Blood Product Storage and Distribution Technician - Johnstown, PA
About The Position
The Blood Product Storage and Distribution Technician receives, processes, packs, and ships blood products and samples for hospital orders. The role involves triaging orders by required date and time, selecting and carefully packing products with appropriate temperature-regulating materials, and ensuring safe transport. The technician communicates with hospital clients, volunteers, and vendors and maintains records to preserve product traceability. The technician ensures products and samples are suitable for release and meet production goals, follows inventory-management practices, prioritizes work to meet production and customer requirements, and enters and reviews accurate physical and electronic manufacturing records. The position also requires assessing products using visual inspection and information from other departments, quarantining items that do not meet quality requirements, and disposing of unacceptable products. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Flexibility is required to work outside scheduled hours, including late nights, overnights, weekends, and holidays. The work is on-site in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Pay is $17.50 per hour, with applicable differentials of up to $5.00 per hour for late-night, overnight, and weekend work.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Good computer skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Accurate documentation skills.
- Good decision-making skills.
- Ability to stand, stretch, stoop, and bend for extended periods.
- Ability to lift, pull, push, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work in walk-in refrigerators or freezers for periods of time.
- Ability to wear protective clothing such as lab coats, gloves, and face shields.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience in a regulatory, distribution, or manufacturing environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Responsibilities
- Receive, process, pack, and ship blood products and samples for hospital orders.
- Triage orders according to the date and time products are needed.
- Select and pack products with the correct temperature-regulating materials to ensure safe transport.
- Communicate with hospital clients, volunteers, and vendors.
- Maintain product records to preserve traceability.
- Ensure products and samples are suitable for release for distribution while meeting production goals.
- Perform inventory-management practices throughout manufacturing and shipping.
- Prioritize workload to meet production and customer requirements.
- Enter data related to further manufacturing, labeling, storage, ordering, and shipping.
- Maintain and review accurate physical and electronic manufacturing records.
- Analyze visual inspections and information from other departments to meet time requirements and quality standards.
- Identify and quarantine products or samples that do not meet quality requirements, and disposition unacceptable products.
- Show up for every shift and interact positively, proactively, and in a customer-focused manner with internal and external customers.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Health Spending Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Paid time off starting at 15 days per year, based on job type and tenure.
- 11 paid holidays, comprising six core holidays and five floating holidays.
- 401(k) with up to a 6% match.
- Paid family leave.
- Employee assistance.
- Short- and long-term disability and insurance.
- Service awards and recognition.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
