Blood Component Production Technician - On-Site

VetJobs; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

American Red Cross in Madison, Wisconsin, is seeking a Blood Component Manufacturing Technician to join our on-site team. You will process, label, and package blood products, ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards in a fast-paced environment.

The role involves inventory control, data entry for component production, and flexibility to work a schedule that includes weekends and holidays; compensation starts at $19.61 per hour with weekend differential and a Tuesday-Saturday shift.

Qualifications

• 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: standing, bending, lifting up to 50 pounds, may work in walk-in refrigerators/freezers, and wear protective clothing.

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

Skills

Attention to detail

Good communication

Teamwork

Computer skills

Regulatory environment familiarity

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Laboratory software

Job description

American Red Cross in Madison, Wisconsin, is seeking a Blood Component Manufacturing Technician to join our on-site team. You will process, label, and package blood products, ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards in a fast-paced environment.

The role involves inventory control, data entry for component production, and flexibility to work a schedule that includes weekends and holidays; compensation starts at $19.61 per hour with weekend differential and a Tuesday-Saturday shift.