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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 environment with mentors to empower your growth and a mission that matters.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture, label, test, sample, and store blood products/samples according to applicable policies and procedures.
• Meet quality and quantity production and distribution goals, ensuring products/samples are suitable for release.
• Perform good inventory management practices throughout the manufacturing process.
• Operate, maintain, and perform validation and quality control checks on equipment.
• Ensure adequate inventory of required supplies.
• Perform data entry and operate computer programs for component production, labeling, storage, and sample tube management.
• Maintain accurate, legible, and complete manufacturing department records and inventory locations.
• Analyze and make decisions based on visual inspection and information from other departments to meet time requirements and quality standards.
• Identify and quarantine products/samples that do not meet quality requirements and perform disposition of unacceptable products/samples.
• Perform complex manufacturing tasks such as pooled product manufacturing, freeze, wash, or deglycerolizing of blood products, pathogen reduction, and further manufacturing of apheresis products.
• Participate in the on-the-job training of staff.

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.
• 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.
• 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

• Customer-service focus
• Compassion
• Computer skills
• Laboratory equipment operation
• Attention to detail
• Accurate documentation
• Decision-making skills
• Communication skills
• Teamwork
• Independent work
• Minimal supervision

Location

• Onsite

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Minimum 2 years of related experience preferred

Education Level

• High School or equivalent required

Salary/Compensations

• $17-19/hr, plus any applicable shift differentials for working late nights, over nights, and on the weekends.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year
• 11 paid holidays (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

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.