Good at your job, but feel like you're going nowhere?
You're putting the work in — just in the wrong place. You know you've got more in you than what your current job is letting you show. You turn up on time, you work hard, you don't need someone standing over you — but at the end of the week it doesn't really feel like it matters.
Same pay regardless of how hard you go. No real upside for putting in the extra effort. And definitely nothing on the horizon that makes you actually excited about where you're headed.
You're not looking to cruise. You just want to be somewhere that's actually worth giving a shit about.
What we do
We're Surface Rescue. We restore driveways, garage floors and concrete surfaces for homeowners and businesses all over Adelaide. We do this through 3 divisions, 1) Exterior cleaning, 2) Concrete resurfacing & 3) Epoxy Flooring.
The work is hands-on, physical, and genuinely satisfying when you stand back and see what you've done.
A typical day starts at our Ridgehaven warehouse at 7am. You load up, head out across Adelaide in a two-man crew, and get to work. Different locations, different jobs — no two days are exactly the same.
Here's how our team earns $80–100k a year doing work they're proud of — and building toward something of their own
We have 4 ways that you earn within your role. You're in control, if you create more value, you get paid more, simple.
1) Base rate: You start on $37.50/hr as a casual. Once you pass your skills assessment, that moves to $40.60/hr. And of course, we pay overtime & super. Note: Full time positions are available once probation is completed.
2) Pay for Performance (P4P): Finish a job ahead of schedule with a happy client and you're looking at an extra $5–$10 an hour. At the end of the pay period, we pay whatever is the greater amount between your base + overtime or your P4P.
3) Onsite content capture: We shoot content on-site. Timelapses, POV footage of the work we do (not TikTok dances!) Our best guys are pulling in an extra $150–$200 a week from this alone.
4) Upsells: lets say you're on an epoxy flooring job and notice that the customer has dirty pavers that you'd know would come up a treat if our team cleaned them, you provide them with a quote, and if they accept, you get a cut of it
Benefits:
1) Be part of the team for six months with a 95% attendance rate and there's a $2,000 sign-on bonus waiting for you.
2) On top of that — monthly haircut allowance, monthly massage allowance (the work is physical, you'll want it), and a paid day off on your birthday.
3) Quarterly team events (bowling, VR experience, movies & dinner, escape rooms etc)
4) Monthly team breakfast
The bigger picture
Working with us as a team member is genuinely rewarding — good pay, good people, and work you can actually take pride in. But there is a ceiling.
For those who want to go beyond that — we're building out a national franchise network, and the right people on our team will have a genuine path to opening their own location under the Surface Rescue brand.
Not everyone will want that, and that's fine. But if you've ever liked the idea of running your own operation, without starting from scratch — the systems, the brand, the support are all there to take away the guesswork. You just have to prove you're the right person for it first.
If any of this sounds like you, DON'T bother.
You're always running five minutes late — and there's always a reason. You go quiet when there's a problem rather than just saying something. Your personal life has a habit of becoming everyone else's problem. You think a solid effort is doing the bare minimum and waiting to be told what's next.
We've had those people. They don't last here.
If this sounds more like you — keep reading.
You show up on time because you respect the people you work with. You pick up the phone or fire off a text when something's come up — because that's just basic communication. You see something that needs doing and you do it without being asked. And you're genuinely hungry for something more than just a wage.
That's who sticks around. That's who earns more. And that's who we'll back when the time comes.
Look, we'd rather be paying everyone top dollar — that means the work is getting done to a high standard, the clients are happy, and everyone's winning. But it's a two way street. You bring the effort and the attitude, we back you with the pay, the opportunity, and everything else that comes with it.
