Blood Product Storage and Distribution Technician

Job Description

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. 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, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure products/samples are suitable for release for distribution, while meeting production goals.
• Perform good inventory management practices throughout the manufacturing and shipping process.
• Prioritize workload to meet production and customer requirements.
• Perform data entry associated with further manufacturing, labeling, storage, ordering, and shipping; maintain and review accurate physical and electronic manufacturing records.
• Analyze and make decisions based on visual inspection and information provided from other departments to meet time requirements and quality standards.
• Identify and quarantine products/samples that don’t meet quality requirements, and perform disposition of unacceptable product.
• May make hospital deliveries as assigned.

What You Need To Know

• You will be responsible for receiving, processing, packing and shipping blood products/samples for hospital orders.
• You will triage the order based on date and time needed, select and carefully pack life-saving blood products with the correct temperature regulating product to ensure safe transport.
• You will communicate with hospital clients, volunteers, and vendors, and maintain product records to preserve traceability.
• 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.

What You Need To Succeed

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Two years’ experience in a regulatory, distribution or manufacturing environment is preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Good computer skills, attention to detail, accurate documentation, and good decision-making skills.

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 periods of time.
• May be required to wear protective clothing such as lab coats, gloves, face shields, etc.

Benefits For You

• Medical, Dental Vision plans.
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts.
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure.
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays.
• 401K with up to 6% match.
• Paid Family Leave.
• Employee Assistance.
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term.
• Service Awards and recognition.

Standard Schedule

10am - 8:30pm Sunday - Wednesday

Pay Information

$18.50