Night Shift Group Leader

Abbott Laboratories; Illinois; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage (HIP PPO)

High employer contribution retirement

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Park, IL, is seeking a Maintenance Group Leader for the GES Global Engineering Services division. This on-site role combines 70% hands-on mechanical work with 30% leadership of the night-shift team focused on preventive maintenance and repairs across manufacturing, utilities, and facilities.

You will coordinate work, maintain accurate records, and support the COR team in monitoring conditions and safety. Strong technical leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs as core duties.
• Lead and coordinate the night shift maintenance team.
• Maintain accurate documentation and monitor workload performance.

Responsibilities

• Perform building and general mechanical repairs supporting manufacturing, HVAC, utilities, and offices.
• Repair motors; perform shaft alignments and related tasks within scope.
• Review work requests, determine exact requirements, and plan repair approach.
• Identify parts, materials, and tools needed for repairs.
• Complete mechanical work safely and efficiently.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Documentation

Tools

Motors

Shaft alignment tools

Pipe fitting tools

Job description

Working at Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location within the GES Global Engineering Services division. This is an onsite position.

The Maintenance Group Leader serves as a hand-on mechanical lead for assigned maintenance mechanics on night shift. The role is 70% hand-on mechanical work and 30% leading and coordinating the group. Reports directly to the Zone Supervisor to support successful night-shift operation and ensure maintenance initiatives and assigned workload are completed.

Acts as the group's mechanical technical resource while coordinating work assignments, maintaining accurate documentation, and reviewing workload performance. Provides support to Utilities Operations and the COR team to monitor conditions, address maintenance needs, and help ensure a safe and functional operation.

What You'll Work On:

• Maintains a personal mechanical workload and works alongside assigned mechanics. Hand-on maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs are the primary responsibility, not an as-needed activity.
• Performs building maintenance and general mechanical repairs in support of manufacturing, HVAC, plant operations (utilities / facilities), and general office areas.
• Performs mechanical maintenance and repairs on motors; completes shaft alignments and minor pipe fitting within the individual's training, qualifications, and scope of work.
• Conducts job site visits and reviews work requests to determine exact job requirements, identify mechanical problems, and establish the appropriate repair approach.
• Identifies, communicates, and obtains the parts, materials, and tools needed for assigned repairs.
• Completes assigned mechanical work safely