Sample Receipt Officer
Core
First point of contact in a busy environmental lab responsible for receiving, sorting, registering, and distributing samples while managing client inquiries and records.
Role type
Sample Receipt Officer
Builds
Sample intake workflows, dispatch logistics, and client communication channels
Domain
Environmental testing and scientific analysis
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
sample allocation, freight organization, record keeping, sub-sampling, compositing, cool room management, paperwork preparation, customer liaison
Preferred skills
TAFE or university qualifications, laboratory safety understanding
Technologies
MS Office suite
Responsibilities
Allocating batch numbers to samples, organizing dispatch and receipt of freight, communicating with other labs regarding sample issues, preparing sample receipt advice forms, dispatching and returning subcontracted samples, updating customer records, preparing samples including sub-sampling and compositing, placing samples in cool rooms, maintaining sample storage areas, organizing sample storage and disposal, composing sample numbers and flow figures, maintaining records of dispatched and received eskies
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, hands-on operational role