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RAW specialises in providing services for major

infrastructure projects, construction, civil, rail and

trades — as well as local, state and federal government

apprenticeship and employment solutions.

Who we are

RAW Recruitment and Services (RAW) is a rapid-growth, privately owned and operated, recruitment group training and labour hire business with offices in Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Company overview

RAW has built its reputation as a specialist Aboriginal labour hire company with a consistent track record of providing quality recruitment and supply of labour solutions.

RAW works with the full spectrum of construction and technical skills; from labour and skilled trade operatives to professional staff and site management.

We currently supply a wide-ranging client base nationally in commercial, industrial, civil and residential works. Our personnel work in partnership with our clients, and our service is tailored to meet the needs of each individual partner agency or company.

We offer both short and long-term solutions, from temporary supply through to long-term placements and sole supplier retained contracts.

As labour hire specialists, we offer all our clients the following assurances and services:

» Fast and efficient response times » Competitive labour rates » Qualified temporary, contract or permanent staff » Trades and labour professionals » Experienced operators » Apprentices in all trades » Health and safety compliance » Full insurance cover

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Our approach

In our approach we strive to:

» Provide complete solutions for businesses and government to increase employment and economic inclusion for Aboriginal and CALD Australians.

» Provide high-level professional and competitive labour hire services.

» Reduce costs in order to maintain a competitive and acceptable level of service.

» Continue to innovate and provide creative training, employment, and service solutions.

» Grow employment opportunities for Aboriginal and CALD people throughout Australia.

» Treat our employees with respect, provide incentives and recognise merit.

» Create and maintain close partnerships with the communities we work within.

» Continue to be a culturally responsive and safe company.

» To maintain strict safety standards.

» Balance our economic growth and social and economic inclusion principles.

» Pursue sound management principles at all levels of our business.

National presence

RAW has a strong presence in Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory, which enables us to deliver place-based services to secure local workers and offer our clients the combined benefits of both faster deployment and support of local community economies.

With training, labour hire and self-performing service capabilities in most capital cities, RAW is leading the industry in the employment of Aboriginal and culturally and linguistically diverse people throughout Australia.


RAW takes the time to determine and

understand your needs to make sure we

source the right staff, every time.

What we do

RAW works closely with clients to meet diversity requirements and offer solutions that can be evidenced, achieved and reported. We pride ourselves on providing professional, culturally responsive, reliable and highly skilled personnel.

We partner with a range of clients who vary in size from small business operations to some of the largest companies in the market.

Labour hire

RAW takes the hassle out of your day by providing your organisation with blue and white collar apprentices, part-time and full-time labour hire staff across a range of industries including:

» Major infrastructure projects

» Civil

» Construction

» Rail

» Mining

» Local Government

» State and Territory Governments

Joint venture partnerships

RAW works with clients to ensure they can respond to tenders, requests and contracts that have diversity requirements. RAW offers solutions that can be evidenced, achieved and reported.

As a Supply Nation registered and certified Aboriginal company, RAW can partner with you to help you meet procurement criteria and employment targets when applying for tenders.

Partnering with us allows you to meet two criteria:

» Engaging with an Aboriginal-owned company

» Exceeding your Aboriginal workforce targets.

RAW currently has an active workforce of more than 320 Aboriginal employees, with a national talent pool of over 700 employees.

Self-performing services

Our direct service capabilities are expanding all the time, and include:

» Complete traffic management services

» Complete maintenance services

» Landscape and heritage monitoring.

Group training

As an extension of RAW labour hire, RAW also supports specialist industry and sector growth by promoting, recruiting and supporting apprentices through our group training arm.

For apprentices, we provide:

» Mentoring and on the job support

» Management of trade training using suitably qualified and culturally competent registered training providers

» Access to all subsidies and financial supports

» Provision of PPE uniforms and equipment.

For employers, we provide:

» Management of all paperwork and trade school responsibilities

» On the job mentoring

» Culturally responsive training and mentoring

» Advice and guidance on building a culturally responsive and safe workplace.


Recent projectsTullamarine T4 MLS Melbourne

This project is part of a package of new facilities works designed to ensure that Melbourne Airport can meet increasing demand in the domestic aviation market.

