Quality Control (QC) Tech I

GULF COAST REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER

Location: 9990 Fannin Street in Houston Texas 77045

Internal Applicants Only

TITLE/CODE:                          Quality Control (QC) Tech I

DEPARTMENT:                       Collections

Join our team of heroes!

Are you looking for more than a job? We are hiring a diligent Quality Control Technician I to join our team.

A Quality Control Technician I is responsible for monitoring the inventory and arranging for or performing maintenance of equipment used on mobile blood drives.

JUST FOR YOU:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Texas Medical Center location with free parking.
• 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'll: 

• Evaluate schedule for quality control of equipment, prioritize order to perform evaluations, and communicate schedule to Facility and Mobile management. Determine equipment inventory timeline and develop and maintain inventory database.
• Perform regular inventory of equipment in Donor Collections and analyze results.  Recommend changes to inventory levels and communicate recommendations to Donor Collections management.
• Perform regular quality control (QC) and maintenance all equipment related to Donor Collection and various laboratory equipment.  Communicate results of testing and maintenance and status of equipment after QC evaluation completed. Prioritize quality control functions, reconcile of quality control tasks, and communicate results of quality control to Donor Collections management.
• Evaluate condition of equipment and determine if equipment should be repaired or replaced, and who should repair it. Arrange and expedite repairs of equipment assigned to outside vendors. Order parts from outside vendors. Expedite repair of equipment that can be fixed in-house. Ensure all repairs accommodate prior needs of mobile collection schedule.
• Report status of repairs, equipment status and outcomes of repairs to manager.  
• Inform manager of problems with missing or broken equipment.
• Act as back up for Equipment Monitors. Act as the liaison between Building & Fleet and Donor Collections for mobile equipment issues.
• Assist in research and evaluation of new equipment and the installation of new equipment.  Recommend plan for installing or deploying new equipment.
• Coordinate change control process between Mobile Services and other areas of the change control group.
• Maintain neat and clean work area at all times. 
• Protect Blood Center property at all times from damages or lost while in our possession.  Decides potential risk/hazard associated with equipment and property.
• Comply with all existing Blood Center policies and procedures including operating vehicles according to the VLCC.

We need someone who has:

• High school Diploma or GED and minimum one-year previous job-related experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Texas Driver's License (TDL) plus acceptable driving record

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, independently.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  

• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.  

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Computer Literate:  Microsoft Office

• Good interpersonal and customer service skills

• Good mechanical aptitude

We Prefer:

• Prior experience in a production or inventory control environment

POSITION DRIVING STATUS

Routine Driver

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb and/or balance, and taste or smell.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 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.

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 outside weather conditions.  The employee is frequently exposed to blood and/or blood components, as well as any other biohazard materials.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Who We Are:

Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization and is accredited, licensed, and inspected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), AABB as well as local and state authorities. Serving the largest medical campus in the world, The Blood Center has grown to more than 650 employees and serves more than 170 hospitals and health care institutions in the 26-county Texas Gulf Coast, Brazos Valley, and East Texas regions. As it pertains to stability, we have been in business for over 45 years with no threat of mergers or acquisitions; and growing stronger as we gain more partnerships within the business community.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT

The Blood Center 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.

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