Blood Storage & Distribution Technician- 2nd shift

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

Job summary

The American Red Cross is seeking a Blood Storage & Distribution Technician for the 2nd shift. Responsibilities include processing and shipping blood products, ensuring quality and timely delivery to hospitals, and maintaining accurate records. This role requires a high school diploma and experience in distribution or manufacturing. Join a team that profoundly impacts lives through healthcare services.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401K with up to 6% match

Paid Family Leave

Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Two years experience in a regulatory, distribution or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Good computer skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for receiving, processing, packing and shipping blood products.
• Communicate with hospital clients and maintain product records.
• Perform data entry and inventory management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good decision-making skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Blood Storage & Distribution Technician- 2nd shift

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Job Description

Blood Product & Distribution Technician

2nd shift

Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else. 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.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. As you dedicate yourself to caring for others, you are embraced with generous compensation and benefits, and you become part of a community that cherishes and values you both professionally and personally.

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.

Key Responsibilities

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD:

• 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.

Hours: Full time; 2nd shift, Wednesday- Sunday 3:00 pm to 11:30 pm

Training: Full time; First 4 - 6 weeks, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Pay Rate: $16.50-$17.50 per hour plus additional shift differential pay for hours worked after 3:00 pm during the week and ALL hours worked on the weekend. ($2.25-$3.50 more per hour for this shift)

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
  
  

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
  
  

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.

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care, Non-profit Organizations, and Government Administration

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