Scope of work: provision of labour hire and apprentices Client: CPB Contractors

Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Melbourne

The Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal is a $1.6 billion project to eliminate nine dangerous and congested level crossings by using an elevated rail design. The project also includes five new stations to be built at Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Hughesdale, Clayton and Noble Park, and upgraded signaling and power along the corridor.

Scope of work: provision of gatekeepers, labourers, leading hands, machine operators, spotters, skilled construction labourers and tradespeople.

Clients: joint venture – CPB Contractors and Lendlease

Airport Terminal Expansion Darwin

The $75M project has improved the airport’s ability to handle passengers during peak periods thanks to a bigger arrivals and departures area, six additional boarding gates, more space for security screening and three new aircraft parking bays. The terminal floorspace has increased to from 16,000m2 to 27,000m2 while the airport apron was extended by 15,000m2.

Scope of work: provision of labour hire

Correctional Precinct Darwin

The construction of a $500M multi-classification prison with a capacity of 1,048 prisoners of all security ratings. The centre was completed in 2014 and is the main reception prison in the Northern Territory, servicing most of the northern and metropolitan regions.

Scope of work: provision of labour hire.

Northern Connector Adelaide

The $885M Northern Connector will be a six-lane, 15.5km motorway providing a vital freight and commuter link between the Northern Expressway, South Road Superway and Port River Expressway.

The Australian Government has committed $708M to the project, with $177M from the South Australian Government. The project is scheduled for completion in late 2019.

Scope of work: provision of traffic managements services, labourers, machine operators, spotters, skilled construction labourers, steel fixers and pre-casting, tradespeople. Client: Lendlease

North Terrace Tram Line Adelaide City

The South Australian Government has committed $80M in funding for the first stage of the AdeLINK tram network to the city’s East End. The project delivers a one-kilometre extension along North Terrace, from King William street to East Terrace and an extension along King William Road to the Adelaide Festival Plaza precinct.

Scope of work: provision of traffic management services.Clients: Downers and York Civil Joint Venture.

Gateway South Darlington Adelaide

The Darlington Upgrade Project is another important stage in the delivery of Adelaide’s North-South Corridor, and will deliver an upgrade of approximately 3.3km of the existing Main South Road and create a non-stop motorway between the Southern Expressway and Tonsley.

The $620M project is jointly funded by the Australian and South Australian governments ($496M federally funded and $124M state funded). It is due to be completed in 2019.

Scope of work: provision of traffic management, labour hire, spotters, and skilled construction workers. Client: Fulton Hogan


Health & safety Safety is our first priority

» We work from a duty of care and concern for our work mates.

» We are committed to prevent incidents that may lead to injuries, illnesses, pollution and property and environmental damage.

» We comply with all health, safety and environmental (HSE) laws and regulations.

» We seek continuous improvement in our HSE performance.

» We leave the environment in a better state than we found it.

Health, safety & environmental goals

» We provide a supportive HSE culture with visible leadership and clear accountability.

» Our programs and procedures ensure full and consistent implementation of HSE policies.

» We undertake regular audits with follow-up to ensure compliance with the law, and internal policies and procedures.

» We develop, test and maintain safe work and emergency procedures.

» We report regularly about our HSE performance.

Policies

» Vehicle Driving Policy » Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) » Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy » Working at Heights Policy » Aggression in The Workplace Policy » Working in High Temperatures Policy » Working with Hazardous Substances Policy » Working Alone Policy Grievance Policy » Traffic management » Equal Opportunities Policy

» Mental Health

Our workforce teams are well trained, reliable

and supported on-site, to deliver you

the best outcomes.


Leadership teamChief Executive Officer Allan Jones

Allan Jones is a descendant of the Narungga nation from the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. His extended family expands across the Northern Territory, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.

Allan has over 20 years’ experience managing and coordinating jobs and training projects for Aboriginal people nationally.

Managing Director Christian Gaylard

Christian Gaylard has over 20 years’ experience in the civil and construction industry and over 10 years supporting Aboriginal job-seekers to successful transition from long-term unemployment into employment.

