AbbVie

Facilities Engineer

AbbVie • $80K — $100K *
Worcester, MA 01604In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related field; equivalent technical experience considered.
  • 2+ years of engineering and/or operational experience preferred.
  • Demonstrated competency within a relevant discipline.
  • Working knowledge of concepts and practices in facility engineering.
  • Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with diverse teams.
  • Excellent communication skills in various formats.
  • Technical background in healthcare, medical devices, or pharmaceuticals preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute small to medium facility projects throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Manage the work order lifecycle in the CMMS system, ensuring reliable operations.
  • Coordinate on-site vendor and contractor work, maintaining compliance with standards.
  • Conduct field assessments to identify issues and develop remediation plans.
  • Troubleshoot facility and utility-related issues, responding promptly.
  • Review technical drawings and specifications for maintenance and project activities.
  • Ensure adherence to safety and compliance protocols in all operations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).
  • Eligibility for short-term incentive programs.
Full Job Description
Job Description

AbbVie Bioresearch Center in Worcester, MA is seeking a Facilities Engineer to join the Facilities Engineering group. The Facilities Engineer will play an important role in helping ensure safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient facility operations through effective technical support, problem solving, and collaboration with internal stakeholders and external vendors. This role will support day-to-day facility needs while contributing to the management of facility maintenance and the planning, coordination, and execution of facility improvement projects and related maintenance activities across a multi-site campus that includes biomanufacturing, research, administrative, and warehouse environments. The position will also support small- to medium-sized projects that sustain and improve site infrastructure and building systems. Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to work across multiple functional areas are essential to help identify issues, coordinate solutions, and support timely completion of assigned work. The role will also involve site walks, field assessments, drawing review, vendor coordination, and other activities needed to support ongoing facility operations and improvements.

Responsibilities
  • Plan and execute small- to medium-sized facility projects involving site infrastructure, utilities, building systems, and supporting equipment through the full project lifecycle, including scope management, scheduling, budgeting, and coordination of activities with internal stakeholders and contractors. Partner with stakeholders and end users to gather requirements, define needs, and support solution development.
  • Manage the work order lifecycle, including creation, planning, coordination, execution, documentation of completed activities, and closeout in the CMMS system (Maximo) in accordance with company procedures. Create and coordinate follow-up actions as needed to maintain reliable facility operations.
  • Host vendors and contractors on site, support coordination of work, and ensure adherence to site standards and expectations.
  • Conduct site walks, field assessments, surveys, and investigations to define scope, identify issues, and verify field conditions. Develop remediation plans based on findings and manage execution through work orders and internal and external vendors.
  • Assist in troubleshooting facility and utility-related issues and coordinate corrective actions with internal teams and external vendors. Provide prompt response to reported facility issues and demonstrate the ability to think clearly under pressure in a cGMP environment.
  • Review drawings, sketches, specifications, and redlines to support maintenance, project, and repair activities.
  • Ensure all work is performed in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, safety expectations, and compliance requirements.
  • Partner with a diverse customer base and deliver strong service. Maintain effective working relationships with internal and external collaborators, and communicate tactfully and respectfully in oral, written, and presentation formats.
  • Demonstrate strong problem-solving and analytical skills to meet departmental, site, and divisional targets and objectives.
  • Improve methods, designs, and processes by identifying and implementing innovative ideas and cost-saving opportunities, and by developing practical solutions to problems.


Qualifications
  • A Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 2+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. Additional post-graduate education may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
  • Has demonstrated competency within a discipline.
  • Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures. Ability to work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable 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.
  • Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced goal-driven environment.
  • Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.
  • Has a technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries (preferred).


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.

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Learn more about AbbVie
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
NASDAQ
ABBV
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