Processing Technician

Processing Technician

**Date**:18 Aug 2025

**Search suburb or city**: Kelvin Grove, QLD, AU, 4059

**Company**:Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
- **Technician - Processing team**:

- **Permanent Part-Time opportunity - 30.00** **hours per week**:

- **Located at Brisbane Processing Cntr, Queensland**:

- **Salary starting from $35.53 per hour + Penalties (if applicable) + Super + Salary Packaging and more**

**Discover life-giving possibilities**

Lifeblood is more than just a job or a career, it’s an opportunity to be part of something that matters. As an organisation, our purpose is simple: life giving donations, for life changing outcomes. Together, we want to help you build a fulfilling career with Lifeblood.

**About the role**

Our Brisbane Processing Cntr is seeking a Processing Technician to aid in the sufficient and safe provision of blood, plasma and biological 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
- Experience in a scientific laboratory would be advantageous but not essential

This is a Permanent part-time opportunity

Shift timings are: Mon-Thu & Sat - 5AM to midnight, Fri - 5AM to 2AM, Sun - 5AM to 3PM

**Benefits and Wellbeing**

We place our employee's well-being at the forefront and express gratitude and care for one another. As an Australian Workplace Equality Index recognised employer and one of Australia’s menopause-friendly organisations, we celebrate diversity and support all our people.

In addition to being a part of an organisation that is the heartbeat of the nation, you will have access to the following:

- Access to salary packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
- 14 weeks paid parental leave - no waiting period for either parent
- Ability to purchase additional annual leave
- Discounted private health cover with fantastic corporate benefit
- Discounted access to 1,430+ gyms & pools all over Australia
- Employee Assistance Program; Free, 24/7 and confidential health, safety and wellbeing support
- Plus, many more

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