AbbVie · 19 hours ago
Shift Technical Engineer (rotation shifts)
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$64K/yr - $122K/yr
2+ years expAbbVie is dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines to address serious health challenges. The Shift Technical Engineer will apply engineering knowledge to troubleshoot processes and minimize production downtime, while also leading projects for continuous improvement and process efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Responsibilities of this engineering grade level inherently include and expand upon the responsibilities established for lower engineering grade levels
Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures
Plans and conducts small- to medium-size assigned projects (continuous improvement, cost reduction, capacity increase, etc.) that lead to process remediation and improvement requiring conventional types of plans, investigations, and/or equipment. Coordinates and monitors activities/projects. Reviews plans and monitors status of implementation for those assigned to project; makes judgments regarding quality of implementation within discipline; employs contingency plans to recover from schedule slippage and financial overruns when appropriate
Estimates and coordinates resources needed (materials, budget, time and people) to accomplish assigned individual tasks. Anticipates future directions. Benchmarks internally and externally. Recognizes changes in the environment and present resources as indicators of future problems and opportunities; prepares for such eventualities
Independently executes projects in manufacturing process areas to achieve process efficiencies such as increase in process yield, quality improvements, cycle time/throughput, and cost reduction initiatives by applying standard engineering theories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline. Independently investigates, conducts tests or experiments
Creates/modified designs for intermediate problems. Gather and analyze process data using statistical process control methodology. Support development of action plan to increase process robustness, prevent product loss, and control quality impact. Predicts patterns/trends. Grasps complexities and sees relationships among data; determines consequences and alternatives; makes recommendations
Improves methods/designs/processes. Recognizes and implements good ideas/innovations/costs reductions; consistently generates/adopts original solutions to problems and reduces them to practices
Mentors others by sharing technical expertise and providing feedback and guidance. Resolves underlying technical and automation problems. Identifies full range of customer/operator needs and proposes solutions to address them; makes alterations in products or services to better meet (recognized or unrecognized) customer need
Qualification
Required
A Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 2+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience
Has demonstrated competency within a discipline
Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures
Ability to work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors
Demonstrates judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators
Listens to and understands others' points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one's own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations
Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced goal-driven environment
Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences
Preferred
Has a technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Short-term incentive programs
Company
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15B2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Micah Bregman
Vice President, Global Strategy and Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics
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