Quarantine and Labeling Technician

American Red Cross; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401K with match

Paid time off

Holidays

Employee assistance

Job summary

The American Red Cross in Salt Lake City is seeking a Quarantine and Labeling Technician to label and quarantine blood products, review test results, and ensure releases meet patient safety standards. The role works independently in a high-volume environment with minimal supervision. A high school diploma is required with 2+ years in regulatory, lab, or manufacturing settings.

Associates degree is a plus. The position offers $18.25 per hour and a comprehensive benefits package, with a Tue–Sat

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent required.
• Minimum 2 years of related experience in a regulatory, laboratory, or manufacturing environment or equivalent.
• Good computer skills, attention to detail, accurate documentation, and good decision-making skills.
• Ability to use a wide variety of lab or medical equipment.
• Ability to use a personal computer and applicable software for sustained periods.
• Good communication skills. Ability to work on a team.
• Associates degree in science is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture, label, and store blood products per policy and procedures.
• Receive and review test results, run labeling programs.
• May irradiate/x-ray blood products for special orders.
• Manage sample tubes and shipment preparation and ensure products are suitable for release.
• Meet quality and production goals established by the department.
• Prioritize workload to meet deadlines and customer requirements.
• Perform data entry and use production software.
• Operate, maintain, and validate lab equipment and quality checks.
• Maintain accurate inventory locations for products/samples and supplies.
• Analyze information to meet time requirements and quality standards.

Skills

Good computer skills

Attention to detail

Accurate documentation

Decision making

Team player

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associates degree in science (a plus)

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

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.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

As a Quarantine and Labeling Technician, you will perform final product labeling of all blood products, retrieve products for quarantine, evaluate products for release for patient use. A QL Technician will work independently with a high volume of work with minimal supervision.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD

Key Responsibilities:

• Manufacture, label, and store blood products according to applicable Red Cross policies and procedures.
• Receive and review test results, run labeling program and processes.
• May irradiate/x-ray of blood products for special orders.
• Manage sample tubes and prepare for shipment; appropriately manage any exceptions, and ensure products are suitable for release to distribution.
• Meet the quality and quantity production and distribution goals established by the department.
• Prioritize workload to meet production and customer requirements.
• Perform data entry and operate the computer programs associated with component production, labeling, storage, and sample tube management, perform disposition of unacceptable products/samples when necessary.
• Operate, maintain and perform validation and quality control checks on equipment.
• Maintain accurate electronic and physical inventory locations for products/samples and ensure adequate inventory of required supplies.
• Analyze and make decisions based on visual inspection and information provided from other departments to meet time requirements and quality standards.

Standard Schedule

Tuesday-Saturday 7 am - 3:30 am.

Pay Information

$18.25

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

• 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, attention to detail, accurate documentation, and good decision-making skills.
• Ability to use a wide variety of lab or medical equipment.
• Ability to use a personal computer and applicable software for sustained periods.
• Good communication skills. Ability to work on a team.

• Associates degree in science a plus

Physical Requirements

Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Frequently lift and/or move objects 10-50lbs unassisted. Frequently required to push carts weighing up to 100 pounds on flat flooring or ramps. Frequently required to stand for long periods, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch. Able to withstand temperatures in a typical blood banking environment including refrigerators and freezers.

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

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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