Engineering Manager

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentive programs

Paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a seasoned Engineering & Maintenance Leader to provide technical and operational leadership for the site’s engineering and maintenance teams. You will focus on reliable day-to-day manufacturing support, troubleshoot issues, execute preventive maintenance, and drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, productivity and cost goals.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Quality, EHS and other functions to sustain compliant, safe operations, develop a capable engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years in engineering with leadership and project management experience.
• Strong leadership and business acumen to drive high performance.
• Excellence across multiple engineering disciplines and collaboration with internal/external teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day engineering and maintenance support; set priorities for production needs.
• Coordinate troubleshooting and root-cause analysis; implement corrective actions.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance; manage work planning and documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement projects to enhance safety, quality, productivity, and reliability.
• Ensure GMP, EHS, and regulatory compliance in all maintenance activities.
• Assess risks and implement controls and contingency plans.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain and others to align priorities.
• Manage team performance, hiring, coaching, and development.
• Oversee budgets and contractor management; ensure safe, on-time delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Technical expertise

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose

Provide technical and operational leadership for the site’s engineering and maintenance teams, with a primary focus on reliable day-to-day manufacturing support. Ensure timely troubleshooting and resolution of equipment, facility, and process issues; effective execution of preventive and corrective maintenance; and delivery of continuous improvement projects. Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, and other functions to sustain safe, compliant, and efficient operations while developing a capable, accountable engineering and maintenance team.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day engineering and maintenance support. Set priorities and coordinate team activities to support production needs, respond to operational issues, and minimize equipment downtime and disruption to manufacturing.
• Direct troubleshooting and issue resolution. Lead or coordinate timely investigation of equipment, process, utility, and facility problems; apply structured problem-solving and root cause analysis; and ensure corrective actions are implemented and verified.
• Oversee maintenance execution. Ensure preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance work is planned, prioritized, assigned, and completed effectively, with appropriate work documentation, parts availability, and coordination with production schedules.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives. Identify, prioritize, and execute projects that improve safety, quality, productivity, capacity, cost, and operational reliability. Define project scope, resources, schedules, and success measures, and track delivery through completion.
• Ensure compliance and safe execution. Hold the team accountable for following applicable site policies, engineering standards, EHS requirements, quality procedures, and GMP or other relevant regulatory requirements. Ensure maintenance and engineering changes are appropriately assessed, documented, reviewed, and approved.
• Assess and mitigate operational and project risk. Identify potential failure modes and impacts of equipment, process, or facility changes; conduct risk assessments; and establish appropriate controls, contingency plans, and fallback strategies.
• Coordinate across site functions. Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, Facilities, and other stakeholders to align maintenance priorities, resolve production-impacting issues, plan outages, and deliver engineering work with minimal operational disruption.
• Manage team resources and performance. Assign work based on business priorities and team capability; monitor workload and execution; set clear expectations; and support hiring, coaching, performance management, training, and development of engineers, technicians, and supervisors.
• Manage budgets, contractors, and work execution. Oversee assigned operating expenses, maintenance and project budgets, external service providers, and contractor work. Ensure resources are used responsibly and that work is completed safely, on schedule, and to required quality and technical standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence. Advanced degree in a technical field preferred.
• 8+ years’ experience including: work as an individual contributor building technical expertise and proved project management skills. Progressively increased responsibility and performance as a supervisor, department manager in multiple areas of Operations. Post-graduate degree may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
• Business acumen coupled with leadership experience is required to drive high performance.
• Has demonstrated excellence across multiple engineering disciplines. Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.

Additional Information

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.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

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.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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