Equipment Management Supervisor

Why Choose Us?
Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

What You Need to Know:

Responsible for the supervision of equipment management system, performance of activities related to preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, calibration and repairs for complex biomedical equipment. Supervise and execute qualification on all types of biomedical equipment ensuring that the equipment functions properly and documentation is maintained that indicates the equipment is suitable for use in the manufacture, collection, storage or distribution of blood products. Participate in Validation Master Plan (VMP) development and execution. Serve as technical expert and provides support to end users. Provide support, development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers.

As a Red Cross Team member, you will take care of your team members - show up for every shift and give 100% while you're there. Interact in a positive, proactive, and customer-focused manner with both internal and external customers, demonstrating care and compassion at all times

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD:

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise staff including hiring, training, evaluation, and counseling to ensure a well-qualified team and operational success. Monitor the status of corrective actions for problems and regulatory observations.

• Supervise and perform scheduled Preventative Maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and other maintenance activities on basic and complex biomedical equipment. Maintain calibration status of equipment used in the preventative maintenance of equipment. Schedule equipment downtime with the appropriate operational staff to ensure that production and distribution impact is minimal.

• Supervise and execute qualification protocols, documenting results of Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualifications (OQ), and Performance Qualifications (PQ) as necessary. Ensure compliance with American Red Cross directives, state and federal regulations, and AABB standards.

• Serve as System Administrator for the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) used to track and maintain records on biomedical equipment. Conduct technical reviews, manage data, generate reports, participate in change management activities, review and approve documents. Develop documents such as job plans, protocols, Validation Master Plan, and other documents as applicable.

• Assist in inter-departmental training on regulatory procedures and Computerized Maintenance Management System.

• Ensure that operational departments have sufficient operating equipment based on pending equipment repair/replacement to conduct collections and manufacturing operations. Communicate with the operational departments for outside vendor's service needs or supplies/equipment.

• Perform other related duties as necessary to support organizational, regional and departmental business and quality goals.

Standard Schedule: Monday-Friday day shift

What you Need to Succeed:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electronics or Biomedical Equipment Technology, or related field required.

• Experience: Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.

• Management Experience: 1 year of lead or supervisory experience required.

• Skills & Abilities: A valid driver's license with a good driving record may be required.

• Knowledge of operations in biologics, pharmaceutical, or medical device-manufacturing environment required. Knowledge of federal regulatory and quality assurance practices/principles related to medical industry manufacturing required. Refrigeration knowledge preferred.

• Ability to interpret basic schematics, wiring diagrams and illustrated parts drawings of biomedical equipment and instrumentation. Ability to read color codes on wiring and electronic components.

• Must deal effectively with management and staff.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision required. Meet milestones and deadlines appropriately.

• A working knowledge of e-mail, database management, spreadsheet, and word processor applications.

• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays if needed. Ability to take support call.

• Travel: May be required to travel.

Physical Requirements: Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Regularly lift and/or move objects 10-50lbs frequently and unassisted. Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus. Ability to use a variety of hand and power tools and work with a variety of chemicals and solvents. Position may require climbing of ladders for top-level selection. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The work environment will consist of moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones and printers, light traffic). The employee must have the ability to work in a small cubicle and have the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. Work in extreme temperatures for short duration.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:

• Medical, Dental Vision plans

• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts

• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure

• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays

• 401K with up to 6% match

• Paid Family Leave

• Employee Assistance

• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term

• Service Awards and recognition