Dairy Lab Sampling Specialist

Abbott Laboratories; Pokeno; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in New Zealand’s Waikato region (Pokeno Plant) seeks a Sampling Specialist to execute laboratory sampling tasks, ensuring timeliness and compliance to support product release and quality assurance. You will coordinate requests, label and document samples, and maintain traceability across internal teams.

The role requires experience in lab environments, familiarity with dairy/food standards, and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders while upholding safety and

Qualifications

• Experience in a laboratory environment with sample registration and laboratory systems.
• Knowledge of dairy or food industry quality standards is advantageous.
• Science degree or similar qualification is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Collect and prepare samples according to approved procedures.
• Complete sampling and testing on time to support product release.
• Coordinate sampling requests with internal teams.
• Ensure samples are correctly labelled, documented and traceable.
• Dispatch samples to laboratories on time and in the correct condition.
• Identify and escalate sampling issues and support quality investigations.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Dairy industry knowledge

Sampling

Team collaboration

Education

Science qualification (e.g. Microbiology or Chemistry)

Tools

Laboratory information systems

Job description

Abbott Laboratories in New Zealand’s Waikato region (Pokeno Plant) seeks a Sampling Specialist to execute laboratory sampling tasks, ensuring timeliness and compliance to support product release and quality assurance. You will coordinate requests, label and document samples, and maintain traceability across internal teams.

The role requires experience in lab environments, familiarity with dairy/food standards, and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders while upholding safety and