Blood Product Logistics Technician

The American National Red Cross; Cape Girardeau, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental Vision plans

HSA/FSA

PTO: 15 days

Holidays: 11 paid

401K with match

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance

Disability Insurance

Service Awards

Job summary

The American Red Cross is seeking a Distribution Technician to receive, process, pack, and ship blood products for hospital orders. You will triage orders by timing, select and pack products with correct temperature regulation for safe transport, and maintain accurate records for traceability.

You will communicate with hospital clients, volunteers, and vendors, perform data entry, and support inventory and quality controls across shifts.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 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.

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

Skills

Attention to detail

Good computer skills

Accurate documentation

Decision-making

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

The American Red Cross is seeking a Distribution Technician to receive, process, pack, and ship blood products for hospital orders. You will triage orders by timing, select and pack products with correct temperature regulation for safe transport, and maintain accurate records for traceability.

You will communicate with hospital clients, volunteers, and vendors, perform data entry, and support inventory and quality controls across shifts.