Sampling Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

As Sampling Specialist, you will complete laboratory sampling activities in a timely and compliant manner, supporting product release, quality assurance, technical requests, and customer and sales requirements.

What You’ll Do: Core Job

• 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, equipment, and support continuous improvement.

Quality, Safety and Environmental

• Attend regular departmental meetings with relevant manager/supervisor to build in continuous feedback mechanisms.
• Meet the requirements of ISO by complying with all relevant Quality policies and procedures to ensure the Quality objectives of the business are met.
• Comply with all relevant company Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures, and work practices with the intent of preventing or minimizing accidental exposures to self, colleagues and/or the environment.
• Ensure any PPE provided by the Abbott is worn and maintained.
• Report any accidents or incidents within 24 hours through allocated system and notify your manager.

Conduct

• Ensure all activities are performed in accordance with legislative requirements, employment policies, Health & Safety requirements, and global policies.
• Promote excellence in quality and customer focus.
• Uphold the Code of Business Conduct.
• Demonstrate company values – Pioneering, Achieving, Caring, Enduring.
• Maintain current knowledge of standard operating procedures and policies and always ensure compliance at all times.
• Ensure all company-related activities comply with applicable legislation, legal requirements, and ethical standards.

Timekeeping Compliance

• Ensure the timely completion of the timesheet via allocated system

Compliance and Training Requirements

• Completion of all assigned Training to this role by the scheduled due date is mandatory

Requirements:

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

Location

This position is based in Auckland > Richard Pearse Drive (RPD) .

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is

N/A/hour
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

DIVISION:

ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain:

LOCATION:

New Zealand > Auckland : RPD

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)