Sampling Specialist: Lab Sampling & Quality Assurance

Te Wananga O Aotearoa; Auckland; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Nutrition in New Zealand is seeking a Sampling Specialist to perform laboratory sampling activities, ensuring timely support for product release, quality assurance, and customer requests. You will collect, prepare, and label samples following approved procedures.

The role focuses on lab sampling processes, coordinating with internal teams, and maintaining accurate documentation and traceability, while supporting continuous improvement and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in a laboratory environment including sample registration and use of laboratory systems.
• Knowledge of food or dairy industry standards and quality systems is advantageous.
• Experience in the dairy or food industry, preferably with sampling experience, is an advantage.
• A science qualification (e.g. Microbiology or Chemistry) is an advantage.
• Ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

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 elevate samples issues and support quality investigations.
• Maintain sampling areas, equipment, and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Attention to detail

Stakeholder collaboration

Quality orientation

Troubleshooting

Education

Science degree (e.g. Microbiology or Chemistry)

Tools

Laboratory information system

Job description

Abbott Nutrition in New Zealand is seeking a Sampling Specialist to perform laboratory sampling activities, ensuring timely support for product release, quality assurance, and customer requests. You will collect, prepare, and label samples following approved procedures.

The role focuses on lab sampling processes, coordinating with internal teams, and maintaining accurate documentation and traceability, while supporting continuous improvement and compliance.