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Electrical Maintenance Technician II

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Manufacturing

Posted Sep 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Six to half past two, Monday to Friday, at North Chicago. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: Honest fit with the schedule and location the posting states precisely.

What would you do

You find something unsafe that is not your job to fix. What do you do?

What they are checking: The posting makes safe work policies a named responsibility, and this is how that is tested.

About the work

Walk me through troubleshooting a variable frequency drive that has faulted.

What they are checking: The posting names VFDs first among the equipment, so it is the right place to start.

What is the highest voltage you have worked on, and under what procedure?

What they are checking: The posting says up to 13,200 volts with a minimum of 480, so this is checked plainly.

Walk me through your lockout and tagout process before you touch anything energized.

What they are checking: The thing that decides whether they go home, and the posting is a regulated site.

Tell me about troubleshooting a motor control problem.

What they are checking: The posting names motors and controls among the equipment they maintain.

What do you use infrared scanning for, and what have you found with it?

What they are checking: The posting names infrared scanning as preventive maintenance, which not every technician has done.

How do you approach static bonding and grounding checks?

What they are checking: The posting names it specifically, and in pharmaceutical manufacturing it prevents ignition.

Tell me about using a maintenance management system like Maximo.

What they are checking: The posting names Maximo directly.

What does GxP mean for how you do maintenance work?

What they are checking: The posting names GxP, and it changes documentation and process in ways a plant technician may not expect.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

The Electrical Maintenance Technician will maintain, service, troubleshoot and repair electrical systems used in utilities and facilities areas. They will be required to work on a variety of electrical equipment ranging from lighting systems to power distribution, and motors. Shift is 6am-2:30pm Monday- Friday Responsibilities: • Perform troubleshooting and repairs on all commercial and industrial equipment. • Examples • Variable Frequency Drives • Motors and Controls • Power Distribution Systems • Lighting Management Systems • Perform preventive maintenance tasks on a large variety of equipment including infrared scanning and static bonding and grounding. • Communicates, through various means, such as email, voicemail, and maintenance management system (Maximo) the status of ongoing work activities. • Will work with voltages up to 13,200. Must have at a minimum experience with 480 volts. • Completes all necessary training requirements including scheduled training, computer based, and any other training identified in development plan. • Develop techniques as necessary to ascertain that newly acquired or developed performs in accordance with required specifications. Assists in establishing and documenting appropriate job plans, and other service protocols that may be required. • Ensures that GxP and safe work policies and procedures are followed and always maintained in accordance with established company policies. Other responsibilities and duties as assigned by Group Leader, Supervisor, or SR Supervisor. • Knowledge and ability to use basic power tools and ability to apply proper hand and measuring tools in an industrial setting. • HS diploma with 5+ yrs. experience or Relevant Certificate with 3+ yrs. experience or Associates Technical degree with 1+ yrs. experience. 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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