His extensive knowledge of civil, construction and trade training enables clients to install up to date corporate knowledge and skills prior to entering the workplace.

Chief Finance Officer Rene Vodegel

René Vodegel is a qualified accountant with over 23 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, as well as having run his own consulting firm.

Within the public sector his roles included Treasury and Management accounting within the portfolios of Education, Further Education, Employment and Premier and Cabinet. His private sector experience includes the construction, meat processing and retail industries.

René holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Flinders University with a major in Accounting and minors in Business Law and Finance. A member of CPA Australia, he is currently undertaking an MBA. René sits on a number of not-for-profit community organisation boards and is heavily involved in the ice sports community.

Programs Manager Jan McCalman

Jan McCalman has a long history of establishing and promoting economic responses to address entrenched exclusion, racism and disadvantage. Jan sees people as a resource not a deficit, and her projects are designed from that core value. She uses her deep understanding of the community, government and commercial sectors to establish credibility and trust.

With an extensive resume of innovative projects, she challenges funders, decision makers and power brokers to confront their inhibition and enjoy the ride. This robust approach has resulted in many quality outcomes for job seekers and the communities she works with. Jan lives in CBD Melbourne but has roots in regional Victoria and New South Wales, where she grew up and her family live.

Government Training Organisation Operations Robbie Lloyd Peden

Robbie is an ex-professional boxer and world champion, Known as “Bomber”, Robbie was awarded Aboriginal Queenslander of the year for his outstanding commitment to community and achievements through sport.

He is passionate about supporting apprentices from start to finish through building and maintaining open and transparent relationships with all key stakeholders to ensure success.

Operations Manager – Vic/Qld Rebecca Zahra

Rebecca was born in raised in Melbourne and has held many positions within the civil construction, commercial maintenance, recruitment, training and employment sectors.

She brings a fast thinking, can-do solutions focus to RAW’s day-to-day operations management, compliance, scheduling, reporting, employee communication and client liaison.

Rebecca has a strong commitment and track record of successfully placing people within employment and provides valuable oversight of the systems and functions required of a rapid growth company such as RAW.

Operations Manager - SA/NT Jason Rae

Jason Rae is a descendant of the Narungga/Kaurna nations and grew up in Whyalla. Jason has had over 20 years’ experience in the mining, commercial fisheries, civil construction, recruitment and labour hire sectors.

Business Development Manager Rus Nasir

Rus Nasir is a descendant of the Djugan nation (Broome), and has worked for 25 years within the business, government, political and higher education sectors.

He holds a degree in psychology/law, and brings extensive experience in, and commitment to, developing businesses and organisations that display strong social and economic inclusion principles and deliver real outcomes.


AwardsNAIDOC Awards South Australia

Best Business 2017

Wurreker Awards

Wurreker Award Finalist 2016 Private Sector Employer Award

Australian Human Recourses Institute Diversity Award for Aboriginal Employment

RAW was recognised through the Holden Aboriginal Apprentice Program, which employed 12 apprentices with a 100 per cent retention rate over a 12-month period.

Memberships and Certifications


Clients & partners

Local, state, and Commonwealth governments Union partners

Business

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Contacts

Allan JonesChief Executive Officer 0414 210 526 | [email protected]

Christian GaylardManaging Director 0418 661 104 | [email protected]

Rus NasirBusiness Development Manager 0427 614 239 | [email protected]

Jan McCalmanProgams Manager 0429 689 389 | [email protected]

Offices

Melbourne 1300 316 630 22-28 Phoenix Street, Brunswick, VIC 3056 PO Box 209 Brunswick, VIC 3056

Adelaide (08) 8231 8004Level 1, Suite 101, 95 Currie Street, Adelaide, SA 5000 PO Box 797, Craigmore, SA 5114

Adelaide Depot (08) 8312 571494 Grand Junction Road, Kilburn, SA 5084

Brisbane 1300 316 63041 Peel Street, South Brisbane, Qld 4101

Brisbane Depot 6 Quindas Street, Beenleigh, QLD 4207

Darwin 1300 316 63065 Brandt Road, Knuckey Lagoon, NT 0828 PO Box 1192, Karama 0812

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