Maintenance Technician lll (Night Shift)
AbbVie · Tempe, AZ
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at AbbVie (pharma & life sciences) in Tempe, AZ. Works under general direction of supervisor or technical lead on assignments.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $56k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1862 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arizona plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 35 other live reliability postings in Arizona.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 56%
- Welding 31%
- Tooling 25%
- PLC 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: AbbVie in Tempe
4 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found in reliability roles at AbbVie.
- Manufacturing Supervisor I (Night Shift) · Manufacturing · Supervisor
- Production Technician Lead l (Day Shift) · Production · Technician
- Senior Automation Engineer · Controls · Senior
- Digital Quality Engineer · Quality
Full description from AbbVieAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Works under general direction of supervisor or technical lead on assignments.
- ◆Provide technical service for systems as assigned: repair, troubleshooting, and daily monitoring for potential issues and/or improvements.
- ◆Identify and evaluate problematic issues and help implement and communicate solutions.
- ◆Assist operations in the process of troubleshooting to determine potential impacts on production and facility systems.
- ◆Assist in gathering system information and specifications for production, engineering groups and outside consultants, contractors, and various departments within the company.
- ◆Participate and/or assist engineers in the design of process equipment or systems for optimal performance. Assist in the start-up of new and troubleshoot existing facilities/equipment to ensure optimal operation and performance.
- ◆Identify and help implement improvements in processes, equipment or work processes.
- ◆High School/GED is required AND at least 3 years prior technical experience in area(s) of specialty
- ◆Technical training completion/certification or associates degree may substitute for up to 2 years of required experience.
- ◆Knowledge of basic regulatory requirements.
- ◆Communication Skills – Ability to concisely communicate key issues to stakeholders.
- ◆Analytical Skills – Ability to assess issues that arise, seek multiple perspectives, gather more information as needed, and identify key issues that need to be addressed.
- ◆Computer Literacy – Basic competence of spreadsheets, word processing and email, and knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems and purchasing systems.
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Provide support, as training and work experience dictate, to repair, maintain and continually improve process, facility, and utility and/or qualification systems to maximize efficiency, prevent any interruption of production, facilitate new processes and/or enhance operation. Develop areas of expertise on certain systems, equipment and procedures as training and work experience dictate. Examples of supporting assignments include: system maintenance, equipment or process design and development, validation of equipment, materials and processes, preparation of specifications.
Current available shift options
4th Shift - Nights (Thurs - Sat every other Wed) 5:30pm - 5:30am