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Parts Clean and Prep Associate

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Manufacturing

Posted Jun 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a job where you had to follow a written procedure exactly, every time. How did you make sure you did?

What they are checking: Whether they have the discipline to follow qualified processes even when a shortcut seems harmless.

Tell me about a time you noticed a safety hazard at work. What did you do about it?

What they are checking: Whether they speak up about safety and treat it as everyone's job, not just a supervisor's.

Describe a time you worked with people on other shifts. How did you make sure nothing got lost at handoff?

What they are checking: Whether they communicate clearly across shifts so parts status and issues carry over correctly.

How do you stay careful when the work is repetitive and the pace is fast?

What they are checking: Whether they have real habits for staying focused, since routine work is where mistakes creep in.

What would you do

You look at the production schedule and see that clean feeder parts will not be ready for a line changeover on second shift. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they look ahead and escalate early to prevent a production delay instead of reacting after it happens.

Halfway through reassembling a feeder, you notice a small part is missing. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they stop and report rather than guess, since a missing part can affect product quality and safety.

Packaging supervision on two different lines both need clean parts right now. How do you decide what to do first?

What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize under pressure and communicate with supervisors instead of picking quietly.

About the work

Why is cleaning product contact parts so important in a solid oral dose packaging operation?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that a cleaning miss can cause cross-contamination that reaches patients.

How would you fill out an equipment cleaning worksheet in an electronic system like POMS if you made a mistake on an entry?

What they are checking: Whether they understand good documentation practice and never hide or overwrite errors in a batch record.

What steps would you take before loading and running an automatic parts washer?

What they are checking: Whether they think about correct solutions, loading patterns and checks that make a cleaning cycle valid.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

The Parts Clean and Prep Associate will work in a high-performing and fast-paced pharmaceutical finishing operation to meet our production requirements while maintaining the utmost focus on safety and quality. This role will coordinate and manage the proper cleaning, storage and preparation of solid oral dose pharmaceutical product contact parts and tooling. This individual will contribute directly to the performance of the packaging finishing area by partnering with packaging supervision to plan and ensure that clean product contact parts are available and ready to effectively execute the production schedule across all packaging value streams and shifts. Responsibilities • Proactively assess the production schedule with leadership across all shifts to supply clean parts and effectively escalate and/or prevent any production delays. • Manually clean pharmaceutical product contact parts (e.g. solid oral dose filler and feeder components) and Quality Control count check slides per qualified process. • Load, operate, and unload the automatic parts washer. Prepare solutions for automatic parts washer and refill alcohol dispensers for all production lines. • Initiate and fill out equipment cleaning worksheets for pharmaceutical product contact parts in electronic batch management system (POMS). • Disassemble feeders and properly reassemble them after cleaning is completed. • Ensure clean parts are available within expiration and documented on Cleaning Tags. • Accurately follow directions listed in batch records, SOPs, and protocol when performing activities. • Adhere to Environmental, Health, and Safety and GMP procedures and guidelines, and facilitate a proactive safety culture. • High school diploma or GED required. • Previous GMP production related experience preferred. • 1-2 years pharmaceutical experience preferred. • Must be able to read and understand production schedules. • Excellent attendance and punctuality. • Must be able to work overtime. • Excellent attention to detail. • Be able to complete periods of standing or twist and lift activities during shift. 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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