Processing Technician

Multiple Permanent opportunities available, both Part-time and Full-time roles - 20 - 38 hours per week

Varied shifts across a rotating roster - Monday to Sunday

Located at Melbourne Processing Centre, VIC

This is your opportunity to find a life-giving purpose

**As an organisation our purpose is simple**: to give life. It’s at the centre of everything we do. As part of the Lifeblood team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to this life-giving purpose and grow your career. We’re committed to ensuring you have the ability to innovate, learn new skills, and embrace new challenges - all while making a difference in the lives of countless others.

Lifeblood has an inspiring opportunity for you

Our Melbourne Processing Centre is seeking a Processing Technician to contribute to the efficient, sufficient and timely production and distribution of safe blood and blood products.

You’ll achieve this through teamwork, collaboration and an uncompromising focus on safety, quality and customer service, taking pride in delivering the right products, to the right places, at the right time.

**A day as a Processing Technician could see you**:
Unpack shippers and log data into Lifeblood systems

Process and separate blood components

Separate and store red cells

Freeze and store plasma components

Load and unload the rapid plasma freezer

Participate in standard equipment set up, maintenance and cleaning with training, supervision and support

**Sound interesting? Here’s what we are looking for**:
Ability to frequently stand, walk, bend and twist to operate different platforms

Experience working to standard operating procedures in a regulated production environment

Highly developed interpersonal skills with a collaborative working style

Ability to participate in a flexible roster working variable shifts

Strong customer focus with the ability to identify improvement initiatives

A trusted, responsive, and reliable team player who supports the achievement of shared goals

For this role, there are multiple permanent opportunities available at both part-time and full-time workloads, from 20 to 38 hours per week, based on preference.

These roles will work on a rotating roster from Monday to Sunday and will be based out of our Melbourne Processing Centre in West Melbourne, VIC.

Due to the life-giving work we do, your flexibility and availability to work varied shifts across morning, afternoon and evenings are appreciated.

Thrive in a diverse culture that cares for your wellbeing

At Lifeblood, we welcome different perspectives and backgrounds and we’re proud to foster an environment where people can come together to achieve their very best. That’s why we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all - especially when it comes to your wellbeing. Every employee is unique and we’ve developed a range of initiatives to look after the varying needs of all our people. As part of the Lifeblood team you’ll have access to a generous salary packaging program, plus a great range of rewards like discounts on insurance, groceries, food & beverage, department stores, travel, and more.

Next steps

If selected, you’ll be required to complete a number of background checks — don’t worry, we’ll help you through this process.

Our facilities are Covid-19 safe places

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We encourage all of our employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and a number of states have mandated that Lifeblood employees must be vaccinated to perform work for us. Please make sure that you are able to comply with these government requirements, or have the appropriate medical exemption information available.