Mechanical Reliability Co-Op

AbbVie Inc; Worcester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Worcester is looking for a Co-Op in Engineering to gain experience in maintenance strategies and asset reliability. The role involves using CMMS for maintenance, supporting reliability programs, and applying predictive technologies. Applicants should be university students pursuing a relevant engineering degree, with expected graduation between December 2026 and June 2027. Competitive pay and relocation support are offered for eligible students.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Relocation support for eligible students

Select wellness benefits

Paid holiday / sick time

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or other related field.
• Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the co-op.
• Expected graduation date between December 2026 – June 2027.

Responsibilities

• Utilize our Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for facility systems maintenance.
• Support development and execution of the site asset reliability program.
• Apply predictive maintenance technologies like ultrasound and vibration analysis.

Skills

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Job description

Overview

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit www.abbvie.com.

This Co-Op provides an opportunity to work with energetic colleagues and inspirational leaders, gaining world-class experience in one of the most dynamic organizations in the pharmaceutical industry.

Responsibilities

• Utilize our Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to direct the strategy and execution of facility systems, predictive and preventive maintenance.
• Support the development, execution, and maintenance of the site asset reliability program, and associated projects.
• Support reliability and engineering tools such as Life-Cycle costing, Pareto, and Root Cause Failure Analysis.
• Apply predictive maintenance technologies such as ultrasound and vibration analysis on a variety of equipment and systems to identify potential equipment failures and recommend the appropriate corrective action.
• Support the site reliability program including asset criticality, maintenance strategy, and critical spare parts.
• Work with maintenance and inventory personnel in the development of asset critical spare parts strategy and continuous improvement efforts.
• Collaborate with Project Engineering, Controls Engineering, Site Operations, and Maintenance to fulfill primary job responsibilities, and regularly interface with site engineering management regarding the status of the Reliability program.
• Support Asset Maintenance Plan to ensure adequate levels of sustaining effective maintenance job plans and critical spare parts for each plant asset.
• Support Reliability Engineer as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or other related field.
• Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the co-op.
• Expected graduation date between December 2026 – June 2027.
• Must be able to commit to a 6-month program at AbbVie Bioresearch Center (ABC) in Worcester, MA.

Additional Information

• Competitive pay
• Relocation support for eligible students
• Select wellness benefits and paid holiday / sick time

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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