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About the Role
Join the American Red Cross, the world's largest humanitarian network, where your career can be a force for good. Experience the greatness of the human spirit and touch millions of lives annually. We offer a supportive community, purposeful career paths, and competitive compensation and benefits.
Responsibilities
- Manufacture blood products and samples, including processing received blood units.
- Scan blood units and process them into transfusable components (red cells, platelets, expressing plasma) and leukoreduce.
- Meet quality and quantity production goals while prioritizing workload and maintaining accurate documentation.
- Perform good inventory management practices throughout the manufacturing and distribution process.
- Enter data and operate computer programs for component production, labeling, storage, and sample tube management.
- Analyze information and make decisions based on visual inspection and data from other departments.
- Perform complex manufacturing tasks such as pooled product manufacturing, freeze, wash, or deglycerolize blood products, and pathogen reduction.
- Communicate effectively with internal customers, vendors, and volunteers.
- Show up for every shift and give 100%.
- Interact in a positive, proactive, and customer-focused manner, demonstrating care and compassion.
Requirements
- 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, ability to use a wide variety of programs and laboratory equipment.
- Attention to detail, accurate documentation, and good decision-making skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to work on a team, as well as independently with minimal supervision.
- Requires standing, stretching, stooping and bending for extended time periods.
- Ability to 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.
Skills
- Computer skills
- Data entry
- Inventory management
- Communication skills
- Teamwork
- Independent work
Location
- Geographic location specific
Work Type
- Full-time
- Variable schedule including weekends & holidays
Experience Level
- Minimum 2 years related experience preferred
Education Level
- High School or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $18-$19.79, plus applicable shift differential
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
- PTO: Starting at 15 days a year
- 11 paid holidays
- 401K with up to 6% match
- Paid Family Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Disability and Insurance
- Service Awards and recognition
About the Company
- The American Red Cross is the world's largest humanitarian network.
- We are a mission-based organization.
- We are an EONS partner.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.