Blood Component Manufacturing Technician - Cleveland, OH

VetJobs; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the American Red Cross as a Blood Component Manufacturing Technician in Cleveland, OH. The role requires manufacturing blood products with an emphasis on quality and teamwork. Candidates with a High School diploma and relevant experience are encouraged to apply. Work includes evenings on a second shift with competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

401K with up to 6% match

PTO starting at 15 days per year

11 paid holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of related experience in a regulatory, laboratory, or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Good computer skills and ability to use various laboratory equipment.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing blood products and samples, ensuring quality and quantity production goals.
• Perform data entry and operate computer programs associated with component production.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Good decision-making skills

Education

High School/GED

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Job Description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

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: This is a second shift position working 6pm-2am Monday through Friday, with weekends as needed.

Pay Information: $19 per hour. There is a shift differential from 6pm-11pm of $2.25 per hour and from 11pm-2am of $3.00 per hour.

Auto req ID

448890BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Job_Category

Technician

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

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.

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

City*

Cleveland

State*

Ohio

Job Code

Health_Safety Health_Safety

Affiliate Sponsor

American Red Cross

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

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