Maintenance Controls Technician

At Thorne, we work to deliver high-quality, science-backed solutions to empower individuals to take a proactive approach to their well-being. Each day begins with a mission to help others discover and achieve their best health. We count on our team members to challenge and push the boundaries to make that happen. At Thorne, you’ll be joining a team of more than 750 passionate individuals committed to our cause of providing superior health solutions at every age and life stage.

The Maintenance Controls Technician serves as a senior technical resource within Thorne’s Maintenance Department, specializing in industrial controls, automation, electrical systems, and advanced equipment troubleshooting. This role provides hands-on technical expertise to resolve complex equipment issues, improve system reliability, reduce manufacturing downtime, and support the continued development of Thorne’s automated manufacturing operations.

Working closely with Maintenance Technicians, Maintenance Tech Leads, Maintenance Supervisors, Engineering, and other cross-functional partners, the Maintenance Controls Technician leads advanced troubleshooting efforts, supports controls-related projects, and provides technical guidance to strengthen the maintenance team's capabilities.

This position plays a key role in maintaining and improving programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), variable-frequency drives (VFDs), servo systems, industrial networks, instrumentation, machine safety systems, and other automated manufacturing technologies.

The ideal candidate is a highly experienced industrial controls and automation professional with exceptional electrical troubleshooting skills, strong technical judgment, and the ability to independently diagnose complex equipment failures. This individual combines hands-on technical expertise with a proactive approach to equipment reliability, continuous improvement, and developing the technical capabilities of others.

This is a senior technical individual contributor position. While the Maintenance Controls Technician provides technical direction and mentorship, responsibility for daily work assignments, shift management, attendance, performance management, and disciplinary matters remains with the Maintenance Supervisor.

Work Schedule

This position follows a rotating 2-2-3 overnight schedule, working 12-hour shifts from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. The schedule alternates between two days on, two days off, and three days on, followed by two days off, two days on, and three days off. This rotation provides every other weekend off.

Employees must be available to work their assigned schedule and provide additional support for critical equipment failures, planned shutdowns, startups, and projects as business needs require.