Scitex Recruitment

What Scitex Recruitment does

Scitex Recruitment Ltd (and its wholly-owned subsidiary Scitex Temping Services Ltd) is a privately-held, independent scientific and technical recruitment agency founded in 1987 in Auckland, New Zealand. The firm places candidates into permanent, contract, and temporary roles across eight service modules — Quality & Laboratory, Regulatory & Compliance, Engineering, Operations & Manufacturing, Logistics & Supply Chain, Civil Infrastructure, Sales & Marketing, and Contract & Temporary Staffing — serving industries including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food, FMCG, industrial, environmental, chemicals, coatings, manufacturing, testing, cosmetics, energy, logistics, engineering, and technology. Services to job seekers are free; revenue is generated via transaction-based placement fees charged to employer clients. The business is differentiated by a consultant team recruited from the scientific and technical sectors it serves, a candidate database and network the company reports fills two out of three positions, and 37 years of continuous operation under the original brand (rebranded from Scientific & Technical Recruitment to Scitex in March 2020).

The company operates a sales-led go-to-market combining direct employer sales, talent pool registration for job seekers, and contract/temporary staffing. Distribution is regional across New Zealand and Australia (Melbourne office opened in 2024 via Principal Consultant Maria McCarthy). Supporting marketing channels include LinkedIn and Facebook pages, a blog covering recruitment topics and AI in the workforce, an annual proprietary Scitex Workforce Report (2024 report: 1,600+ employees and 63 leaders; 2025 report: 2,400+ respondents), email/job-alert communications, and webinars — including a 2025 'Work Reimagined' webinar series run in partnership with Justin Flitter of AI New Zealand.

The technology stack is described as recruitment software and applicant tracking systems for candidate pipeline management, with no proprietary features disclosed and no public API or SDK. In 2024 the firm launched an AI Consulting & Contractor placement service, positioning adjacent to but not building AI capability itself. The company has no external investors, no disclosed funding rounds, and no parent company; ownership is founder/management-led under Managing Director Gareth Robertson, with Troy Thurston as General Manager and a leadership team of roughly 13 named consultants and managers across NZ and Australia.

Name

Scitex Recruitment

Legal name

Scitex Recruitment Ltd

Website

https://scitex.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scitex Recruitment is a privately-held NZ-founded (1987) specialized recruitment agency placing permanent, contract, and temporary candidates in scientific and technical roles across New Zealand and Australia, serving pharmaceutical, biotech, food, manufacturing, and engineering employers via a transaction-fee placement model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialized Staffing & Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA), Supply Chain, Logistics & Procurement (Technical/Operations) Staffing (BPACADAO)

Keywords

• Scientific recruitment services
• Technical staffing solutions
• Permanent placement recruiting
• Contract temporary staffing
• Scientific technical talent

Headquarters

HQ city

Penrose

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Placement Fees: Scitex charges placement fees to client companies for recruiting candidates. Their service to job seekers is free of charge. The company places candidates in permanent, contract, and temporary positions across scientific and technical sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Scitex Recruitment provides specialized permanent, contract, and temporary placement services for scientific and technical roles across New Zealand and Australia, organized into eight vertical service modules (Quality & Laboratory, Regulatory & Compliance, Engineering, Operations & Manufacturing, Logistics & Supply Chain, Civil Infrastructure, Sales & Marketing, and Contract & Temporary Staff). The firm charges placement fees to client employers for successful hires while keeping services free to job seekers, who can join a talent pool for matching against open roles.

