Driver / Blood Distribution Technician

Driver / Blood Distribution Technician

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.

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.

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
• Prioritize 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

The aforementioned responsibilities of the Distribution Technician describe the general nature and level of work and are not an exhaustive list.

Schedule : Full time, 3rd shift; Sunday - Thursday 9PM to 5 : 30AM

Training : Required Training is the first 4 weeks and will be Monday- Friday, 8 : 00 am - 4 : 30 pm. Full attendance is mandatory.

Pay Rate : $22.29 per hour plus shift differential pay for hours worked after 3 : 00 pm ($2.25-$5.00 more per hour for this shift)

Please note, this position does require driving with a routine distribution route. A valid driver's license is required.

What You Need To Succeed :

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.

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