Specialist mining recruitment with local depth and international reach
A specialist blue-collar mining recruitment business built on 15 years of experience across project delivery, maintenance, operations and workforce planning.
Built for operational delivery
HWS Recruitment is purpose-built for blue-collar mining operations. We understand the operational and commercial consequences of workforce gaps across mobile plant, production mining, fixed plant and site support. Our role is to connect clients with capable people who can enter site environments confidently, work safely, integrate seamlessly and contribute from day one.
Unlike generalist recruiters, we operate with a practical understanding of mining conditions, labour market pressure points and the realities of site-based performance. We recognise the difference between a candidate who interviews well and one who has the capability, attitude and reliability to perform where it matters most.
HWS Recruitment was built from nearly two decades of blue-collar mining recruitment experience across project delivery, maintenance, operations and workforce planning. Established to offer a more practical and specialist alternative to generalist recruitment, the business is grounded in a clear understanding of site demands, hiring pressure points and what strong delivery actually looks like in mining.
Backed by industry-recognised performance and experience across both boutique and national recruitment environments, HWS Recruitment exists to provide clients with credible support, capable people and a service model aligned to the realities of operational hiring.
Founder-Led
Direct access to senior mining recruitment expertise on every engagement.
Specialist Only
Blue-collar mining is not one part of what we do. It is everything we do.
Commercially Grounded
Built on operational understanding, not generalist recruitment methodology.
An award-winning recruiter with 15 years in the profession
HWS Recruitment is led by Martyn J Hill, an award-winning recruiter with 15 years of recruitment experience and a long-standing focus on blue-collar mining and workforce delivery. His background spans boutique and national recruitment environments, founder-led ventures, high-volume campaigns and client-facing workforce solutions, giving him a practical understanding of what mining employers need when critical roles must be filled properly and without unnecessary delay.
Across his career, Martyn has supported workforce delivery in project recruitment, fixed plant and mobile maintenance, operational hiring and workforce planning. That experience has shaped a recruitment approach built on direct market knowledge, practical screening, honest communication and an understanding of the difference between a candidate who interviews well and one who can genuinely perform in a site-based environment.
Alongside commercial recruitment delivery, Martyn has remained actively involved in the profession through leadership, advocacy and mentoring — reflecting a long-term commitment to quality, credibility and raising standards across the industry.
Martyn is also the founder of Refereez, a reference checking platform shaped by his work with candidates and hiring managers. Explore Martyn J Hill's recruitment background and work with Refereez.
Clients engaging HWS Recruitment work directly with Martyn. Not an account manager. Not a junior consultant. The person with the experience is the person doing the work.
Australian delivery through IronMerge People
Within Australia, recruitment delivery is provided through IronMerge People, a leading Indigenous-owned labour hire and recruitment supplier with established capability across the Australian mining sector.
This gives clients access to proven domestic delivery, compliant workforce solutions and a strong operating platform backed by scale, credibility and community impact.
For HWS Recruitment, this structure ensures Australian opportunities are managed through an established local partner, while maintaining a clear focus on international mining recruitment growth.
Visit IronMerge PeopleInternational growth through specialist partnerships
HWS Recruitment is building an international focus across selected mining regions, with initial priority across Africa, Asia Pacific and North America.
This model is supported by specialist partnerships and joint venture capability, giving clients access to broader reach, trusted networks and practical mining recruitment expertise.
It creates a clear delivery structure: Australian recruitment through IronMerge People, and international growth through HWS Recruitment's specialist partner network.
Industry recognition across mining recruitment
Martyn Hill's performance has been recognised through multiple industry awards and finalist honours across mining recruitment and the broader recruitment profession.
Sourcr Recommended Recruiter
Independently verified by candidate reviews — recognised as a recommended recruiter in mining and resources recruitment.
Built on relationships.
Backed by delivery.
Clients engage HWS Recruitment for direct communication, specialist mining sector understanding and practical support grounded in the realities of workforce delivery.
The approach is hands-on, commercially aware and focused on what matters: understanding the requirement, representing the opportunity properly, identifying capable people and delivering service that adds value to the client's operation.