Laboratory Administrator – Rainbow Chicken

Role Purpose

• Provide administrative support to the laboratory team, ensuring efficient and effective laboratory operations.

Required Education and Experience:

• Grade 12, Diploma/Certificate in Administration control
• Conversant English
• Competent in Microsoft word and Excel
• SAP experience preferred, but not mandatory
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• 3 years in similar role – preferably in a scientific/medical facility

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure that customers/visitors receive friendly and prompt service.
• Ensure that all incoming samples are correctly identified with a lab number, accurately entered into the Sample Register, ticked off as received (where applicable) and handed over to the relevant department.
• Regular follow ups on submission as per sample schedules.
• Issuing sampling consumables to the relevant sites.
• Generate Purchase Orders (PO) on SAP and distributing to relevant suppliers.
• Sending Invoices for receipting.
• Preparation of Monthly vaccine and medication issuing report.
• Ordering of Vaccines, Medication and consumables used in the laboratory.
• Distribution of correctly calculated vaccines and medications to the relevant sites.
• Load new vendors on document approval workflow.
• Scanning and archiving laboratory submission forms.
• Regular follow ups on outstanding/open PO’s and handling of queries raised by internal procurement/finance department as well as external suppliers.
• Weekly capturing of parent flock details.

Authorizations:

• Buyer for the laboratory
• Ordering for the laboratory

General attributes:

• Must be responsible, reliable and efficient
• Passion and alignment with our mission, vision, values & operating principles.
• Operate impartially and keep all information relating to business, marketing plans, discussions, research, laboratory quality management system documentation and clients results in strict confidence.
• Operate all laboratory activities following regulations and requirements of ISO/IEC17025:2017, DALRRD, SAVC
• Ensure that accurate written records of work in progress and a database with records are maintained to provide information when required.
• Ensure Customer satisfaction in respect of speed and accuracy.
• Logbooks must be filled in daily or by means of staff rotation.
• Always adhere to laboratory housekeeping rules. Ensure that all health and safety rules are implemented and followed
• Always ensure productivity. Assist in other departments when requested by the Laboratory Manager or the Quality Supervisor.
• Always promote the interest of the company by constantly searching for quicker, cheaper and better ways of performing tasks.
• Report any problem to the Laboratory Manager and take responsibility for your actions.
• Obey any reasonable command from higher authority (Laboratory Manager and Veterinarian).
• Obey any reasonable command regarding the quality system from the Quality Supervisor.
• Responsible for setting and achievement of Performance Development Plan (PDP) goals.
• Ensure that the Laboratory Manager is informed of any issues that might hinder progress.

Required Skills:

• Active listening
• Adaptability
• Computer literacy
• Critical thinking
• Comprehension
• Interpersonal and cooperation
• Innovation
• Initiative
• Independence
• Troubleshooting

Rustenburg

Published Date: 03 February 2026

Closing Date: 17 February 2026