Building Maintenance Mechanic II – Night Shift

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. Here, you can do work that matters, create self development, on the job learning, 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 Lake County Illinois, Waukegan Building location in the Global Engineering Services division, serving the greater Lake and Cook County Facilities.  

As a Maintenance Mechanic Tech II, you’ll have the chance to provide “skilled trade” work with a group of other trades people, to build and support our facilities. Working closely with production managers, Facility Engineers, facility occupants and our 24 hours call center. All designed to support our team and company success. You will work with vendors for material quotes, installation, repairs and replacement of building infrastructure as needed.

What You’ll Work On

• Performs skilled maintenance and repair services of facility systems such as mechanical, electrical, and building systems.
• Ensure industry best practices within all production and office spaces
• Continuously improve quality processes and standards
• Solve problems and support procurement and new idea implementation
• Interpret blueprints and schematics
• Identify reoccurring problems with equipment and machinery
• Support facility inspections, Predictive and preventative maintenance
• Support other trades when needed
• Conduct periodic inspections to evaluate requests for repair.
• Perform building walk-throughs to identify needed repairs and follow up with corrective action.
• Maintain facility to ensure reliable and effective operation.
• Basic knowledge of plumbing, piping, and identifying repairs needed
• Major Responsibilities:
• Performs all types of mechanical maintenance work on a variety of equipment and systems including production and facility equipment located throughout Abbott Lake County sites.
• Work includes troubleshooting, ordering parts and installation of parts and material on various equipment such as, compressors, gearboxes, dryers, utility system pumps, hydraulic systems, hoists, cranes, etc.
• May specialize on maintenance and repair of, overhead doors, dock levelers, etc., along with other equipment related to either production or facility operations. Does preventive maintenance work on all plant equipment including air handlers, utility distribution equipment located throughout the plant.
• Assist PdM Mechanic I with performing vibration analysis and balancing functions on rotating equipment. Work may be on new equipment or rearrangement and/or retrofitting of existing equipment and accessories.
• Will do light machining work on machine lathes and milling machines, etc., to make basic shafts and cut keyways, etc.
• Performs training and hands on work instruction for less experienced mechanics.
• The. Maintenance Mechanic II will work as a multi-skill tradesperson, doing electrical, pipefitting, building maintenance and/or other work on special assignments as requested by the supervisor.
• Will be able to perform advanced troubleshooting and mechanical repairs and to install m