DRAKE INTERNATIONAL HAS PROVIDED HR AND RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS TO AUSTRALIAN CLIENTS SINCE 1951
Introduction
Possessing industry experience since 1951 and operating across every State and Territory in city, rural and remote locations Australia-wide, Drake International is at the forefront of recruitment workforce solutions.
Staffed by expert consultants, our specialist areas include: Healthcare, Banking and Finance, IT & Digital, Manufacturing, HR, Sales & Marketing, Government, Procurement, Retail, FMCG, Telecommunications, Office Support, Events, Hospitality, Trades, Engineering, Scientific, Education and Warehouse and Logistics.
Drake leverages unmatched candidate referral networks, industry knowledge, and global resources to supply high calibre staff to reputable clients across Australia and internationally. We provide permanent, temporary and contract recruitment services and deliver talent management solutions aligned to the unique requirements of each client.
In addition to Drake's recruitment offering, Drake has a range of products and services designed to mitigate human capital risk from training and development through to wellness services.
FROM ATTRACTION TO SEPARATION, OUR UNIQUE SUITE OF TALENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS WILL EMPOWER YOUR WORKFORCE TO OUTPERFORM
How Drake Can Help Throughout The Employee Life Cycle
07.
SEPARATION
• Exit Interviews
• Outplacement Services
• Industrial Relations Consulting
• Replacement Recruitment Services (Temporary and/or Permanent Back Filling)
06. RETENTION
• Wellness Products & Services
• Physical Wellbeing Assessments
• Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP)
• Clinical Psychological Consulting & Suicide Prevention
• Cultural & Engagement Surveys
• Remuneration, Benefits Consulting & Salary Surveys
• Coaching Services
• Communication Optimisation & Teamwork Optimisation
01. ATTRACTION
• Permanent Recruitment
• Contract Recruitment
• Flexible Staffing
• Executive Search
• Intern / Vacation Programmes / Graduate Programmes
• Inclusive & Diverse Recruitment Practices
02. SELECTION
• Targeted Selection, Background Checks & Reference Checking
• Behavioural Assessments
• Cognitive Assessments & Aptitude Testing
• Musculoskeletal Testing
• Health & Biometric Testing
03.
INDUCTION
• Tailored Onboarding
• Safety Induction and Training Modules
• Team & Communication Preference Assessments
04. PRODUCTIVITY SOLUTIONS
• Training Needs Analyses
• Learning & Development Programmes (600+ courses)
• Face to Face Classroom Learning
• Drake Business Logistics
• Outsourcing
• Payrolling
• Managed Service Provider (MSP)
• Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) 05.
• Benchmarking
• Self Service Legal Advice
• HR, L&OD Consulting
• Bespoke e-Learning
• Certification (Kryterion)
• Online hosting of online standard & online induction content
Fast Facts
15,564 placements made
13 branches nationwide
* Based on latest annual figures
200+ employees
70 + years of industry experience
3,000+ customers
30,000 candidates
10 countries
National and Regional Coverage
Drake International Branches
Darwin
Townsville
Gold Coast
Brisbane
Permanent S taffing Solutions
Specialists
Whether you are looking for entry-level or seniorlevel staff, Drake will implement our 12 Steps to Selection Success Methodology to ensure you hire the right person the first time. Our team of specialist industry consultants, who specialise in search and selection within their nominated industry, will guide you towards hiring the best and retaining the best.
You will benefit from:
A recruitment strategy that goes beyond traditional methods
Industry-focused, highly trained consultants with in-depth knowledge and experience in their specialist market
Unmatched candidate referral networks for talent sourcing
Use of traditional and technology-based assessment tools to ensure capability and organisational fit
Top-performer profiling using Drake’s advanced assessment solution, Drake P3
Cost-effective staffing solutions without burdening your internal HR recruitment function
Our services come with a guaranteed predetermined replacement period
PUTTING PERMANENCY BACK INTO PLACEMENT
DON'T PAY A FULL-TIME SALARY FOR A PART-TIME JOB
Flexible Staffing Specialists
Specialists in Temporary and Contract Recruitment
We are specialists in both White collar and Blue collar staffing solutions for longer-term contract and temporary positions. Adapting to a flexible staffing strategy during peak periods provides your business with the agility to excel. For more than half a century, we have proven ourselves as one of the most trusted names in flexible staffing.
