Production Maintenance Manager chez Thorne

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.

Position Summary:  The Maintenance Manager leads Thorne’s maintenance operations across production areas, ensuring equipment reliability, regulatory compliance, and a safe working environment. This role drives a proactive maintenance culture focused on reducing downtime, improving asset performance, and supporting business growth through effective planning, people development, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop, prioritize, and drive initiatives to improve equipment reliability, availability and cost reduction.
• Manage day-to-day maintenance operations across all Thorne manufacturing, ensuring quick response to breakdowns and strong execution of planned maintenance.
• Develop and coach the maintenance team — supervisors, leads, technicians, and inventory staff — to build technical expertise, accountability, and engagement.
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve reliability (MTBF) and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Conduct Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to identify potential failure modes, assess their impact, and develop effective mitigation and reliability improvement plans.
• Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions to eliminate recurring equipment issues. 
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and EHS on capital projects, equipment installations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee spare parts and inventory management, including ERP system implementation and optimization.
• Manage the maintenance budget, including spare parts, service contracts, and capital planning.
• Oversee vendor and contractor performance to ensure cost-effective and reliable service.
• Lead Lean and TPM initiatives such as 5S, standard work, and continuous improvement projects.
• Use Thorne’s CMMS (eMaint) to manage work orders, track asset history, and analyze maintenance data for performance trends.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and proactive maintenance throughout the organization.
• Provide after-hours or weekend support as needed for critical operations.
• Communicate regularly with the Facilities Director on key risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with cGMP, OSHA, EHS, and internal quality standards.
• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME), providing technical guidance in resolving maintenance-related issues.
• Ensure accurate and timely maintenance reporting, including project progress, key performance indicators, schedule adherence, and identified issues.
• Comfort with and extensive experience in interacting with senior management, company staff and third parties. 
• Supervise and manage others, delegate appropriately, and follow up on work assignments. 
• Ability to work in and manage cross functional teams for multiple projects of various complexities and priorities.
• Comprehensive understanding of project planning, compiling project budgets, timelines, risks as well as generating and presenting business cases to leadership.
• Ability to build, develop, motivate, and engage high-performance teams and work cross-functionally.
• Build and lead a high-performing maintenance team, focusing on attracting top talent, developing skills, coaching future leaders, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

What You Need

• Minimum of 5+ years of maintenance management or supervisory experience in complex production equipment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and maintenance best practices.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience with Reliability, FMEA, RCA and TPM.
• Previous experience using a CMMS (eMaint) is preferred.
• Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in a relevant area is preferred.  
• Previous experience in cGMP Nutraceutical, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, or Food manufacturing preferred.  
• Experience in highspeed encapsulation machine is a plus.
• Employee is able to read and understand written directions in English, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), and the Thorne Research Employee Handbook.  

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• Company- paid life insurance
• 401k plan with employer matching contributions up to 4%
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Monthly allowance of Thorne supplements
• Paid time off, volunteer time off and holiday leave
• Training, professional development, and career growth opportunities
  
  

Thorne is the leader in science-backed health and wellness solutions committed to helping individuals live healthier longer. As the top recommended clinical brand by healthcare practitioners, Thorne offers a comprehensive range of products including nutritional supplements and health tests designed to meet the unique needs of individuals at every stage of life. Founded in 1984, Thorne products are formulated with the highest-quality ingredients, supported by clinical research, and rigorously tested to ensure purity, potency, and efficacy. Thorne is trusted by 47,000+ health-care professionals, thousands of professional athletes, more than 100 professional sports teams, multiple U.S. National Teams, and more than five million consumers. For more information, visit Thorne.com.

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