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S&A Stairs: Case Studies

Summary

Case Study: Supporting S&A Stairs with National Recruitment Across Construction, Manufacturing and Finance

Recruiting specialist talent across blue collar, leadership and corporate functions

At Woods & Co Recruitment, we understand that for large manufacturing and construction businesses, hiring needs rarely sit within one department.

That’s why we’ve been proud to support S&A Stairs, Australia’s largest stair builder, with recruitment across a wide range of operational, leadership and corporate roles.

As a national manufacturing business supplying many of Australia’s largest builders, S&A requires talent across production, construction delivery, customer operations and finance to keep the business performing at scale.

The recruitment challenge

Recruiting across multiple functions creates a unique challenge, particularly when the required talent ranges from highly skilled trades through to senior finance leadership.

S&A’s hiring requirements included:

  • Stair Builders

  • Leading Hands

  • Joiners

  • Carpenters

  • Payroll Officers

  • Customer Service professionals

  • Head of Finance

  • Management Accountants

  • Financial Accountants

  • Office Accountants

  • Cost Accountants

These roles all require very different skill sets, but the common challenge is the same: finding high-quality people who can perform in a fast-moving, detail-driven environment.

For skilled trades roles, speed and reliability are critical. For leadership and finance roles, the focus shifts to technical capability, leadership and long-term fit.

Our approach

Woods & Co took a broad but targeted recruitment approach, tailored to the different hiring requirements across the business.

Our recruitment process included:

  • Talent mapping across construction, manufacturing, finance and operations markets

  • Proactive headhunting of both active and passive candidates

  • Targeted recruitment across blue collar and white collar talent pools

  • Detailed screening focused on technical capability, cultural fit and long-term alignment

  • Close consultation with S&A stakeholders to understand team structure, hiring priorities and operational needs

Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach, we adapted our recruitment strategy based on the function, urgency and type of hire.

The outcome

Through our partnership with S&A Stairs, Woods & Co has successfully supported recruitment across:

  • Skilled trades recruitment

  • Manufacturing and production leadership recruitment

  • Customer service and support recruitment

  • Finance leadership and accounting recruitment

By acting as a genuine recruitment partner rather than simply filling vacancies, we’ve helped S&A secure quality talent across critical areas of the business, supporting both operational performance and long-term growth.

Looking to hire across construction, manufacturing or finance?

Woods & Co supports businesses across Australia with specialist recruitment across blue collar, white collar and leadership functions.

We regularly recruit:

  • Skilled trades professionals

  • Construction leadership roles

  • Customer service and operations talent

  • Finance and accounting professionals

  • Manufacturing leadership roles

  • Corporate support functions

If you're looking for a recruitment partner that can support complex, multi-function hiring, our team can help.

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Case Study: Supporting S&A Stairs with National Recruitment Across Construction, Manufacturing and Finance

Recruiting specialist talent across blue collar, leadership and corporate functions

At Woods & Co Recruitment, we understand that for large manufacturing and construction businesses, hiring needs rarely sit within one department.

That’s why we’ve been proud to support S&A Stairs, Australia’s largest stair builder, with recruitment across a wide range of operational, leadership and corporate roles.

As a national manufacturing business supplying many of Australia’s largest builders, S&A requires talent across production, construction delivery, customer operations and finance to keep the business performing at scale.

The recruitment challenge

Recruiting across multiple functions creates a unique challenge, particularly when the required talent ranges from highly skilled trades through to senior finance leadership.

S&A’s hiring requirements included:

  • Stair Builders

  • Leading Hands

  • Joiners

  • Carpenters

  • Payroll Officers

  • Customer Service professionals

  • Head of Finance

  • Management Accountants

  • Financial Accountants

  • Office Accountants

  • Cost Accountants

These roles all require very different skill sets, but the common challenge is the same: finding high-quality people who can perform in a fast-moving, detail-driven environment.

For skilled trades roles, speed and reliability are critical. For leadership and finance roles, the focus shifts to technical capability, leadership and long-term fit.

Our approach

Woods & Co took a broad but targeted recruitment approach, tailored to the different hiring requirements across the business.

Our recruitment process included:

  • Talent mapping across construction, manufacturing, finance and operations markets

  • Proactive headhunting of both active and passive candidates

  • Targeted recruitment across blue collar and white collar talent pools

  • Detailed screening focused on technical capability, cultural fit and long-term alignment

  • Close consultation with S&A stakeholders to understand team structure, hiring priorities and operational needs

Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach, we adapted our recruitment strategy based on the function, urgency and type of hire.

The outcome

Through our partnership with S&A Stairs, Woods & Co has successfully supported recruitment across:

  • Skilled trades recruitment

  • Manufacturing and production leadership recruitment

  • Customer service and support recruitment

  • Finance leadership and accounting recruitment

By acting as a genuine recruitment partner rather than simply filling vacancies, we’ve helped S&A secure quality talent across critical areas of the business, supporting both operational performance and long-term growth.

Looking to hire across construction, manufacturing or finance?

Woods & Co supports businesses across Australia with specialist recruitment across blue collar, white collar and leadership functions.

We regularly recruit:

  • Skilled trades professionals

  • Construction leadership roles

  • Customer service and operations talent

  • Finance and accounting professionals

  • Manufacturing leadership roles

  • Corporate support functions

If you're looking for a recruitment partner that can support complex, multi-function hiring, our team can help.

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