Courier Jobs at Lancet Laboratories offer an excellent opportunity for reliable and customer-focused individuals who enjoy working in a fast-paced healthcare environment. This fixed-term contract position is ideal for candidates with driving experience and a commitment to transporting medical specimens safely and efficiently. Successful candidates will collect and deliver laboratory specimens, reports, documents, and consumables while ensuring excellent customer service and compliance with laboratory and safety standards.
Position Details
- Company: Lancet Laboratories
- Division: BARC KZN
- Job Title: Courier
- Reference Number: 1206698
- Employment Type: Fixed-Term Contract
- Industry: Healthcare / Medical Laboratory
- Location: BARC KZN
- Salary: Market Related
- Starting Date: 3 August 2026
- Closing Date: 10 August 2026
Minimum Requirements
Applicants for the Courier Jobs should have:
- Grade 10
- Valid Code 08 driver’s licence
- 2–3 years of relevant working experience
- Knowledge of laboratory information systems
- Knowledge of site procedures and organisational policies
- Computer literacy
- Good written and spoken English
- Good vision with no colour blindness
- Ability to work under pressure
- Customer-focused approach
Skills Required
Successful candidates for the Courier Jobs should demonstrate:
- Customer service
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Computer literacy
- Record keeping
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork
- Organisational skills
- Route planning
- Safety awareness
- Problem-solving
- Reliability
- Patience
- Professionalism
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Successful candidates for the Courier Jobs will:
- Collect and deliver laboratory specimens, reports, documents, and consumables
- Package and courier shipments according to IATA regulations
- Comply with South African traffic laws
- Report operational issues and delivery deviations
- Deliver consumables and clinical trial kits to trial sites
- Complete daily delivery logs and documentation accurately
- Communicate address changes to supervisors
- Follow company uniform and identification requirements
- Collect post and assist with general store or kit-packing duties when required
- Maintain housekeeping and workplace safety standards
- Ensure delivery vehicles are clean and report any damage or faults
- Perform additional duties as required by management
Why Apply
Joining Lancet Laboratories offers you the opportunity to:
- Build a career in the healthcare and laboratory industry
- Gain valuable courier and logistics experience
- Work in a professional and supportive environment
- Develop your customer service and operational skills
- Contribute to delivering quality healthcare services
- Join one of South Africa’s leading medical laboratory providers
Important Information
- Closing Date: 10 August 2026
- Starting Date: 3 August 2026
- This is a fixed-term contract position.
- Grade 10 and a valid Code 08 driver’s licence are required.
- Applicants should have 2–3 years of relevant working experience.
- Position based at BARC KZN.