Controls Technician - Night Shift - Casa Grande, AZ

Job title: Controls Technician - Night Shift - Casa Grande, AZ

About the Role Join Abbott's Casa Grande Nutrition manufacturing team as a Controls Technician on the night shift. You’ll maintain, calibrate, and optimize complex electrical, automation, and instrumentation systems to keep production running reliably.

What You'll Do

• Keep systems running at their best: Install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain industrial equipment across electrical, automation, and PLC-controlled systems (24V–600V).
• Own Calibration & Precision: Work with advanced instrumentation—oscilloscopes, vibration analyzers, laser measurement tools, and more—to ensure equipment accuracy and reliability.
• Drive Preventative Maintenance: Execute and improve preventive maintenance programs for electrical and control systems to minimize downtime and maximize performance.
• Lead & Support Critical Projects: Assist with electrical upgrades, monitor contractor work, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.
• Be the Go-To Expert: Respond to equipment issues in real time, troubleshoot I/O systems and sensors, and collaborate with production teams to keep operations on track.
• Coach & Develop Others: Provide on-the-job training, mentor team members, and communicate shift activities clearly and effectively.
• Make an Impact Across the Plant: Support packaging, processing, filling, warehouse, and facility systems—no two days are the same.
• Continuously Grow Your Skills: Stay ahead of evolving technology through hands-on training, certifications, and vendor-led programs.
• Compliance & Standards: You’ll be accountable for meeting FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

What We're Looking For

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Electrical & Control Knowledge: Understand electricity and electrical theory, working knowledge of computers, PLCs, electrical and pneumatic components, and the ability to work safely in electrical panels up to 480 volts.
• Reading Schematics & Procedures: Read electrical schematics and wiring diagrams and follow diagnostic and repair procedures from instrument manuals; training and experience in electrical theory, electronics, plant systems, equipment and procedures.
• Documentation & Detail: Attention to detail and the ability to complete required documentation neatly and accurately.

Nice to Have

• Experience with calibration, instrumentation, and industrial electrical systems.
• Strong understanding of PLCs, VFDs, sensors, and control systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex systems and identify root causes quickly.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Associate degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related education and experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: Competitive pay; shift differential available for off-shifts.
• Benefits: HIP PPO medical plan next year, excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution, tuition reimbursement, Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit.
• Culture: A company recognized as a great place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists, with global reach in nutrition manufacturing.