Blood Component Manufacturing Technician - Philadelphia, PA

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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. 


What You Need to Know:  

In this role, you will be manufacturing blood products and samples. You will be processing 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.   

Standard Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday, 6:00am-2:30pm. May require flexibility to work a variable schedule that includes weekends & holidays to meet the needs of our hospitals   

Pay Information: Starts at $19/hr, goes up based on experience, plus any applicable shift differential for working any late nights, overnights, and on the weekends.

Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. 

 
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, ability to use a wide variety of programs and laboratory equipment, 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.