Components Lab Technician, Evenings

About the Role

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is hiring detail-oriented Components Lab Technicians in Birmingham, AL. This is a full-time position.

Schedule and Availability

• Must be available to consistently work evening shifts, including weekdays, rotating weekends, and holidays.
• Scheduled workdays will vary based on operational needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive and inspect blood and blood components to confirm they meet acceptance and safety requirements; report concerns to laboratory leadership.
• Process whole blood into separate components and operate laboratory equipment, including centrifuges, sterile connection devices, and blood filters.
• Store blood components properly and manage quarantined products; label, release, or discard products as trained and authorized under LifeSouth procedures.
• Accurately enter product information into LifeSouth’s blood banking software and maintain processing records and required quality control documentation.
• Clean and maintain laboratory equipment and work areas while following LifeSouth’s safety requirements and standard operating procedures.
• Complete required training, communicate with your team, and maintain reliable attendance for evening shifts and varying schedules, including rotating weekends and holidays.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation; must meet and maintain LifeSouth’s driver eligibility requirements.
• Willingness and ability to work evening shifts and varying schedules, including rotating weekends and holidays, with consistent attendance.
• Basic computer and math skills, with the ability to maintain accurate, organized records.
• Ability to read and follow instructions, safety rules, and laboratory procedures.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and time-management skills.
• Manual dexterity to operate laboratory equipment and ability to perform physical duties, including standing, walking, repetitive movements, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds, with reasonable accommodation as applicable.
• Previous laboratory experience preferred; no prior laboratory experience required.

Starting Salary

• $14.50 - $15.95 an hour.