Technologist I, Manufacturing

American Red Cross•Charlotte, NC

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About The Position

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: Responsibilities: 1. Perform moderate to high complexity laboratory testing procedures. Manufacture blood products according to FDA, AABB, CLIA and Red Cross policies and procedures. Meet the quality and quantity production and testing goals established by the department. Ensure products are suitable for release for distribution. Appropriately manage any exceptions. Perform good inventory management practices throughout the manufacturing process. Prioritize workload to meet production and customer requirements. 2. Perform quality control on products, reagents, equipment, and various test kits. Perform and interpret various testing procedures on donor specimens, and blood products. Tracks the quantities and results of QC testing performed to meet ARC and regulatory requirements. 3. Operate, maintain, repair and perform validation and quality control checks on laboratory equipment, reagents and supplies to ensure the quality and accuracy of laboratory test procedures. Participate in the performance of qualifications and validations for collections equipment. Ensure adequate inventory of required supplies. 4. Perform data entry and operate the computer programs associated with component production, labeling and testing. Maintain accurate, legible and complete manufacturing department records. Maintain accurate electronic and physical inventory locations for products/samples. Perform review of manufacturing records. Participate in troubleshooting and problem-solving activities with cross-functional teams. 5. 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. 6. Participate in QC staff training as needed. ---------------------- Scope: Extensive knowledge of the job. Comprehensive acquaintance with both general and specific aspects of the job and their practical application to complex problems normally encountered. Contacts are frequent with individuals representing other organizations or individuals of significant importance within organization. ---------------------- Qualifications: Education: Associates degree in science required, MLT (ASCP) or MT(ASCP) certification preferred Experience: No additional experience required for MLT or MT degreed staff. Minimum 4 years related experience in a regulatory, laboratory, or manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and related experience required for non-MLT/MT staff. Must meet state and CLIA requirements. Management Experience: N/A Skills and Abilities: Ability to use a wide variety of lab or medical equipment. Ability to use a personal computer and applicable software for sustained periods of time. Ability to work with a team. Travel: Not required. ---------------------- Physical Requirements: Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Frequently lift and/or move objects 10-50 lbs. unassisted. Frequently required to push carts weighing up to 100 pounds on flat flooring or ramps. Frequently required to stand for long periods of time, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch. Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus. Able to withstand temperatures in a typical blood banking environment including refrigerators and freezers. Position may require climbing of step ladders. Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs. 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 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: Summary of Rights 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 ranks with welcoming team members who are elite, 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 generous compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Requirements

Associates degree in science required
No additional experience required for MLT or MT degreed staff.
Minimum 4 years related experience in a regulatory, laboratory, or manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and related experience required for non-MLT/MT staff.
Must meet state and CLIA requirements.
Ability to use a wide variety of lab or medical equipment.
Ability to use a personal computer and applicable software for sustained periods of time.
Ability to work with a team.

Nice To Haves

MLT (ASCP) or MT(ASCP) certification preferred

Responsibilities

Perform moderate to high complexity laboratory testing procedures.
Manufacture blood products according to FDA, AABB, CLIA and Red Cross policies and procedures.
Meet the quality and quantity production and testing goals established by the department.
Ensure products are suitable for release for distribution.
Appropriately manage any exceptions.
Perform good inventory management practices throughout the manufacturing process.
Prioritize workload to meet production and customer requirements.
Perform quality control on products, reagents, equipment, and various test kits.
Perform and interpret various testing procedures on donor specimens, and blood products.
Tracks the quantities and results of QC testing performed to meet ARC and regulatory requirements.
Operate, maintain, repair and perform validation and quality control checks on laboratory equipment, reagents and supplies to ensure the quality and accuracy of laboratory test procedures.
Participate in the performance of qualifications and validations for collections equipment.
Ensure adequate inventory of required supplies.
Perform data entry and operate the computer programs associated with component production, labeling and testing.
Maintain accurate, legible and complete manufacturing department records.
Maintain accurate electronic and physical inventory locations for products/samples.
Perform review of manufacturing records.
Participate in troubleshooting and problem-solving activities with cross-functional teams.
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.
Participate in QC staff training as needed.