The American National Red Cross
Blood Component Manufacturing Technician
The American National Red Cross, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276
**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:** 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*:** 8pm-4:30am Tuesday-Saturday***Pay Information*:** $19.52 per hour. There is a shift differential from 8pm-11pm of $2.25 per hour and 11pm-4:30am of $3.00 per hour.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 competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.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. 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*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:** 401K with up to 6% match 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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*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:** 401K with up to 6% match 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr