Blood Component Manufacturing Technician

American Red Cross; Tulsa (OK); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a mission-driven organization where your work will directly impact lives. As a Blood Component Manufacturing Technician, you will be integral to the production of blood products, ensuring quality and compliance in a supportive team environment. This role offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical and dental plans, paid time off, and a 401K plan with matching. Embrace the opportunity to grow your career while making a meaningful difference in your community. If you're ready to contribute to a noble cause and work alongside dedicated professionals, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans

401K with up to 6% match

Paid Time Off starting at 15 days

11 Paid Holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Disability Insurance

Paid Family Leave

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a regulatory or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to operate various laboratory equipment and computer programs.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture blood products and samples, ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Perform data entry and manage inventory throughout production.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Good Communication Skills

Computer Skills

Decision-Making Skills

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Laboratory Equipment

Computer Programs

Job description

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Job Description

WHY CHOOSE US?

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.

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.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

What You Need To Know

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.

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

Key Responsibilities

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD:

• 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: Every other Saturday rotating (e.g., Work Monday-Saturday, off Sunday/Monday; work Tuesday-Friday, off Saturday/Sunday). Currently, no Sunday shift.

Pay Information: $17.75 and up + shift differential

What You Need To Succeed

• High School or equivalent required.
• 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
  
  

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE (Preferred Qualifications): Stable work history and maintains satisfactory attendance.

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
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition
  
  

Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to

make your career a force for good!

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Civic and Social Organizations and Non-profit Organizations

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