Plant Utilities Maintenance Technician (Night Shift)
Baxter · Round Lake, IL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $53k–$73k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 19 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Baxter (medical devices) in Round Lake, IL. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- FDA / GMP, Machining
- Base pay
- $53k–$73k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$83k. This one lists $53k–$73k.
Median of the low and high ends of 39 live postings that list pay, out of 1590 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Illinois plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 78 other live reliability postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- About 25% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $70k–$98k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 49%
- PLC 48%
- Welding 33%
- Automation 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for FDA / GMP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Baxter in Round Lake
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Full description from BaxterAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Preferred Training and Experience
- ✓Associates degree in a technical discipline or technical degree, trade-school training, apprenticeship.
- ✓Light machining skills not required but a plus.
- ✓Experience within an FDA regulated manufacturing, pharmaceutical, medical-device, or healthcare environment.
- ✓Experience working with CMMS/work-order systems.
- ✓Formal HVAC, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, or other applicable trade training/certifications.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)
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This is where your work makes a difference.
At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.
Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.
Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.
Your role at Baxter: You will be responsible for performing a high building systems and equipment operation and maintenance for all facility and utility related equipment. This includes equipment that supplies critical and emergency utilities for manufacturing areas and all the local support functions at the Drug Delivery and Penicillin buildings. This position ensures equipment is well maintained by performing on time completion of Preventive and Predictive Maintenance, monitoring of building systems and alarms to respond and address conditions before they result in an impact to plant operations
Your Team: Baxter is passionate about saving and sustaining lives by finding solutions to sophisticated problems. Every single day, the manufacturing team strives to create quality products for our customers—and are sometimes met with unforeseen issues to tackle. The high-caliber talent at Baxter meets these challenges head-on, as a team, to create products with the customer's needs top-of-mind.
We provide opportunities for you to continue to learn through training, conferences, certifications, and support for advanced degrees. Growth from role to role or level to level is encouraged and is supported by management to ensure employees are consistently engaged with their work.
What you'll be doing: You will work independently to complete maintenance activities while continuously building your technical knowledge and skills through training and hands-on experience. You will take a proactive approach to safety, lead by example, and follow plant and corporate procedures related to critical facility systems, equipment, GMP, and Good Documentation Practices (GDP) to support reliable manufacturing operations.
- •Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on facility equipment and utility systems.
- •Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair systems including:
- •RTUs (Rooftop Units)
- •AHUs (Air Handling Units)
- •Split systems
- •Exhaust fans and ventilation systems
- •Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, and maintain mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and other building support systems from a basic to advanced level
- •Perform general facility repairs involving plumbing, electrical, mechanical, carpentry, hardware, doors, walls, ceilings, lighting, and related infrastructure as appropriate
- •Replace components such as filters, belts, motors, compressors, sensors, and contactors
- •Read and interpret equipment manuals, drawings, schematics, blueprints, and technical documentation to support troubleshooting and repairs
- •Maintain high pressure steam and hot water boilers, controls, and associated equipment; maintain boiler and cooling tower chemical treatment program for Plant Utilities equipment.
What you'll bring
- •*A candidate must not be allergic to Penicillin and Cephalosporin or their related products and minerals.
- •High school diploma or GED equivalent required
- •3 or more years maintenance experience preferred.
- •Working knowledge of multiple maintenance disciplines such as mechanical systems, electrical systems, HVAC, plumbing, and general building maintenance.
- •Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot equipment problems systematically and perform hands-on repairs.
- •Ability to safely operate common hand tools, power tools, meters, and maintenance equipment.
- •Ability to interpret technical manuals, schematics, drawings, and equipment documentation.
- •Strong problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
- •Ability to work independently while also functioning effectively within a maintenance team.
