Company Profile

John Davidson and Associates Pty Ltd (JDA), was founded in 1990 and has established a strong market place presence by successfully implementing recruitment campaigns for major mining, engineering and construction projects in Africa, Indonesia, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Today, JDA supplies senior staff, quality engineers and technicians to mining, engineering, oil and gas, and construction projects around the globe.

With offices established in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and New Caledonia, and partnerships initiatives in several other countries, JDA is well placed to provide superior recruitment solutions. The company employs more than 100 staff and has secured numerous long-term contracts while developing quality relationships with many of the world’s resource companies – large and small. With a database comprising more than 200,000 potential candidates world-wide, it is unrivalled in the recruitment industry.

JDA recognises the high-risk nature of the construction, engineering, mining and exploration fields in which it places its contractors, and management’s commitment to staff, contractors and clients is clearly demonstrated by ensuring world’s best practice in terms of safe working practices.  JDA expects a reciprocal high standard of commitment from clients and contractors.

Many of JDA’s Account Managers and Consultants come from technical, trades, industrial and mining backgrounds so they understand your business through first-hand industry experience.  Their focus is on supplying you with reliable, high quality personnel

Services Menu

• Professional Recruitment - Professional brochure
• Executive search
• Contract recruitment
• Trades labour - Trades brochure
• Psychometric assessment
• HR consulting
• Travel, work visas and logistics
• Payroll Outsourcing Bureau

The JDA Difference

• Our Knowledge Base
  Our database has access to more than 200,000 potential candidates world-wide; unrivalled in the recruitment industry.
• Our Client Partnership
  We go the extra mile and treat our clients as business partners.  To ensure a successful business partnership and to achieve the kinds of positive outcomes our clients expect we work along side them to achieve results.
• Our Industry Expertise
  Our highly-qualified account managers and consultants know our clients’ business through first-hand industry experience.
• Our Proactive Approach
  We are known for our ability to locate difficult-to-find people because of our proactive search techniques.
• Our Strategic Alliances
  Our organisation actively fosters strategic alliances with other organisations, enabling it to compete in a global environment.

Our Service Commitment

At JDA, we don’t just talk about our comprehensive and innovative range of human resource management services; we are passionate about them and about exceeding our clients’ expectations. To be the best, we employ people with extensive experience and knowledge of the construction, engineering, mining and resources sector.

We have progressive systems and a working environment that stimulates innovation and creativity. We form strategic alliances with other organisations and form close working relationships with our clients so we understand their human resource requirements.

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Friday, February 10, 2012 Superintendent Short Term Planning, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia Principal Mining Engineer, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia Thursday, February 09, 2012 Ingénieur Parc à Résidus, New Caledonia, New Caledonia Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Lead Scheduler – Large Greenfield Copper Project, Perth Based to 2014 – Then Option for Ka, Australia Planificateur de projets H/F, Pacific Location, Australia OHS Specialist, North-West QLD, Australia Monday, February 06, 2012 Graduate Geologist, Alpha and Marlborough (North of Rockhamp, Australia Senior Project Geologist, FIFO South East Asia, Undisclosed Friday, February 03, 2012 Senior Geologist, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Environmental Manager, Queensland, Australia ESIA Consultant, Central Asia, Undisclosed Thursday, February 02, 2012 Mine Manager, Central Africa FIFO or Residential, Undisclosed Wednesday, February 01, 2012 Senior Ore Control Engineer, Central Asia, Undisclosed Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Human Resource Manager, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea Tailings Dam Superintendent, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Service Technicians, Newman WA, Australia Ingenieur Maintenance Mine – Engins Mobiles, Pacific Location, Undisclosed Monday, January 30, 2012 Geotechnical Manager, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo Friday, January 27, 2012 Senior Mining Engineer, Pacific Location, Papua New Guinea Tailings Dam Construction Superintendent, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Manager Mine Planning, South Pacific Location, Australia Monday, January 23, 2012 Responsable de Suivi de Contrat, Pacific Islands, Australia Heavy Duty Fitters, Perth, WA, Australia Project Director, Central Asia, Undisclosed Saturday, January 21, 2012 Drill Trainer, East Africa, FIFO, Undisclosed Friday, January 20, 2012 Metallurgy Manager, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Ingenieur Permis, Pacific Islands, Australia Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Principal Geologist - Coal, Indonesia, Indonesia Monday, January 16, 2012 Senior Mine Geologist, Western Australia, Australia Project Resource Geologist, Western Australia, Australia Principal Mine Geologist, Western Australia, Australia Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Electrician – Electric Truck Specialist, Ukraine, Ukraine Human Resources Advisor, North Queensland, Australia Thursday, January 05, 2012 Senior Long Term Planning Engineer, Zambia, Zambia Lead Planning Engineer, Based in Vancouver, Canada Friday, December 23, 2011 Pulverized Coal Injection Plant Specialist, Melanesian FIFO, Undisclosed Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Underground Supervisor, Queensland, Australia Superintendent Technical Services - Underground, Central Asia, Undisclosed Manager Technical Services - Underground, Central Asia, Undisclosed Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Heavy Mobile Plant Maintenance, WA, Australia Geologists / Senior Geologists, Australia, Australia Geologist / PA, Sydney, NSW, Australia Exploration Manager, North Queensland, Australia Senior Exploration Geologist, South East Asia, Undisclosed Senior Exploration Geologist, South Pacific, Undisclosed Monday, December 19, 2011 Service Manager - (Branch), Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea Chief Metallurgist, Perth, WA, Australia Friday, December 16, 2011 Chef de Service Hygiene Industrielle, Pacific Location, Australia