Sampling Specialist - Dairy Lab Quality & Compliance

Abbott; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Sampling Specialist in New Zealand's Waikato region at the Pokeno Plant will perform laboratory sampling to support product release and quality assurance. You will collect, label, document, and dispatch samples, coordinating with internal teams to meet critical timelines.

Experience in a laboratory environment and familiarity with laboratory systems are preferred. A science qualification is advantageous; a valid driver’s license is required for occasional site travel.

Qualifications

• Experience in a laboratory environment and with laboratory systems.
• Knowledge of food or dairy industry standards and quality systems is an advantage.
• Experience in dairy or food industry sampling is an advantage.

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.
• Maintain sampling areas and equipment; support continuous improvement.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Stakeholder management

Troubleshooting

Timekeeping

Driver's license

Travel readiness

Laboratory systems

Education

Science qualification (e.g. Microbiology or Chemistry)

Tools

Laboratory information systems

Job description

Abbott Sampling Specialist in New Zealand's Waikato region at the Pokeno Plant will perform laboratory sampling to support product release and quality assurance. You will collect, label, document, and dispatch samples, coordinating with internal teams to meet critical timelines.

Experience in a laboratory environment and familiarity with laboratory systems are preferred. A science qualification is advantageous; a valid driver’s license is required for occasional site travel.