Blood Storage & Distribution Technician

About the role

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. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network, working with a team of welcoming, exceptional individuals who are diverse yet uncompromising in unity. Your career will grow within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives for the better. You will have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path, and you’ll align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits, and you join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

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.

Training: Required Training is the first 4 weeks and will be Monday‑Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Full attendance is mandatory.

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.
• Receive, process, pack and ship blood products/samples for hospital orders.
• Triage orders based on date and time needed.
• Select and pack life‑saving blood products with appropriate temperature‑regulating products for safe transport.
• Communicate with hospital clients, volunteers, and vendors.
• Maintain product records to preserve traceability.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent. Two years’ experience in a regulatory, distribution or manufacturing environment is preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Position may require a valid driver’s license.

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.

Skills

• Good computer skills
• Attention to detail
• Accurate documentation
• Good decision‑making skills

Benefits

• 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

Pay

$19.61 per hour, plus any applicable shift differentials ($3.00‑$5.00 more per hour depending on day of the week.)

Schedule

Full time, third shift; Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00pm - 6:30am.