Sample Reception and Purchasing Laboratory Administrator
Come and join us in our state-of-the-art laboratory based at Mangere! We have a fantastic new opportunity for the Sample Reception and Purchasing Laboratory Administrator to be part of our fun-loving and dynamic team Quality and Food Safety team due to recent internal employee movement.
Reporting to the Team Leader – Sample Reception and Purchasing you will be part of the Laboratory team. The role will focus on achieving Danone Nutricia SN Quality & Food Safety objectives by processing laboratory samples and purchasing supplies for the laboratory in accordance with prescribed standards as well as making recommendations for continuous improvement.
This role will commence in January 2025.
You will:
- Collect and sort samples daily.
- Follow approved processes, SOPs, and instructions for sampling of finished products and raw materials.
- Sample raw material, semi-finished goods, and finished product samples as per submission sheet or sampling plan.
- Log in samples promptly and accurately.
- Apply aseptic sampling technique to perform all tasks related to sampling products.
- Maintain sample receipt, sampling, and storage areas as per GMP/GLP/GHP/GDP requirements.
- Be required to also lift a heavy samples.
- Dispatch samples for testing at internal and 3rd Party Laboratories.
- Manage retention samples as per SOP
- Order and receive laboratory consumables
- Create purchase order numbers and process laboratory invoices on time
You will have a Diploma in Office Management & Administration. You enjoy a mixture of physical work and working with administrative tasks. You will show great initiative to learn new skills while supporting the team.
To be successful in this role, you will a have:
- Experience performing sample registration and sampling in a laboratory or production environment or Office administration/purchasing in a Laboratory environment desirable.
- Time Management and Prioritizing
- Strong interpersonal skills associated with developing trusting relationships
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multitask
- Ability to work in a fluid environment
Do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you. Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as YoPro, Activia, Aptamil and Karicare, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.
Always looking to bring the outside in to continuously improve our ways of working as well as our Danoner’s day to day experience, we have been awarded Winner of the 2020 Employer of Choice awards through the NZ HRD Awards and we are proud of our Certification as a Great Place to Work company 2024.
Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU. Danone is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply!
WE OFFER
A supportive team where you can continuously upskill yourself.
Endless possibilities to develop and accelerate your career
A chance to make a difference to our society through Specialised Nutrition
Our Benefits- Medical insurance paid for by the company for you and discounts for your whānau
- Free life insurance
- Flu vaccination, free annual medical checks, and free onsite car parking,
- Discount in our products and at a range of retailers
- Gym and cafe discounts
- Annual Bonus Scheme
- Fresh fruit every day
- 4% Kiwisaver contribution and so much more!
- Flexible working arrangements.
We believe everyone has talent, something which comes natural to you. Your uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energizes you.
Proving yourself in this role could lead to future opportunities within Danone both locally and abroad. We support our employees to take ownership of developing their career within Danone and encourage moves across (as well as within) our varying functions and businesses.We are passionate about developing and growing our team of leaders, and that could soon include you!
WHAT’S NEXT?
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We will review applications as they are submitted, so if this sounds like you – get in quick!
Click APPLY NOW to submit an application. Please note that only candidates with the right to work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.
No Recruitment Agencies please.