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By joining the American Red Cross  you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best.  Are you ready to be part of  the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

Blood Component Manufacturing Technician (Union)

Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network.  Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming.  Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity.  You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole.  

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path.  As you dedicate yourself to caring for others, you are embraced with generous compensation and benefits, and you become part of a community that cherishes and values you both professionally and personally. 

Where Your Career is a Force for Good! 

What You Need to Know:  

In this role, you will be manufacturing blood products and samples. You will be processing blood products after the units have been received from the donors.  This will involve scanning in the units of blood, processing the units into transfusable components (red cells, platelets, and expressing plasma) and leukoreducing.   

As a Red Cross Team member, you will take care of your team members – show up for every shift and give 100% while you’re there. Interact in a positive, proactive, and customer-focused manner with both internal and external customers, demonstrating care and compassion at all times   

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD: 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Meet the quality and quantity production goals, while prioritizing workload expectations and maintaining accurate documentation    

• Perform good inventory management practices throughout the manufacturing and distribution process.     

• Perform data entry and operate the computer programs associated with component production, labeling, storage, and sample tube management.    

• Analyze and make decisions based on visual inspection and information provided from other departments to meet time.   

• Perform complex manufacturing tasks such as pooled product manufacturing, freeze, wash, or deglycerolizing of blood products, and pathogen reduction.    

• Communicate effectively with internal customers, vendors, and volunteers.   

• May require flexibility to work a variable schedule that includes weekends & holidays to meet the needs of our hospitals   

Standard Schedule:  Part Time; 3 days one week, 4 days the next week. ( Friday – Monday one week, and Saturday – Monday the next.

• Hours:

  Saturday 10AM-630PM

  Sunday 10AM-630PM

  Monday 630AM-3PM

  Friday (Full day) 630AM-3PM or Friday (4 Hours) 12PM-4PM

Training: First 4- week of employment; Monday- Friday 8 am- 4:30 pm. This is paid training at the standard hourly rate. Training is full time for 4 weeks.

Pay Information $21.22 hourly rate plus shift differential pay will be added to hours worked after 3:00 pm during the week and all hours worked on the weekend. ($2.00-$3.50 more per hour)

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:  

•  High School or equivalent required.    

• Minimum 2 years of related experience in a regulatory, laboratory, or manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and related experience preferred.   

• Good computer skills, ability to use a wide variety of programs and laboratory equipment, attention to detail, accurate documentation, and good decision-making skills.     

• Good communication skills, with the ability to work on a team, as well as independently with minimal supervision  

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE :

• Previous laboratory experience

Physical Requirements:    

Requires standing, stretching, stooping and bending for extended time periods.  Lift, pull, push and move objects of up to 50 pounds.  May work in walk-in refrigerator/freezers for p