Scope and trade mapping
We work from the job to be done, the skill grade and the site conditions. Industrial job titles vary between plants. Skill grades do not.
Solutions · Industrial Staffing
Industrial Staffing for Plants, Projects and Shutdowns
Skilled trades and technical crews for manufacturing plants, engineering projects, shutdowns and commissioning. Assessed against the trade itself, inducted for the site they are going to, and onboarded before mobilisation.
A CV screen tells you what somebody claims. A trade test tells you what they can do.
Industrial roles fail differently from office roles. A fitter who cannot read a drawing, a welder whose root run will not pass a visual, a rigger who has never worked to a lift plan: none of that shows up in an interview, and all of it shows up on your floor. By then the crew is mobilised, the shutdown window is running and the cost of the mistake is measured in downtime rather than in recruitment fees.
So the assessment moves earlier. Trades are tested against the work before anyone is presented, certifications and licences are verified against the issuing record, not a photocopy, and the safety induction is matched to the site the crew is actually going to.
This is the same operating discipline as our contract staffing line, applied to a workforce where the skill claim carries real consequences. The compliance structure underneath is identical, because a skilled crew is still contract labour and the principal employer still carries residual liability for it.
Tested against the trade before mobilisation.
What our industrial staffing service covers
From the scope conversation through to demobilisation, handled by one account team that understands the trade being staffed.
Trade-specific sourcing
Pipelines built per trade and per region, drawing on ITI and NCVT qualified candidates and on experienced hands who came up through the shop floor.
Trade testing
Practical assessment against the work itself, set with your engineering team where the specification is unusual, so skill grade is established before presentation.
Certification and licensing
Trade certificates, statutory licences and competency cards verified against the issuing record, and tracked so an expiry never reaches your gate unnoticed.
Statutory onboarding
Provident fund and ESIC registration, professional tax where applicable, appointment letters and service agreements issued before mobilisation.
Safety induction and PPE
Site-specific induction covering the hazards of the plant the crew is entering, medical fitness where the role requires it, and PPE issued and recorded per person.
Shutdown and peak cover
Turnarounds, shutdowns and commissioning windows staffed to the schedule, with mobilisation and demobilisation planned as part of the engagement.
On-site supervision
Crews work under a SourceIT supervisor who is accountable for attendance, discipline and permit compliance, and who reports into your engineer.
Attendance, payroll and MIS
Daily attendance capture, monthly salary processing and statutory filings, with headcount, cost and exception reporting on a fixed cycle.
The compliance structure behind every crew
Skilled work does not sit outside the Contract Labour Act. A welder on a shutdown is contract labour in exactly the way a packer is, and under the Act the principal employer remains liable if the contractor fails to pay wages or maintain records. The higher the skill grade, the larger the wage bill sitting behind that exposure.
Industrial sites add a second layer. Permit regimes, competency requirements and safety obligations attach to the work itself, and a crew that cannot produce a valid competency record is a crew that cannot start. Both layers are maintained as part of the engagement. Read more about compliance management.
What every SourceIT industrial crew sits inside
Contractor licensing and registration maintained for the site and headcount, renewed before expiry.
Principal employer registration supported and kept current.
Provident fund and ESIC registration completed at onboarding, with contributions filed monthly and reconciled.
Trade certificates, statutory licences and competency records verified and tracked against expiry.
Site-specific safety induction completed and recorded per individual before mobilisation.
PPE issue recorded per person, and replacement tracked through the engagement.
Statutory registers, attendance and wage records maintained in the prescribed formats and reconciled to each other.
Our team present in person for inspections and audits relating to workforce we deploy.
Completed before the crew mobilises
The mobilisation file is finished first. On an industrial site an incomplete file is not an administrative gap, it is a crew standing at the gate.
Practical trade test completed and skill grade recorded
Trade certificate and qualification verified against the issuing record
Statutory licence or competency card verified where the trade requires one
Previous employment and industrial experience verified
Medical fitness certification where the role requires it
Provident fund registration and UAN linkage
ESIC registration and insurance number
Appointment letter and service agreement issued
Site-specific safety induction completed and recorded
PPE issued against signature and documented supervisor handover
The trade test happens before presentation
Candidates are assessed against the work before they reach you, so your engineering team is not spending its shutdown window re-testing people. Where the specification is unusual we will set the test with your team so the standard being applied is yours.
Trades we staff
Four families, across plants, project sites, utilities and commissioning work.
Mechanical trades
Fitters, millwrights, machinists, turners, welders, fabricators, pipe fitters, riggers and mechanical maintenance technicians.
Electrical and instrumentation
Licensed electricians, wiremen, instrumentation technicians, panel and control room operators, and utilities and HVAC crews.
Production and process
Machine operators, CNC operators, process operators, quality inspectors, material handlers, forklift and crane operators and storekeepers.
Project and site support
Site supervisors, safety officers, planners, store and material coordinators, and documentation and permit coordinators.
Send us your scope
The trades, the skill grades, the site and the mobilisation date is enough to begin. We will come back the same working day with what is realistic, including what is not.
Trades and skill grades mapped to the work itself
Realistic mobilisation timeline for the trade and the region
Trade test standard, set with your engineering team where needed
Certification and licensing requirements for the site
The compliance and safety structure that will apply
Cost basis, per trade and per skill grade
Named account manager for the engagement
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Talk to an Expert
Skilled trades have real lead times, and they vary by region. We will tell you when a mobilisation date is not achievable rather than agree to it and miss it.
Frequently asked questions about industrial staffing
How is industrial staffing different from your contract staffing line?
The difference is how the skill is established. Contract staffing covers deployment across production, warehouse, support and technical roles. Industrial staffing is for trades where a wrong skill grade has consequences on the plant, so a practical trade test and certification verification sit inside the process before anyone is presented.
Do you trade-test candidates before presenting them?
Yes. Practical assessment against the trade is standard on every engagement. Where the specification is unusual or the tolerance is tight, we will set the test with your engineering team so the standard being applied is the one you actually work to.
Can you staff a shutdown or a turnaround?
Yes. Shutdowns, turnarounds and commissioning windows are planned as a mobilisation and a demobilisation rather than as an open-ended headcount. Crew size, trade mix and the ramp on either side of the window are agreed before the schedule is committed.
Who supervises the crew on site?
A SourceIT supervisor is accountable for attendance, discipline and permit compliance, and reports into your engineer. You direct the work; we carry the employment relationship and the supervision of it.
How do you handle certifications and licence expiry?
Trade certificates, statutory licences and competency cards are verified against the issuing record at onboarding rather than accepted as a photocopy, and expiry dates are tracked through the engagement so a lapsed card does not surface at your gate.
Who is the legal employer of the crew you deploy?
SourceIT is. Deployed workers are on SourceIT's payroll and statutory registrations. You direct the work, we carry the employment obligations, the filings and the audit trail.
Can you mobilise outside the cities where you have offices?
Yes. We have offices in five cities and deploy at client sites across more than 100 cities and locations in India. Project and shutdown work is very often outside a metro, and the sourcing is built for that.
Runs alongside the rest of the stack
Recruitment & Staffing
Contract, temporary and flexi deployment across production, warehouse, technical and support roles.
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Compliance Management
The licences, registers and filings that sit behind every crew, maintained continuously.
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Managed Services
Housekeeping, pantry and technical upkeep for the plants and project sites the crews work in.
Learn moreTell us the scope.
We will tell you what is realistic.
Trades, skill grades, site and mobilisation date is enough to begin. We will come back the same working day with a plan, a timeline and the compliance and safety structure that will apply from day one.