Technician, Pilot Plant II

AbbVie Inc.; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Short-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. in North Chicago, IL, is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Technician to support pharmaceutical production. You will follow GMP policies, document data, and help ensure safety and quality throughout the manufacturing process.

Responsibilities include reviewing procedures, inspecting equipment, coordinating with engineering, validation, and warehouse teams, and backing up the Team Leader as needed. A strong emphasis on problem-solving and adherence to procedures is required.

Qualifications

• 5 years of manufacturing experience in pharmaceutical or similar environments.
• Experience with validation, technical troubleshooting and document management.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow operating instructions and process flows on equipment and monitors.
• Proven problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Learn and follow department policies, procedures, and guidelines; complete documentation and supporting data per GMP policies.
• Note quality issues and address with appropriate people.
• Review procedures and batch records; identify issues and help correct them.
• Inspect equipment for cleanliness and sign off equipment per procedure; provide status reports during handoffs.
• Assist with engineering and validation groups to implement new equipment into operations.
• Coordinate with warehouse to ensure timely and proper staging for process.
• Acknowledge commodity needs and order needed supplies.
• Back up Team Leader when needed.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Technical literacy

Reading and following procedures

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s or Associate degree in scientific field desirable

Tools

Validation experience

Documentation management

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.

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Responsibilities

• Learn and follow department policies, procedures, and guidelines. Complete documentation and supporting data per current good manufacturing process policies and guidelines.


• Note quality issues and address with appropriate people.


• Review procedures and batch records and make suggestions for improvements. During pre runs, post runs and when reviewing direction sets identify issues (safety and process) and help to correct them.


• Inspect equipment for cleanliness and sign off equipment per procedure at the end of the process. Consistently give an accurate and complete material and equipment status report when handing off manufacturing process.


• Assist with engineering and validation groups to implement new equipment into operations.


• Communicate with warehouse to ensure timely and proper staging for process.


• Acknowledge commodity needs and order needed supplies.


• Assist as back up Team Leader, if applicable.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required; Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in scientific related field desirable.


• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience, pharmaceutical, or similar environment as an Operator or Technician required.


• Experience with validation, technical troubleshooting and document management required.


• Basic technical or mechanical background and knowledge.


• Ability to read, understand and follow verbal and written operating instructions and the process and flows described on equipment and computer monitors.


• Write at a level sufficient enough to thoroughly explain deviations or mistakes in process.


• Ability to add, subtract, divide, multiply, use decimals and fractions, recognize and measure proportions and do basic algebraic math at an intermediate level of competency.


• Proven problem solving skills and ability to work independently and make decisions on almost all problems independently.


• Consistently execute technician tasks successfully for which training has been completed.

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.

Compensation & Benefits

• 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.

Equal Opportunity

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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