Blood Component Manufacturing Technician

American Red Cross • Portland, OR • 1h ago

Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home.

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:

?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 Blood Component Manufacturing Technician, you will be manufacturing blood products and samples. You will process blood products after the units have been received from the donors. This will involve scanning in the units of blood, processing the units into transfusable components (red cells, platelets, and expressing plasma) and leukoreducing.

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):

Meet the quality and quantity production goals, while prioritizing workload expectations and maintaining accurate documentation

Perform good inventory management practices throughout the manufacturing and distribution process.

Perform data entry and operate the computer programs associated with component production, labeling, storage, and sample tube management.

Analyze and make decisions based on visual inspection and information provided from other departments to meet time.

Perform complex manufacturing tasks such as pooled product manufacturing, freeze, wash, or deglycerolizing of blood products, and pathogen reduction.

Communicate effectively with internal customers, vendors, and volunteers.

May require flexibility to work a variable schedule that includes weekends & holidays to meet the needs of our hospitals

Pay Information: $21.25 per hour, plus an additional $2/hour for weekend hours worked.

Shift: Tuesday-Saturday, 0700-1530

This position will train full-time for approximately 4 weeks (Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, with some weeks starting as early as 6am)

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):

High School or equivalent required. (Science degree is a plus)

Minimum 2 years of related experience in a regulatory, laboratory, or manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and related experience preferred.

Advanced computer skills and the ability to learn and adapt to new programs

The ability to use a wide variety of laboratory equipment

Strict attention to detail, accurate documentation, and good decision-making skills.

Good communication skills, with the ability to work on a team, as well as independently with minimal supervision

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 (https://www.americorps.gov/partner/partnerships/employers-national-service) partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday (https://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer/urgent-need-for-volunteers.html) to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here: Summary of Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC\KnowYourRights\screen\reader\10_20.pdf)

Similar Jobs

Mask Manufacturing Technician

Intel • Hillsboro, OR • 1h ago

Hospital & Medical

Job Details: Job Description: Note: This role requires regular onsite presence to fulfill essential job responsibilities. Performs assigned product manufacturing and assembly tasks in the production process, ensuring tha...

1h ago

Go to Apply

Mask Manufacturing Technician

Intel • Hillsboro, OR • 1h ago

Hospital & Medical

1h ago

Go to Apply

Pharmacy Technician / Pharm Tech Apprenticeship

Walgreens • Portland, OR • 12h ago

Hospital & Medical

Job Description: Our pharmacy technician positions have undergone an exciting transformation, moving from a transaction-based environment to a much more patient-centric one. As a Walgreens Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy...

12h ago

Go to Apply

LPN Homecare - Vancouver

Maxim Healthcare • Vancouver, WA • 14h ago

Hospital & Medical

Maxim Healthcare in Vancouver is hiring for passionate licensed practical nurses (LPN) to work with patients in their own homes. We are looking for both day shift and night shift nurses to provide long-term care for our...

14h ago

Go to Apply

Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN LVN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care • Forest Grove, OR • 15h ago

Hospital & Medical

PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Supports FMCNA's mission, vision, core values and customer service philosophy. Adheres to the FMCNA Compliance Program, including following all regulatory and FMS policy requirements. Functions as part...

15h ago

Go to Apply

PHARMACY/CERTIFIED TECH

Kroger Family of Companies • Portland, OR • 15h ago

Hospital & Medical

Provide exceptional customer service to help people live healthier lives by treating our customers/employees in a fair and ethical manner, providing a safe, clean, inclusive environment, being a responsible member of the...

15h ago

Go to Apply

PHARMACY/CERTIFIED TECH

Kroger Family of Companies • Portland, OR • 15h ago

Hospital & Medical

15h ago

Go to Apply

Physical Therapy Aide

ATI Physical Therapy • Hillsboro, OR • 17h ago

Hospital & Medical

Overview Join a collaborative team dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care as a Physical Therapy Aide , while gaining valuable healthcare skills that can launch your career. Work alongside leading experts in Phy...

17h ago

Go to Apply

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Walgreens • Portland, OR • 22h ago

Hospital & Medical

Job Description: In accordance with state and federal regulations, assists the pharmacist, under direct supervision, in the practice of pharmacy. Assists the pharmacist in the performance of other Pharmacy Department dut...

22h ago

Go to Apply

$23.00/hr In Home Caregiver Needed/ 10am to 3pm/Part Time/ Portland

Amada Senior Care • Portland, OR • 1d ago

Hospital & Medical

Amada Senior Care is looking for compassionate, experienced, and reliable caregivers. Our caregivers are the heart and soul of what makes Amada Senior Care great! We are looking for CNAs and HCAs that are up to the chall...

1d ago

Go to Apply

Subscribe to get new jobs sent directly to you
(no charge, cancel anytime)