We match trained operators — not generic VAs — to trade businesses. They keep the daily admin moving and treat your business like their own, spotting what needs fixing before you have to ask.
Free 15-minute chat — no pressure, no obligation.
Every unanswered call, every quote that goes cold, every invoice you're too busy to chase is money that was already yours to lose.
You're up a ladder or under a sink. The call goes unanswered, the caller hangs up, and they ring the next name on the list — one that picked up.
Leads that don't get a fast, consistent follow-up quietly go to whoever calls them back first — usually a competitor.
Double-bookings, missed reschedules, and jobs that don't get confirmed the night before cost real money on the day.
Chasing payment feels awkward, so it gets put off — and cash flow suffers for work you've already done.
Your operator isn't a task-taker. They run the daily follow-through, learn how your business works, and flag what's slowing it down — the instinct you'd want from a right-hand hire, not a checklist.
Missed calls and quotes get chased within minutes, not days — so leads don't go cold waiting for someone to circle back.
Jobs booked, confirmed, and reshuffled when plans change — so the calendar reflects reality, not guesswork.
Polite, persistent, on-brand follow-up on outstanding invoices — so completed work turns into paid work faster.
Not boxed into three tasks — your operator learns how leads move, where jobs stall, and where the process is quietly costing you money.
A slow patch coming, a pattern in late invoices, a gap in the process — a good operator flags it before you have to ask.
What your operator owns today isn't a ceiling. As the work changes, the role changes with it.
Your operator logs into your existing job management and accounting software and works from there — no new system for your team to learn, nothing re-entered twice.
Running something else? Most trade job-management and accounting platforms are covered — ask us when you enquire.
Every operator is screened and scored before they're matched to a client — reliability and communication are non-negotiable.
We're the Employer of Record for every operator. You're not sponsoring a visa or directly employing someone overseas — we handle their employment, payroll, and compliance on our end, so the usual risk of offshore hiring isn't yours to carry.
Application, async video intro, live interview, and a paid test task before anyone joins the pool.
Operators are paired by trade experience, timezone overlap, tool fluency, and communication style — not whoever's free.
Ongoing performance is tracked against a clear rubric, with a hard floor on reliability and communication.
The Tradie Ops is run by someone who's spent 10+ years doing this work, not just staffing it.
"I built The Tradie Ops after years running operations for businesses that couldn't afford to drop the ball on a quote, a booking, or an invoice. Trade businesses deserve the same level of follow-through — without needing to hire it in-house."
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No. A VA waits to be told what to do; an operator owns quoting follow-up, scheduling, and invoicing chase-ups as standing responsibilities. Every operator is vetted through an application, video intro, live interview, and paid test task before they're matched to a client — see the comparison above.
Not through us. The Tradie Ops is the Employer of Record for every operator — we handle their employment, payroll, and compliance on our end. You're engaging our service, not sponsoring or directly employing someone overseas, so the usual headaches around offshore hiring aren't your problem to manage.
Whatever you already use to run quoting, scheduling, and invoicing. There's nothing new to buy or learn — your operator plugs into your existing setup.
It depends on your call volume and how much support you need. Get in touch and we'll map out what fits your business before you commit to anything.
Matching isn't set-and-forget. Every operator is held to a performance scorecard, and if the fit isn't right, we adjust it — trade experience, communication style, and timezone overlap all factor into who you're paired with.
No — we work across trades: plumbing, electrical, fencing, HVAC, and more. The bottleneck we solve is admin follow-through, not the tools on your truck.
Actively onboarding in Australia, with UK/Ireland and US coverage expanding. Reach out either way — we'll tell you honestly where things stand for your market.
Tell us about your business and we'll walk you through how a matched operator would fit into your week — before the next call goes unanswered.
You're not paying for admin help. You're paying to stop losing jobs you already had.
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