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Housekeeping Associate 1 - Second Shift
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 United States - Illinois - Abbott Park
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 73 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Abbott Laboratories
The US Department of Labor certified 73 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. • Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. • An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity This position works out of our Lake Bluff, IL, location in the GES, Global Engineering Services. As a Housekeeping Associate, you will perform facility cleaning and support required for the manufacturing and research environment at Abbott Lake County. Requires adherence to quality and regulatory requirements (as referenced in GMP's, SOP's, DEA, OSHA, DEP and Abbott standards). You will also perform regulated cleaning procedures in the following area types on a daily basis: production laboratories, manufacturing support laboratories, research laboratories, and common support areas such as lavatories, office area, and break rooms for the above-mentioned areas. What You’ll Work On • Based on the housekeeping needs in a specific area, the following tasks may be performed on a daily basis. • Required to perform cross contamination cleaning methods in areas that contain radioactive or biohazardous materials or areas that require microbial control. • Required to prepare radioactive and biohazard housekeeping equipment for autoclaving or disposal. • Prepares floor and wall mops for autoclaving used in microbial controlled areas. • Monitor waste for radioactive contamination and identify biohazardous waste. • Pick and dispose of cold waste from production laboratories, manufacturing support laboratories, research laboratories, and common support areas. • Required to complete GMP documentation attestation logs, work orders, training documents. • Required to operate handheld electronic documentation unit (when applicable) to complete GMP documentation. • Prepares cleaning solutions based on GMP regulated mixing instructions. • Performs microbial control cleaning techniques on walls, ceiling and floors based on GMP regulated cleaning frequencies and guidelines. • Completes preventive maintenance work orders to meet GMP cleaning requirements. • Operate various types of wet/dry battery and electric equipment. • Operate various types of electric and battery type walk behind or ride-on floor scrubbers, sweepers and burnishers. • Perform preventive maintenance on housekeeping equipment such as: battery maintenance, squeegee adjustments, air pressure checks, filters checks. • Support various recycling programs to include but not limited to: glass, paper, corrugate and plastic by staging and preparing for transportation. • Operate bailing and compacting equipment. • The duties listed above cover the