Position Title:  Materials and Maintenance Technician 

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The Materials and Maintenance Technician is responsible for managing the Equipment and Supply Management (ESM) system, overseeing pre-printed label control and printing for Gulf Coast Blood, and ensuring proper equipment maintenance and compliance documentation for Product Management. This role serves as the primary liaison between vendors and internal teams to support efficient, cost-effective, and compliant operations.

Just For You:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Texas Medical Center location with free parking.
• Career advancement.
• Engaging and exciting opportunity to SAVE LIVES.

Tips to thrive in our culture:

• Embody our Core Values of Commitment, Integrity, and Respect
• Work to actively create experiences that inspire others to save lives, each and every day.
• Embrace doing it right, making connections, and creating desired experiences.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards, including safety rules, and be willing to report actual and potential violations to the appropriate supervisor or manager.

In this role, you will:

Label Control and Documentation

• Receive, print, document and perform quality control of all GCB pre-printed labels in accordance with label control guidelines.

Supplies, Inventory, and Vendor Management

• Manage departmental supplies, equipment and materials including critical supply tracking and quality control.
• Responsible for coordinating with all external vendors for preventative maintenance, repairs and return to service.
• Place and track Purchase Orders to ensure the laboratory maintains adequate supplies and materials needed for efficient, high-quality operations.

Equipment Maintenance and Quality Control

• Support and coordinate departmental equipment installations, repairs, maintenance, calibration, validations, periodic re-qualification and quality control.

• Maintain and organize departmental records to ensure compliance with audit requirements.

• Maintain relevant competencies to train all Product Management staff in proper cleaning and use of equipment.

• Serve as a SME for the electronic temperature monitoring system for Product Management.

• Provide subject-matter expertise in selecting new equipment and determining annual capital budget purchases.

• Maintain all equipment to ensure operational readiness.
• Collaboratively work with the operational teams to ensure equipment satisfaction.

Compliance, Safety, and Audits

• Departmental SME for equipment for external, internal and departmental regulatory audits.

• Assist with product and process validations as needed.
• Perform regular safety audits throughout Product Management.

• Perform bi-annual shipping tests for shipping containers.

• Perform daily RMW pickup from all affected HQ GCB departments. Responsible for bio-cage cleaning and maintenance. Ensure manifests are reconciled and appropriately stored.

• Ensures compliance with OSHA, FDA, AABB, cGMP and other regulatory standards to include maintaining the department in a clean (CLOR) and safe manner.

• Promote and enforce Gulf Coast Blood’s policies regarding Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO).

5S Program and Continuous Improvement

• Responsible for maintaining supply rooms and department work areas to 5S standards by conducting regular 5S audits.
• Lead all 5S initiatives within the department to ensure organization, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Support ongoing initiatives to improve workflow, eliminate waste, and standardize practices to sustain operational excellence.

We need someone who has:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or technical certification preferred.
• Minimum 2–3 years experience in equipment maintenance and calibration, materials management, or a related field.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance in healthcare or manufacturing environments.
• Experience with vendor management and equipment qualification processes.
• Computer Literate: Microsoft Office

We prefer:

• Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) ASQ is a plus

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee is occasionally required to stand for extended periods of time and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30-50 pounds. Employees are required to be familiar with and abide by the team lift requirements as specified in the Safety Program. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Employees may occasionally push or pull wheeled containers weighing up to 150 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to blood and/or blood components, as well as any other biohazard materials. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is frequently exposed to extreme cold.

Job duties involved an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood with a risk of exposure to Hepatitis and HIV.

Who We Are:

Since 1975, Gulf Coast Blood has been one of the nation’s largest community blood centers, serving 170 hospitals across 26 counties. Headquartered in Houston, we support the world’s largest medical complex—the Texas Medical Center—while operating 18 donor centers and hosting more than 7,000 mobile blood drives each year. As an FDA-accredited nonprofit, we provide high-quality human cellular material for both scientific and therapeutic use.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT

Gulf Coast Blood is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants for positions are considered without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, military status, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic testing results, or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable law, statute, regulation or Executive Order.