AbbVie Posted August 21, 2026

Equipment Technician III

Waco, TX Full-time
Manufacturing & CMC

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About this opportunity

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 at  www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn,   Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X  and  YouTube.

Job Description

We currently have the following night work shifts :

A2  - Sunday to Tuesday 5:30 pm to 6 am and every other Saturday

B2 - Wednesday to Friday  5:30 pm to 6 am and every other Saturday

The primary job functions of the Mechanical Equipment Technician are to act as the equipment maintenance technician for the completion of scheduled and demand preventive/predictive equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and improvement of process and facility equipment, and to deliver 24 hour / 7 days a week maintenance support to the facility. The Mechanical Equipment Technician will also provide technical support in the design, installation, and qualification of new or modified process or facility equipment.

Responsibilities

Performs or arranges for preventive and demand maintenance on a wide variety of equipment, including structural, HVAC, plumbing, and process equipment.

Supports reliability-centered maintenance program(s) at the site by performing or coordinating completion of predictive maintenance activities such as equipment vibration analysis, oil/lubricant analysis, ultrasonic thickness or other non-destructive testing, infrared heat mapping, etc.

Conducts and documents activities in a manner that maintains facility compliance with good manufacturing practices (GMP), process safety management (PSM), and other applicable regulations.

Provides maintenance expertise in support of manufacturing investigations, failure and root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action planning and execution.

Provides maintenance expertise in support of plant engineering initiatives and project execution.

Strictly follows all environmental, health, and safety (EHS) procedures and supports efforts to improve facility EHS performance.

Attends all required training and complies with the responsibilities associated with the maintenance technician position as detailed in the applicable Standard Operating Procedures.

Conducts maintenance-related training sessions as required.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

4+ years of experience in a manufacturing facility maintenance, with experience in maintenance of chemical process equipment desirable.

Associates degree in skilled trades curriculum desirable.

Combination of education and experience.

Problem solving, troubleshooting, and repair skills for a wide variety of systems and equipment, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic, reactors, control valves, pumps, etc.

Welding, pipefitting, construction, basic electrical knowledge, and machining skills.

Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with Maintenance Department objectives with minimal supervision.

Ability to work effectively with operators, engineers, contractors, and vendor representatives.

Must be able to respond to emergency maintenance requests on off-shifts

Additional Information

​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. ​

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. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of  any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable 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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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Waco, TX
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 2153 comparable Manufacturing & CMC roles across 144 biopharma companies.

2153Comparable roles tracked
1950Currently active
144Companies hiring similar roles
52Countries represented

Salary context

631 of 2153 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Senior Scientist II – CMC Developmental Sciences · AbbVie $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Highest disclosed · Technical Operator, Packaging - 2nd Shift · Mylan Technologies, Inc. $37,000/yr – $800,000/yr
Peer group range $0 – $418,500 (median $131,374)

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India126
Germany110
Ireland80
France74
Singapore74

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Seniority mix

962 of 2153 peers have a known seniority level

Senior307
Manager240
Associate116
Principal99
Associate Director76
Director74
Senior Director27
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc16
Executive/VP7

Therapeutic area mix

6 of 2153 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease4
Oncology1
Respiratory1

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