Night Shift Facilities Technician – Industrial Maintenance

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); Illinois; On-site; USD 30,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Park, IL is seeking a full-time Maintenance Technician for the GES Global Engineering Services division. This rotating 12-hour night shift runs 6pm–6:30am, four nights on and four nights off, with opportunities to work on boilers, HVAC, pumps, and related utility systems.

You will inspect, maintain, and repair plant utility equipment, diagnose failures, and implement corrective actions to keep systems reliable and compliant.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of experience in utilities, industrial maintenance, facilities operations, or related field.
• Knowledge of boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, pumps, piping, electrical systems, or automation controls.
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, P&IDs, schematics, and equipment drawings.
• Proficiency with tools, diagnostic equipment, and CMMS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine inspections, preventive maintenance, and corrective repairs on plant utility equipment (boilers, HVAC, pumps, piping, RO/DI water systems, cooling towers).
• Troubleshoot and resolve utility equipment issues to maintain safe, reliable, and compliant operation.
• Execute maintenance activities on mechanical, pneumatic, hydronic, and rotating equipment systems.
• Ensure proper operation of critical utility systems (steam, chilled water, potable water, wastewater, compressed air).
• Respond to system alarms, malfunctions, and abnormal operating conditions.

Skills

Boilers

Chillers

HVAC systems

Pumps

Piping

Electrical systems

Automation controls

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Abbott Park, IL is seeking a full-time Maintenance Technician for the GES Global Engineering Services division. This rotating 12-hour night shift runs 6pm–6:30am, four nights on and four nights off, with opportunities to work on boilers, HVAC, pumps, and related utility systems.

You will inspect, maintain, and repair plant utility equipment, diagnose failures, and implement corrective actions to keep systems reliable and compliant.