Blood Product Storage and Distribution Technician

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.
** Where Your Career is a Force for Good!
*** WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
* 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
** 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
* The aforementioned responsibilities of the Distribution Technician describe the general nature and level of work and are not an exhaustive list.
* When you choose to be a force for good, you’llthat’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while e mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission 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.
** Pay Information**: $18.36 per hour
* WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
** High School diploma or equivalent
* 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.
* BENEFITS FOR YOU:
* As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:
* 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 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. When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have
** mentors who empower your growth
** along a purposeful career path. You
** 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 generous compensation and benefits**. You
** join a community that respects who you are
** away from work as much as what you do while at work.
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