Blood Product Storage and Distribution Technician

American Red Cross; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established humanitarian organization is seeking a dedicated Blood Product Storage and Distribution Technician. In this vital role, you'll be responsible for the careful handling and distribution of blood products, ensuring they reach hospitals safely and efficiently. You'll work in a supportive team environment, contributing to a mission that saves lives every day. This position offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including health plans and paid time off. Join a community that values your contributions and helps you grow your career while making a difference in the world.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Plans

401K with up to 6% match

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance

Disability and Insurance

PTO starting at 15 days a year

11 Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• Must have good computer skills and attention to detail.
• Two years experience in a regulatory or manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive, process, pack, and ship blood products for hospital orders.
• Maintain product records to ensure traceability.
• Perform data entry and inventory management.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Good Decision-Making Skills

Customer Service Skills

Inventory Management

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Computer Skills

Job description

Blood Product Storage and Distribution Technician

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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.

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What You Need To Know

You will be responsible for receiving, processing, packing and shipping blood products/samples for hospital orders. You will triage the order based on date and time needed, select and carefully pack life-saving blood products with the correct temperature regulating product to ensure safe transport. You will communicate with hospital clients, volunteers, and vendors, and maintain product records to preserve traceability.

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.

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Key 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
  
  

The aforementioned responsibilities of the Distribution Technician describe the general nature and level of work and are not an exhaustive list.

Standard Schedule: Monday-Friday 3 pm-11:30 pm

Pay Information: $20 plus shift difference.

What You Need To Succeed

• 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.
• Position may require a valid driver’s license
  
  

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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