Plasma Processing Technician
About the role
Responsible for the accurate and timely sampling, testing, shipping and storage of plasma collected from donors. Reports to the Assistant Center Manager.
Responsibilities
- In compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), responsible for collecting plasma samples and moving plasma units to freezer to ensure product quality.
- Ensure plasma units are properly stored according to SOPs, which could include unsuitable plasma units and samples.
- Utilize sterile technique to draw samples and use heat sealer to assure the sterility and quality of plasma unit samples per SOPs.
- May ensure samples and units are packed and shipped in accordance with SOPs and center procedures.
- Prepares shipping and unit disposal documentation.
- Maintains clean efficient work environment, and ensures sufficient operating supplies and forms are available as needed.
- Follows all Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) policies and procedures.
- Promotes safety in all actions.
- Maintains confidentiality of all personnel, donor and center information.
- May be cross-trained in other areas to meet the needs of the business.
- Bilingual skills may be required, at the discretion of the organization, to meet the needs of the business.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Experience: Minimum of three (3) months experience in laboratory or warehouse environment preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Skills: Will perform basic math calculations.
Qualifications
- Understanding, remembering, and applying oral and/or written instructions.
- Ability to see and speak with customers and observe equipment operation.
- Occasional tasks while standing and walking up to 100% of time.
- Reach, bend, kneel and have high level of manual dexterity.
- Occasionally be required to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
- Frequent exposure to hazardous chemicals, extreme temperatures and to blood borne pathogens.
- Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment while performing specific tasks or in certain areas.
- Work overtime and extended hours to support center operational needs.
Benefits
For more information on CSL Plasma benefits visit https://cslbenefits.com/cslp.
About CSL Plasma
CSL Plasma operates one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated plasma donation networks, with nearly 330 donation centers in the U.S. and Europe. CSL Plasma is a subsidiary of CSL, a global biopharma company. Plasma collected at CSL Plasma facilities is used by CSL for the sole purpose of manufacturing lifesaving plasma-derived therapies for people in more than 100 countries. The parent company, CSL (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY), headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 29,000+ people. Learn more about CSL Plasma here https://www.cslplasma.com/ and CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor here https://www.csl.com/. Learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor here at https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CLS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.