ROLES WE RECRUIT FOR:
Blue Collar Roles
• Machine Operators
• Material Handlers
• Trades
• Labourers
• Forklift Drivers/Operators
• Pickers/Packers
• Warehouse Managers/ Supervisors
• Drivers
• Container Destuffings
White Collar Roles
• Accounts – Payable & Receivables
• Data Entry Specialists
• Administrators
• Customer Service
• Food, Beverage & Events Staff
• Office Managers
• Executive, Secretarial or PA
• Front of House/Receptionists
You will benefit from:
Access to a large pool of screened, assessed and qualified staff at short notice
A thorough recruitment process, including reference and background checks
As an ISO45001 & ISO9001 certified organisation; we conduct extensive pre-employment testing and regular site safety inspections
Stringent assessment procedures: behavioral, skill and musculoskeletal testing
24-hour customer service and a 4-hour candidate satisfaction guarantee
The Drake WellbeingHub
Helping people thrive
At Drake WellbeingHub, we are dedicated to influencing systemic change and managing workplace wellness. We offer a wide range of integrated, accessible, innovative and high-quality health and wellbeing solutions that support individual, team and organisational wellbeing. Our goal is to ensure that everyone has access to the tools, resources and services they need to achieve complete wellbeing.
Our Wellbeing Services
We offer a wide range of accessible, innovative and high-quality health and wellbeing solutions supporting individuals, teams and overall organisational wellbeing. We’re here to ensure everyone has the tools to thrive.
EAP
• Counselling
• Wellness
• Critical Incident Management
• Onsite Clinical Support & Debriefs
Wellness
• Wellbeing strategy
• Webinars/seminars
• Legal counselling
• Financial counselling
• Nutritional counselling
Assessments
• Gambling suitability assessments
• P3 personality in the workplace assessments
You will benefit from:
Improved productivity and engagement levels
Improved workplace morale
A Psychologically safe work environment
Optimised workplace health
Lower absenteeism and turnover
Being adequately prepared for critical incidents
Behaviour Assessments
Drake P3
To hire, develop and retain the best, you need tools that enable you to better understand your workforce.
Drake P3 is a powerful tool that can uncover specific personality and behavioural traits to help you select, manage, develop, motivate and retain talent.
Unique to Drake, the tool generates a variety of easy-to-use, in-depth reports for accelerated insights into both team and individual behaviours.
For recruitment, the assessment produces a well rounded, highly accurate candidate profile, providing insight into which candidate is more naturally inclined to succeed in a role.
You will benefit from:
Improved recruitment outcomes and lower acquisition costs
Identify and develop top talent
Higher productivity and performance from staff
Reduced conflict and improved resolutions
Improved communications and team cohesion
Better understanding of training needs
More effective performance appraisal, coaching and succession planning
DRIVE IMPROVED TEAM DYNAMICS
THROUGH ALIGNING THE PERSONALITY
STYLES, BEHAVIOURS AND COMMUNICATION
PREFERENCES OF YOUR TEAM
BY WALKING A MILE IN ANOTHER’S SHOES, WE SHOW OURSELVES AS BEING WILLING AND INVESTED IN MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE
Drake Community
Drake International has a strong sense of purpose, vision and drive around our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility. We know that as a major global company of more than 70 years’ business tenure we have a responsibility towards the betterment of the communities that we live and work within.
