Tony De Barr

Lead Recruitment Consultant – Food and Dairy / Scientific and Pharmaceutical

Area of Expertise

Production Team Leaders / Operations Managers
Quality Assurance Officers through to Managers
Quality Control – Microbiology and Analytical
Product Development / Packaging Technologists
Maintenance Engineers / Electricians
Process / Project and Validation Engineers
Maintenance / Engineering Managers
Supply Chain/Logistics/Planners/Schedulers
Purchasing Health, Safety & Environmental

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Sector Knowledge

Tony is one of New Zealand’s most experience technical recruiters, having worked for Technical Recruitment Solutions (bar a few months) since 2004. Moreover, Tony’s degree and career industrial experience in biotechnology and high quality/regulated manufacturing sits squarely in the sector making him one of the very few recruiters in this field that actually has experience in the industry for which he recruits. This has given him and his team a unique first-person insight into that businesses look for in potential hires.

Since 2004, he has built a strong reputation for Technical Recruitment Solutions and for the settled and reliable team he has built to meet the ongoing and future needs of our clients. His knowledge of generalist and bespoke positions has helped hundreds of professionals into new and exciting roles, and in doing so, helping new and long term clients to hire the right people for the long term. Many of the people that Tony and his team have placed have gone on to be promoted into senior positions and added a huge amount of value to their employers during these journeys. Some of these placed candidates have been with that same employer now for 15 years and counting.

When you come to Tony for support with vacancies or as a candidate looking for that next career step, you can be assured that you are working with one of the most respected people in the business.

Outside of work, Tony enjoys playing hockey or supporting his daughters in their sports whenever possible. In the warmer months, he and his family will be found tearing up the flat waters of the Pauatahanui inlet or enjoying the surf of the local beaches.

“Tony has successfully assisted our FMCG business on a number of senior technical engagements at short notice. In particular I found his strengths to be around communication, responding at pace with relevant options leveraged from his broad professional network, and navigating effectively through ambiguity as at times he was working to a limited brief. I am grateful for the support Tony has provided our business and as such would highly recommend him as a technical solutions talent partner” – Joanna, Recruitment Manager for a large manufacturer within the FMCG sector.

Selection of Tony’s Jobs

Head of Pharmaceutical Compounding

  • Scientific & Pharmaceutical
  • Management
  • Christchurch

A senior pharmaceutical production opportunity in Hawke’s Bay or Christchurch. Kick-start your career/lifestyle balance here

Formulation Scientist

  • Scientific & Pharmaceutical
  • Research & Development
  • Auckland

Home-grown New Zealand pharmaceutical success story is continuing to grow their product range. Will you be the next big scientific contributor?

Chief Science & Technical Officer

  • Scientific & Pharmaceutical
  • Management
  • Wellington

Highly experienced CSO/CTO sought to spearhead the development of world-leading biomaterials with an exciting NZ-owned biotechnology company