Blood Product Storage and Distribution Technician - Chicago, IL

VetJobs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading humanitarian organization as a Blood Product Storage and Distribution Technician in Chicago. You will play a vital role in the receipt, processing, and distribution of life-saving blood products. This position offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to support an important mission while caring for patients in need.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401K with up to 6% match

Paid Family Leave

PTO: Starting at 15 days a year

Holidays: 11 paid holidays

Qualifications

• Requires High School diploma or equivalent.
• Two years’ experience in a regulatory, distribution or manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for receiving, processing, packing, and shipping blood products.
• Perform data entry and maintain accurate manufacturing records.
• Analyze products for quality and make decisions based on inspections.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good decision-making

Customer-focused communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Blood Product Storage and Distribution Technician - Chicago, IL

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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

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.

Where Your Career Is a Force For Good

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: Tuesday - Saturday 3:00pm-11:30pm off Sunday and Monday .

Pay Information: $18.00 per hour . There is a shift differential of $2.25 per hour from 3pm-11pm and $3.00 per hour from 11pm-7am. An extra $1.25- $2.00 per hour for any weekend hours depending on the shift.

Auto req ID

448889BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Job_Category

Technician

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

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

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE (Preferred Qualifications): (Any information you and the hiring manager discuss that is preferred for this role)

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*

Chicago

State*

Illinois

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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