AbbVie Posted May 1, 2026

Future Opportunities - Join Our Talent Pipeline for Production Technician I, II, III (Multiple Shifts)

North Chicago, IL Full-time
Manufacturing & CMC

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About this opportunity

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Thank you for considering a future opportunity with our company! We are not currently hiring for this specific role, but we would love to connect with talented individuals who are interested in potential future positions. By joining our talent pipeline, you will be the first to be notified when suitable opportunities arise.

In this talent pipeline requisition, we are not actively recruiting for this position at the moment. However, we are building a network of exceptional individuals who possess the skills and experience required for future openings. By submitting your application to this requisition, you will be added to our talent pipeline and considered for future opportunities.

The Production Technician III executes throughout the Drug Product and Packing manufacturing processes in formulation, encapsulation, primary and secondary packaging without supervision. Displays a high-level aptitude for mechanical troubleshooting. He or she will be responsible for creating a quality-focused environment by motivating/influencing and training others while driving for excellence within AP16. Displays AbbVie behaviors.

Responsibilities

Proven success in all tasks and skills as defined in the Production Technician II role (P7019H), including but not limited to servicing and operating automated and semi-automated manufacturing equipment across multiple value streams independently.

Maintains department's assets to ensure the site is in a state of production readiness/Executes operations-based work orders and initiates work orders for repairs/improvements to Computerize Maintenance Management System (Maximo)

Intermediate level Antares and work vision systems to increase efficiency and decrease production downtime.

Participates in root cause analysis, '5 Whys' method, and initial investigations.

Drive a safety culture through active participation in the site safety committee. Adhere to Environmental, Health, and Safety procedures and guidelines, and facilitate a proactive safety culture.

Service and operate automated and semi-automated manufacturing equipment, or equivalent, to complete assigned tasks autonomously.

Proficient in mechanical troubleshooting. Fully capable in troubleshooting and resolving equipment and process related setup and operation issues. Ability to escalate and communicate to Engineering & Maintenance appropriately if further troubleshooting and repairs are required. Partners with Maintenance and Engineering by identifying equipment and process related improvements and assisting/owning implementation.

Serves as Operations representative and participant for qualification of new equipment installations, technology, and projects by attending and executing Factory Acceptance Testing (FATs). Supports New Product Implementation (NPIs) as needed.

Required to interface with Maintenance, Materials Management, Quality, Tech Center, and Engineering on any improvements or process changes. Key leader in procedure updates, CPR updates and testing POMs updates.

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED required.

5 plus years cGMP manufacturing experience operating automatic, manual, or semi-automated equipment in production processes in accordance with operating procedures is strongly preferred.

Technical experience and troubleshooting aptitude in manufacturing and packaging

Basic computer skills and ability to learn new programs and applications required.

A demonstrated focus and understanding of the importance of maintaining the highest level of quality and ensuring compliance to site level policies and procedures.

Ability to communicate issues to appropriate operations, engineering and mechanical teams required and the capability of reading P&IDs.

Proficient understanding of HMI controls, vision inspection systems, and product serialization systems in order to troubleshoot and resolve inefficiencies in a timely manner. Evaluate data and understand trends and alarms.

Proficient with systems such as POMs, SAP, and MAXIMO

Knowledge in mechanical equipment, including pumps, piping, manifolds and valves

Requires standing up to 8-12hs per day and lifting up to 25 pounds

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
North Chicago, IL
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 1527 comparable Manufacturing & CMC roles across 125 biopharma companies.

1527Comparable roles tracked
1434Currently active
125Companies hiring similar roles
44Countries represented

Salary context

456 of 1527 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)
Peer group range $0 – $540,400 (median $140,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1527 comparable roles

United States781
India104
Germany74
Singapore67
France64
Ireland54

+ 38 more countries

Seniority mix

705 of 1527 peers have a known seniority level

Senior251
Manager165
Principal79
Associate68
Director64
Associate Director44
Senior Director21
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc8
Executive/VP5

Therapeutic area mix

7 of 1527 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease6
Oncology1

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The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.

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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.