Maintenance Engineer; Mechanical Bias

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.

If you are an experienced Mechanical engineer or multi-skilled maintenance engineer looking for your next move, this could be a great opportunity to take your skills into a modern manufacturing environment where reliability, technology and engineering really matter.

At Baxter Thetford, you will work as part of our Operational Maintenance Engineering team, supporting production equipment that ultimately helps us deliver products to patients around the world. This is a hands‑on role for someone who enjoys fault-finding, solving problems and working across electrical and mechanical systems — but who is also comfortable using digital systems and working around automated equipment.

You will:

• Carry out all planned and reactive maintenance on production equipment.
• Raise corrective and reactive maintenance dockets on Maximo.
• Assist and support queries to identify improvements to the stores system.
• Review planned and preventative maintenance procedures and suggest improvements.
• Advance issue's when necessary, in a timely manner.
• Identify areas for improvement across site.
• Deliver all activities at the standards required by GMP

You could currently be working as a:
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer | Multi-Skilled Engineer | Maintenance Engineer

We are particularly interested in people with:

• HNC or equivalent in Mechanical and/or Electrical engineering
• High level Mechanical knowledge and overall engineering understanding in a highly regulated manufacturing environment
• High degree of competency Welding & Machine Lathe & Milling
• High level working knowledge of Gear box, pumps, pneumatic & hydraulic systems
• Electrical knowledge of control panels, automation and robotics
• Good level knowledge of electrical Safety, CCT and controllers
• Work as part of a wider team but also show the ability to work independently

You will have the opportunity to build your knowledge across technologies including:

• • IPAF / Working at height
  • ABB robotics
  • Fanuc robotics
  • Staubli robotics
  • Lobo

• Starting salary of £55,166.49
• Premium overtime rates
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Up to 8% pension contribution
• Subsidised canteen
• Westfield healthcare
• Employee discount scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Strong internal progression opportunities
• Technical training and development

If you are a strong Mechanical Engineer who wants to work with modern production technology and develop further, we would love to hear from you.

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Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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