Meaningful First Nations Engagement Championing Diversity & Inclusion
Working with industry bodies to formalise our commitment to Indigenous inclusion and educate our staff through our:
• Implementation of Drake’s Reflect RAP
• Dedicated RAP Working Group that develop partnerships with Indigenous peoples, businesses, and communities
• Regional engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups to support workers deliver traditional landowner projects
• Cultural awareness training
We believe different backgrounds and perspectives strengthen us. Our approach includes:
• Formation of Diversity & Inclusion Committee
• Cultural awareness and unconscious bias training
• Celebration, education & acknowledgment of significant diversity and inclusion initiatives company-wide eg Pride Month, Harmony Day, International Day of People with Disability
• Sponsorship of All Abilities sporting groups eg Ocean Ridge All Abilities
Driving Environmental Sustainability Giving Back
We implement the core tenants of our company-wide environmental policy, which includes:
Drake is proud to give back across a number of initiatives in all states and territories including:
• Use of carbon neutral office supplies
• Online automation of paper- based processes, including timesheets, registration, time clocks and invoices
• Use of local supply chain to minimise carbon miles and support local businesses
• Support of major charities through seasonal donations
• Fundraisers to support important causes eg Push up challenge
• Support local community groups eg. Neighbourhood house
• Support local sporting groups eg. Braybrook Women’s Football Team
• Working with Corrections Victoria in providing incarcerated inmates with career support
Drake Safety
Your safety is not by accident.
As an ISO45001 and ISO9001 certified organisation, safety is at the heart of everything we do. The tenets of our safety framework are driven from the top down, instilling the values of safe work practices across all levels of our organisation. Drake's rigorous safety approach is integrated into our robust recruitment methodology and service delivery platform; ensuring the safety of our employees and clients.
THROUGH SCREENING OF CANDIDATES
All candidates are required to complete several pre-employment activities to ensure they have the skills, qualifications and capabilities to fulfil the requirements of the role.
SITE INSPECTION AND RISK ASSESSMENT
Our team work to identify, assess and monitor potential hazards and risks that may pose a risk to the health, safety and wellbeing of labourhire workers and others at each workplace.
A risk assessment involves an in-depth review of a plant, equipment or a work task to ensure the item or task being reviewed is as safe as practicable for the employee.
TOOLBOX TALKS
Regular talks are delivered to labour-hire workers, to increase awareness of WHS matters and any identified performance issues or other job-related information. Drake also actively encourages participation from our workforce in developing new safety initiatives, pro-actively identifying on-site risks, and speaking up about unsafe work practices.
WORK, HEALTH AND SAFETY TEAM
Drake has dedicated safety resources who come with extensive industry experience and detailed knowledge of relevant WHS regulations, providing practical advice on a wide range of work, health and safety issues.
INJURY AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
Drake implements various injury/incident prevention strategies. Where an injury or incident occurs at a host employer site, Drake has various strategies in place to report, manage and investigate the event. Drake has a dedicated injury management team that manages this process, including the return to work and rehabilitation function.
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CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE QUALITY PEOPLE & SOLUTIONS THAT MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS
The Company We Keep
“My consultant has a detailed and deep knowledge of the market and is across the performance and structure of procurement business units within many different types of organisations in the Australian Market. I have found them to be extremely insightful, honest and trustworthy.”
- Tabcorp
““Drake is always able to fill any order – even at short notice. They listen and understand what the position requires, and send us suitable people. Drake are in contact to ensure we are satisfied with their service. They return calls and let us know the progress on requests – something I have had a problem with other agencies. Communication (including After-Hours) is excellent. I trust that no matter who I speak to, what I ask for will be actioned.”
- ALDI Supermarkets
““The quality of service has been first-class…it’s a pleasure to work with such a professional company to delivery our recruitment needs.”
- Bet365
““The decision to partner with Drake has been a positive one. Bluescope have specific requirements when it comes to the people we want working for us. Drake works closely with us to ensure they can consistently provide quality people & solutions that meet our requirements.”
- Bluescope
“"Drake has provided high quality staff when I need them. I have often contacted Drake at the last minute for my staffing needs. They take the time to understand my requirements and then provide me with a range of temporary staff. The staff provided have hit the ground running, which is great for productivity ."
“"The nature of our business and its need for casual labour hire can be a challenge for any labour hire organisation, in fact several have failed. Every challenge given, Drake were able to find a solution that kept our business moving in the right direction. Drake has been thorough in sourcing contractors and excellent in communication."
-Tyres 4 U
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