Engineering Tech ll - API Pilot Plant

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a maintenance-focused professional to repair, maintain, and continually improve process, facility, and utility systems to maximize efficiency and minimize production interruptions. You will develop expertise on systems and equipment through hands-on work and training.

You will support engineers and operations by troubleshooting, gathering specifications, and coordinating with vendors to implement improvements and ensure safe, compliant operations.

Qualifications

• High School/GED is required AND at least 5 years prior technical experience in area(s) of specialty
• Technical training completion/certification or associates degree may substitute for up to 2 years of required experience.
• Knowledge of basic regulatory requirements.
• Communication Skills Ability to concisely communicate key issues to stakeholders
• Analytical Skills Ability to assess issues that arise, seek multiple perspectives, gather more information as needed, and identify key issues that need to be addressed.
• Computer Literacy Basic competence of spreadsheets, word processing, and email and knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems and purchasing systems.
• Planning Ability to design, plan, organize and implement tasks within an allotted timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Works under minimal direction of supervisor or technical lead on assignments.
• Provide technical service for systems as assigned: repair, troubleshooting, and daily monitoring for potential issues and/or improvements.
• Identify and evaluate problematic issues and help implement and communicate solutions.
• Assist operations in the process of troubleshooting to determine potential impacts on production and facility systems.
• Assist in gathering system information and specifications for production, engineering groups and outside consultants, contractors, and various departments within the company.
• Participate and/or assist engineers in the design of process equipment or systems for optimal performance.
• Assist in the start-up of new and troubleshoot existing facilities/equipment to ensure optimal operation and performance.
• Makes recommendations to improve processes, equipment or work processes and works with vendors and engineering to identify new equipment or technologies which may be beneficial or increase efficiency.
• Oversee and coordinate maintenance, internal and external resources, and project related activities with the daily production schedule to ensure on-time completion.
• Makes required field inspections for job site conditions including operability, maintainability, safety, environmental and quality issues.

Skills

Technical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Planning

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associates degree (substitute for up to 2 years)

Tools

CMMS

Purchasing systems

Job 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.

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

Provide support, as training and work experience dictate, to repair, maintain and continually improve process, facility, and utility and/or qualification systems to maximize efficiency, prevent any interruption of production, facilitate new processes and/or enhance operation. Develop areas of expertise on certain systems, equipment and procedures as training and work experience dictate. Examples of supporting assignments include: system maintenance, equipment or process design and development, validation of equipment, materials and processes, preparation of specifications.

Responsibilities

• Works under minimal direction of supervisor or technical lead on assignments.
• Provide technical service for systems as assigned: repair, troubleshooting, and daily monitoring for potential issues and/or improvements.
• Identify and evaluate problematic issues and help implement and communicate solutions.
• Assist operations in the process of troubleshooting to determine potential impacts on production and facility systems.
• Assist in gathering system information and specifications for production, engineering groups and outside consultants, contractors, and various departments within the company.
• Participate and/or assist engineers in the design of process equipment or systems for optimal performance. Assist in the start-up of new and troubleshoot existing facilities/equipment to ensure optimal operation and performance.
• Makes recommendations to improve processes, equipment or work processes and works with vendors and engineering to identify new equipment or technologies which may be beneficial or increase efficiency.
• Oversee and coordinate maintenance, internal and external resources, and project related activities with the daily production schedule to ensure on-time completion.
• Makes required field inspections for job site conditions including operability, maintainability, safety, environmental and quality issues.

Qualifications

• High School/GED is required AND at least 5 years prior technical experience in area(s) of specialty
• Technical training completion/certification or associates degree may substitute for up to 2 years of required experience.
• Knowledge of basic regulatory requirements.
• Communication Skills Ability to concisely communicate key issues to stakeholders
• Analytical Skills Ability to assess issues that arise, seek multiple perspectives, gather more information as needed, and identify key issues that need to be addressed.
• Computer Literacy Basic competence of spreadsheets, word processing, and email and knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems and purchasing systems.
• Planning Ability to design, plan, organize and implement tasks within an allotted timeframe.

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 short-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 employer 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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