Experienced Drillers
LH Partners

At LH Partners, we live and breathe drilling. Our network spans blast hole, exploration, geotechnical, and grade control operations, allowing us to source talent across the full drilling lifecycle, from offsiders and drill fitters to supervisors and drilling managers.
Leon brings firsthand industry experience, having worked both underground and on surface as a Driller’s Offsider before spending over five years recruiting specifically for drilling roles. This insider knowledge helps us understand the challenges of remote FIFO operations, safety compliance, and retention and deliver candidates who are skilled, reliable, and aligned with your operational goals.
Proven Results
Rapid Response
We regularly fill urgent requirements within 24 hours, enabling crews to be on site the very next day and keeping projects on schedule.
Scalable Delivery
When a major drilling contractor commissioned three new rigs, we mobilised 22 Drillers Offsiders in just four weeks, a testament to our candidate networks, recruitment process, and ability to deliver at scale.
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- Drillers Offsiders
- Exploration/Underground Drillers
- Long Hole Drillers
- Blast Crew
- Shot Firers
- Blast Hole Drillers
- Supervisors
- Operations Managers
- HSE Personnel
- C-Suite
Our drilling Team

Leon Hearn / Director
Leon has over five years of diverse recruitment experience, specializing in sectors such as minerals, blast hole drilling, and, more recently, healthcare. Throughout his career, Leon has consistently demonstrated an ability to forge strong, long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates. His key strengths lie in his perseverance and resilience, allowing him to navigate challenges effectively while maintaining a high level of professionalism. Leon takes great pride in his honesty and ethical approach to recruitment, qualities that have earned him the trust and respect of his network.

Leon has over five years of diverse recruitment experience, specializing in sectors such as minerals, blast hole drilling, and, more recently, healthcare. Throughout his career, Leon has consistently demonstrated an ability to forge strong, long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates. His key strengths lie in his perseverance and resilience, allowing him to navigate challenges effectively while maintaining a high level of professionalism. Leon takes great pride in his honesty and ethical approach to recruitment, qualities that have earned him the trust and respect of his network.
Before transitioning into recruitment, Leon gained valuable experience across various industries in both the UK and Australia. His roles spanned laboring, warehousing, sales, and drilling. Leon’s entry into recruitment came through his work as a contractor at a drilling company, where he eventually took on the role of recruiter for the organization. This hands-on industry experience provided him with unique insights that he now applies in his recruitment career.
Outside of work, Leon enjoys playing sport, seeing friends and spending quality time with his young family.

Phoebe McKiernan
Phoebe brings over 3.5 years of experience in higher education recruitment, where she worked closely with students and institutions to deliver meaningful, long-term outcomes. Originally from the UK, she is known for her people first approach, genuine relationship building and passion for helping others navigate important career and life decisions.
Before joining LH Partners, Phoebe built her career within the higher education sector, supporting individuals through complex processes and ensuring they felt informed, supported and confident at every stage. Her time travelling throughout South East Asia further shaped her global perspective and reinforced her ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds, a strength that underpins her approach to recruitment today.
Outside of work, Phoebe loves spending time outdoors camping and four-wheel driving, as well as unwinding with a good book. Always on the lookout for her next great read. She is driven by seeing people succeed and takes pride in creating authentic connections that lead to positive, lasting outcomes

Phoebe brings over 3.5 years of experience in higher education recruitment, where she worked closely with students and institutions to deliver meaningful, long-term outcomes. Originally from the UK, she is known for her people first approach, genuine relationship building and passion for helping others navigate important career and life decisions.
Before joining LH Partners, Phoebe built her career within the higher education sector, supporting individuals through complex processes and ensuring they felt informed, supported and confident at every stage. Her time travelling throughout South East Asia further shaped her global perspective and reinforced her ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds, a strength that underpins her approach to recruitment today.
Outside of work, Phoebe loves spending time outdoors camping and four-wheel driving, as well as unwinding with a good book. Always on the lookout for her next great read. She is driven by seeing people succeed and takes pride in creating authentic connections that lead to positive, lasting outcomes.

Jonny Wilson
Jonny’s career has been shaped by hands-on work across construction and mining. He started out at 21 as a site supervisor in his family’s construction business, running multiple jobs across the UK and Ireland. Working on tough sites and large projects early on taught him the value of hard work, problem-solving under pressure, and getting the job done properly when conditions aren’t easy.
Before moving into mining, Jonny also spent time in the financial industry as a supply chain consultant, working on large-scale projects. While it was a very different environment, it gave him a strong understanding of how workflows from planning through to delivery, how delays and poor decisions affect the job, and why attention to detail matters. That experience sharpened his commercial mindset and taught him how to operate confidently with stakeholders at every level, without losing touch with what actually makes work happen on the ground.
Jonny left that world behind and broke into the mining industry the hard way, starting as a Trade Assistant and getting stuck into the work to earn his place on site. He then moved into drilling as a Driller’s Offsider after securing work through LH Partners, becoming LH Partners’ first-ever contractor placed on site as a business. From day one, he embraced the long hours, physical work, and strong safety culture that drilling demands. Through consistent effort and a focus on learning, Jonny completed his Certificate II and was preparing to start his Cert III within nine months. When the opportunity came up to join LH Partners, he saw it as a chance to give back, helping others break into the industry, back themselves, and chase the same opportunities he was given.
Outside of work, Jonny doesn’t slow down much. He trains for marathons, ultramarathons and HYROX events, and has a strong drive to see the world and experience as much as possible, because you only get one crack at the whip.

Jonny’s career has been shaped by hands-on work across construction and mining. He started out at 21 as a site supervisor in his family’s construction business, running multiple jobs across the UK and Ireland. Working on tough sites and large projects early on taught him the value of hard work, problem-solving under pressure, and getting the job done properly when conditions aren’t easy. Before moving into mining, Jonny also spent time in the financial industry as a supply chain consultant, working on large-scale projects. While it was a very different environment, it gave him a strong understanding of how workflows from planning through to delivery, how delays and poor decisions affect the job, and why attention to detail matters. That experience sharpened his commercial mindset and taught him how to operate confidently with stakeholders at every level, without losing touch with what actually makes work happen on the ground.
Jonny left that world behind and broke into the mining industry the hard way, starting as a Trade Assistant and getting stuck into the work to earn his place on site. He then moved into drilling as a Driller’s Offsider after securing work through LH Partners, becoming LH Partners’ first-ever contractor placed on site as a business. From day one, he embraced the long hours, physical work, and strong safety culture that drilling demands. Through consistent effort and a focus on learning, Jonny completed his Certificate II and was preparing to start his Cert III within nine months. When the opportunity came up to join LH Partners, he saw it as a chance to give back, helping others break into the industry, back themselves, and chase the same opportunities he was given.
Outside of work, Jonny doesn’t slow down much. He trains for marathons, ultramarathons and HYROX events, and has a strong drive to see the world and experience as much as possible, because you only get one crack at the whip.