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Senior Maintenance Supervisor

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Other

Posted Sep 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 27, 2026

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About your past

This role supervises a maintenance group of fifteen in a manufacturing and packaging facility. Walk me through supervising a maintenance team.

What they are checking: Supervision at the stated headcount

You'd handle performance evaluation, hiring, succession planning and training for fifteen people. How do you develop a skilled trades team?

What they are checking: The people half of the role

What would you do

You'd identify, communicate and eliminate delays, obstacles and schedule conflicts. How do you keep maintenance work from colliding with production?

What they are checking: The central coordination problem of plant maintenance

A critical piece of equipment fails during production. Walk me through your first hour.

What they are checking: Breakdown response with a line down

How do you move a team from reacting to breakdowns toward planned maintenance?

What they are checking: The maintenance excellence goal the posting names

A technician takes a shortcut that works but is not in the procedure. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Holding procedure in a regulated plant

This is at the North Chicago manufacturing and packaging site. What would you want to know about the equipment and the team before you took it?

What they are checking: Whether they diligence what they would inherit

About the work

You'd ensure compliance with safety requirements, current good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures. What does good manufacturing practice change about a maintenance job?

What they are checking: The regulated setting applied to maintenance

You'd maintain accurate computerized maintenance management system files and prepare control reports. What would you measure to know the team is working well?

What they are checking: The named system plus real metrics

You'd initiate changes to both physical and written procedures including job plans. How do you write a job plan a technician will actually follow?

What they are checking: Job plan quality, a named duty

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

The function of the Maintenance Supervisor is to improve work force productivity, make safety and quality enhancements, and achieve Maintenance Excellence KPI’s in the Manufacturing and Packaging facility, while supervising individuals in the maintenance organization. This will be achieved by identifying, communicating, and eliminating potential delays, obstacles, and schedule conflicts. Within the role, the maintenance supervisor will act as the primary liaison for cross-functional partners and be the point person for maintenance related items that occur on the shop floor. The maintenance supervisor will also be responsible for collecting, compiling, organizing and reporting out on maintenance related KPI’s. In addition, the maintenance supervisor will provide project management for maintenance continuous improvement efforts. Responsibilities • Supervisory responsibility for maintenance group of 15 employees including performance evaluation, talent acquisition, succession planning, training and talent development, and performance management. • Ensures compliance with safety requirements, current Good Manufacturing Practices, and Standard Operating Procedures in your group • Maintains accurate CMMS files and necessary records to prepare and distribute control reports • Initiates or implements changes of both physical and written procedures including job plans • The principal liaison person between the maintenance group and departments served by maintenance. • Ensures the areas in which assigned to receive prompt, efficient, and quality service from the maintenance function. • Communicates all events/issues with appropriate individuals. • Meeting the deadlines established by the requesting department and maintaining the preventative maintenance schedule is essential. • Will make decisions regarding priority levels, scheduling strategies, cost saving programs, and analyze vendor performance (where applicable) with minimal supervision from management. If work cannot be scheduled within the prescribed time, prompt notification to customer is required. • Makes tactical decisions regarding response time based on priority of requested work. • Financial responsibilities include delivering cost savings and supporting the management of the site maintenance budget. • Performance to meet site maintenance KPI's • Meets routinely with operations and other functional areas to monitor performance of the group. Expected to maintain service levels by supporting plant operations coordination and scheduling of maintenance and calibration activities. • Interfaces with Engineering Services, Operations Manager and other Supervisors on evaluation, development, implementation and management aspects of the position. • Bachelor Science Degree with 2+ years of relevant experience, or a Technical degree with 5+ years of experience in Mechanical / electromechanical / Electrical and Instrumentation field /Maintenance Repair Operation (MRO)/ Reliability Engineering • Minimum of 2 years of experience in cGMP and Good Documentation required • Familiar with P&ID drawings, loop diagrams, one line schematics, etc. • Possesses a strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures. • Works on problems of complex scope where analysis of situations or data involves multiple competing factors. Demonstrates judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. • Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators. Listens to and understands others' points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one's own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations. • Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences in a fast paced, goal driven environment. • Has a technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries (preferred). • Has demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control. ​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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