimmers, coach trimmers, marine trimmers, canvas machinists, cover makers and aviation interior specialists.
Textiles and Industrial Sewing
We help businesses find sewing machinists, industrial machinists, textile cutters, foam cutters, pattern cutters, production leaders and manufacturing staff.
Drafting, Estimating and Project Delivery
We recruit joinery drafters, designers, estimators, project coordinators and production professionals with experience across manufacturing and technical systems.
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Recruitment Across New Zealand
We support businesses and candidates across Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Canterbury and regional New Zealand.
Auckland manufacturers may be competing for the same small group of experienced tradespeople. A regional furniture business may need to search nationally for an upholsterer. A marine company may need someone with skills that transfer from automotive, canvas or industrial sewing.
The location and job title may change.
The real question stays the same.
Can the person do the work, fit the team and maintain the standard?
Auckland manufacturers may be competing for the same small group of experienced tradespeople. A regional furniture business may need to search nationally for an upholsterer. A marine company may need someone with skills that transfer from automotive, canvas or industrial sewing.
The location and job title may change.
The real question stays the same.
Can the person do the work, fit the team and maintain the standard?
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Looking for Your Next Role in New Zealand?
We work with skilled people across workshops, factories, offices and job sites throughout New Zealand.
You may be actively applying or simply open to hearing about a better opportunity.
We will explain what we know about the role, the business, the pay and the expectations. Your details will not be submitted to an employer without speaking with you and receiving your permission.
Your career is not stock to be passed around.
It is a decision we take seriously.
You may be actively applying or simply open to hearing about a better opportunity.
We will explain what we know about the role, the business, the pay and the expectations. Your details will not be submitted to an employer without speaking with you and receiving your permission.
Your career is not stock to be passed around.
It is a decision we take seriously.
Permanent Recruitment for New Zealand Employers
We begin by understanding your business, the role and what has made the position difficult to fill.
From there, we search the market, approach suitable people, screen their experience and manage the process through interviews, offers, notice periods and onboarding.
You receive honest feedback and clear communication throughout the search.
No pile of loosely matched CVs.
No pretending someone is perfect when they are not.
Just people genuinely worth meeting.
Every permanent placement is supported by our three-month replacement guarantee, subject to our terms.
From there, we search the market, approach suitable people, screen their experience and manage the process through interviews, offers, notice periods and onboarding.
You receive honest feedback and clear communication throughout the search.
No pile of loosely matched CVs.
No pretending someone is perfect when they are not.
Just people genuinely worth meeting.
Every permanent placement is supported by our three-month replacement guarantee, subject to our terms.
Talk to Trial By Fire New Zealand
Whether you need one skilled person or want to strengthen an entire team, tell us what you need and where the hiring process has been getting stuck.
We will give you a straight view of the market and the best way forward.
No hard sell. No corporate runaround. Just specialist permanent recruitment for New Zealand businesses and the people who keep them moving.
Complete the form below or email info@trialbyfirerecruitment.com.au.
We will give you a straight view of the market and the best way forward.
No hard sell. No corporate runaround. Just specialist permanent recruitment for New Zealand businesses and the people who keep them moving.
Complete the form below or email info@trialbyfirerecruitment.com.au.