Lead Technician, Blood Storage & Distribution Technician

Company: American Red Cross
Location: Fairfield
Posted on: May 16, 2025

Job Description:

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:Lead Technician, Blood Product Storage and Distribution (Union)Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else. 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.When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. As you dedicate yourself to caring for others, you are embraced with generous compensation and benefits, and you become part of a community that cherishes and values you both professionally and personally.Where Your Career is a Force for Good!WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:As a Lead technician, you will be responsible for receiving, processing, packing, and shipping blood products/samples for hospital orders. You will triage the order based on date and time needed, select and carefully pack life-saving blood products with the correct temperature regulating product to ensure safe transport. You will communicate with hospital clients, volunteers, and vendors, and maintain product records to preserve traceability.You will also be expected to provide support, development, and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers, as well as assume operational supervisory responsibilities, as directed.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.Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure products/samples are suitable for release for distribution, while meeting production goals.
  • Perform good inventory management practices throughout the manufacturing and shipping process, while prioritizing workload to meet production and customer requirements.
    • Perform data entry associated with further manufacturing, labeling, storage, ordering, and shipping; maintain and review accurate physical and electronic manufacturing records
      • Analyze and make decisions based on visual inspection and information provided from other departments to meet time requirements and quality standards.
        • Identify and quarantine products/samples that don't meet quality requirements, and perform disposition of unacceptable product
          • May make hospital deliveries as assigned
            • Assume operational supervisory responsibilities when designated by a supervisor. Participate in training of staff. On-call work may be required.The aforementioned responsibilities of the position describe the general nature and level of work and are not an exhaustive list.Standard Schedule: Monday- Friday 3:00 pm- 11:30 pmTraining hours: The first 4 weeks, Monday- Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.Pay Rate: $25 per hourWHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
              • High School diploma or equivalent
                • Four years' experience in a regulatory, distribution or manufacturing environment is required; or equivalent combination of education and experience
                  • Good computer skills, attention to detail, accurate documentation, and good decision-making skills.
                    • Position may require a valid driver's licenseBENEFITS 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 recognitionApply 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 partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here:

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