Coverstaff Recruitment

Coverstaff Recruitment is a New Zealand staffing agency that matches employers with casual, contract and permanent workers. It has operated since 1992 and, after combining with Shamrock Recruitment, now trades under the Coverstaff name. The company operates across Auckland, Wellington and Palmerston North, which serves the Manawatū and Wairarapa regions.

What Coverstaff Recruitment does

• Casual staffing: short-notice casual staff to cover busy periods, quiet periods and sudden rises in workload.
• Contract and permanent recruitment: contract roles and permanent placements for employers and job seekers.
• Job search for candidates: help finding work for candidates, who can call or book a call-back about roles that are not advertised.
• Pay administration: the company manages pay for the workers it places, paid each week.
• Health and safety support: a focus on the health and safety of the people it places.

Who it serves

Employers in general labour, food manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, production, traffic management, and engineering and trades. The company also supplies temporary labour to CEVA Logistics across several Auckland sites.

Key facts

• Based in: Auckland, New Zealand
• Offices: Auckland branches on the North Shore, in the west and in the south, plus Wellington and Palmerston North
• Founded: 1992
• Ownership: Māori-owned, which the site describes as the largest Māori-owned recruitment company in New Zealand