Engineering Tech ll - API Pilot Plant

PowerToFly; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL is seeking a Maintenance Specialist to repair, maintain, and continuously improve process, facility, and utility systems. You will develop expertise on specific systems and participate in design, validation, and start-up activities to ensure efficient operations.

With 5+ years of technical experience, you will work under minimal supervision, communicate clearly with stakeholders, and help identify and implement solutions that prevent production interruptions.

Qualifications

• High School/GED required with at least 5 years of technical experience in maintenance.
• Technical training or an associates degree may substitute for up to 2 years of required experience.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements applicable to manufacturing.
• Strong communication, analytical, and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical service for systems including repair, troubleshooting, and daily monitoring.
• Identify issues and help implement solutions to improve operations.
• Assist in troubleshooting with operations to understand impact on production.
• Gather system information and specifications for projects and external partners.
• Assist engineers in design of process equipment for optimal performance.
• Support start-up of new facilities and troubleshoot existing ones.
• Recommend process or equipment improvements and work with vendors.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Planning

Computer literacy

Education

High School or GED

Associates degree or technical certification

Tools

CMMS

Purchasing systems

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

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 orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this roleat thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors including geographiclocation,andwemay ultimately pay more or less than the posted range.This range may bemodified in thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible toparticipate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount isearned, vested, anddeterminate. Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefits that areallocable to a particular employeeremains in the Company'ssole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodified at the Company’s sole and absolutediscretion, consistent withapplicable 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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What AbbVie Has to Offer

Our work can—and does—have a tangible, lasting impact on millions of people. But it’s not just the results that matter. How we achieve them matters, too. Leading with purpose, we work to build a more sustainable future for generations to come. We do that by putting our expertise, resources and talent to work to make a real difference for patients, communities and our world.