Maintenance Engineer (Automation Bias)

Being an Engineer at Baxter means you play a critical role in helping us achieve our mission to save and sustain lives. From innovative product design through to production and patient delivery, our Engineers are key to delivering results for our customers and patients worldwide.

• Support for Parents
• Continuing Education/ Professional Development
• Employee Health & Well-Being Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• 2 Days a Year to Volunteer, Baxter Thetford is looking for an Automation Bias Maintenance Engineer to join our Operational Maintenance Engineering team.
You will work across electrical, mechanical and automated systems, supporting production equipment, robotics and controls in an environment where engineering reliability has a direct impact on the products we deliver to patients. This is not a pure PLC programming role. We are looking for someone who understands automated equipment and is confident using system information, controls and technical data to diagnose faults. What you'll be doing You will:
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on automated production equipment
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical and automation-related faults
• Work with PLC-controlled machinery and control systems
• Support robotics, sensors, drives, motors and control panels
• Interpret electrical schematics and technical data
• Support equipment installations, upgrades and automation projects
• Use Maximo and other digital engineering systems to record maintenance activity
• Identify reliability improvements and opportunities to reduce downtime
• Work closely with production and engineering colleagues across site, Meet Anwesha - recently promoted to Manager, she leads a team of software engineers for our Medication Delivery business.
  
  Problem Solver
• Analytical Thinker
• Data Driven
• Solution Focused & Results Oriented
• Collaborative
• Innovative, Automated production or industrial equipment
• PLC-controlled machinery
• Electrical fault-finding
• Control panels, sensors, motors and drives
• Robotics or automation systems
• Reading electrical schematics
• Digital maintenance and engineering systems
• Pneumatics and hydraulics
• Manufacturing, FMCG, food, packaging, pharmaceutical, logistics automation or another highly automated environment
• You do not need to be an advanced PLC programmer, but you should be comfortable understanding how PLC-controlled equipment operates and using information from the system to support fault diagnosis. Work with leading automation technology You will gain further exposure and development across:
• ABB robotics
• FANUC robotics
• Stäubli robotics
• Lobo
• Automated production systems
  
  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., Baxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our Recruitment Fraud Notice.


• 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 and robotics training
If you are an engineer who enjoys automation, troubleshooting and understanding how complex equipment works, this is an opportunity to develop your skills in a modern manufacturing environment with real purpose., Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.