Product overview

Scitex Recruitment operates as a dual-entity recruitment agency (Scitex Recruitment Ltd and Scitex Temping Services Ltd) specializing in scientific and technical positions across New Zealand and Australia since 1987 (trading as Scientific & Technical Recruitment until 2020). The core offering is specialized recruitment services organized into eight service modules: Quality & Laboratory, Regulatory & Compliance, Engineering, Operations & Manufacturing, Logistics & Supply Chain, Civil Infrastructure, Sales & Marketing, and Contract & Temporary Staffing. Supporting offerings include a Talent Pool registration service and the Scitex Workforce Report (annual research publication). In 2024, the company expanded into Australia and launched AI consulting and contractor placement services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quality & Laboratory Recruitment Specialized recruitment service placing QC Chemists, QA Leads, Laboratory Managers, and related quality and laboratory professionals across pharmaceutical, biotech, food, and manufacturing sectors.
• Regulatory & Compliance Recruitment Recruitment of regulatory affairs and compliance specialists ensuring adherence to industry standards and governmental regulations in scientific and technical organizations.
• Engineering Recruitment Recruitment of engineering professionals across civil, mechanical, building services, chemical, electrical, and other engineering disciplines for technical employers in ANZ.
• Operations & Manufacturing Recruitment Recruitment of operations and manufacturing professionals, including production roles and operational leadership across various industrial sectors.
• Logistics & Supply Chain Recruitment Recruitment of logistics, supply chain, warehousing, and distribution professionals across multiple industries.
• Civil Infrastructure Recruitment Specialized recruitment for civil infrastructure projects and related engineering, construction, and building services positions.
• Sales & Marketing (Technical) Recruitment Recruitment of technical sales, business development, account management, and marketing professionals for scientific and technical industries.
• Contract & Temporary Staffing Temporary and contract staffing solutions, including the 90-Day Challenge initiative for high-skilled contractors, providing flexible workforce for immediate needs across all specializations.
• Talent Pool Registration Free talent registration service allowing job seekers to join Scitex's candidate database for personalized job matching, career guidance, interview preparation, and access to unlisted roles.
• AI Consulting & Contractor Placement Placement of skilled AI consultants and contractors for organizations seeking AI strategy, project implementation, and team upskilling support, leveraging Scitex's specialist recruitment model for AI expertise.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% success rate placing right people into right teams who stay engaged longer
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Justin Flitter / AI New ZealandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration on AI-focused webinar series 'Work Reimagined: Careers and Companies Built to Last'. Justin Flitter, founder of AI New Zealand, serves as AI advisor sharing insights on AI reshaping productivity, engagement and retention. Scitex provides exclusive workforce research insights as part of the partnership.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Core Talent: NZ-based specialist recruiter focused on construction, engineering, infrastructure and manufacturing — directly overlapping Scitex's Civil Infrastructure and Engineering verticals in the same New Zealand market.
• Hudson: ANZ-focused professional recruitment firm with specializations including talent acquisition, contracting and HR consulting. Comparable business model targeting professional and technical candidates in the same geographies as Scitex.
• Talent International: ANZ-headquartered recruitment firm focused on technology, digital and professional services. Adjacent comparator given Scitex's technology sector placements and shared Australian and NZ footprint.
• Michael Page: Specialist professional recruitment firm operating across ANZ with focused practice areas including engineering, manufacturing and supply chain. Direct overlap with Scitex's engineering, operations and manufacturing segments.

Broad incumbents

• Chandler Macleod: Established ANZ recruitment and workforce solutions provider covering multiple sectors including industrial, technical and professional services. Comparable in permanent and contract staffing offerings to Scitex.
• Hays: Global recruitment firm with substantial ANZ operations across professional and technical specializations. Direct competitor for scientific, engineering and manufacturing placements, but at materially larger scale and broader sector coverage.
• Robert Half: Specialized global staffing firm with strong ANZ presence in finance, technology and office support. Comparable in permanent placement of skilled professionals, but with broader functional and geographic reach than Scitex.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing leader with significant ANZ operations across permanent, temporary and RPO solutions. Larger, broader competitor touching the same technical and manufacturing talent pools as Scitex.
• Adecco Australia & New Zealand: One of the largest staffing firms globally with deep ANZ presence, including dedicated industrial, technical and professional divisions. Competes with Scitex for permanent and temporary technical placements across manufacturing and engineering.

Emerging players

• STEMM Skills: Specialist recruitment firm focused on STEM talent across ANZ. Comparable niche positioning to Scitex with similar target candidate base, but smaller scale and narrower sector coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/scitexrecruitment
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scitexrecruitment

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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