Maintenance Engineer (Electrical 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.
Thetford | £55,166 starting salary + premium overtime | Rotating shifts
Bring your electrical expertise into a highly automated manufacturing environment
If you are an experienced electrical engineer, industrial electrician, field service 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.
What you’ll be doing
You will:
Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across production equipment
Diagnose electrical faults quickly and safely
Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and technical information
Support equipment installations, upgrades and engineering projects
Work with motors, sensors, control panels, circuitry and automated systems
Use Maximo to record maintenance activity and support equipment reliability
Identify opportunities to improve preventative maintenance and reduce downtime
Work within GMP, safety and quality standards
What we’re looking for
You could currently be working as a: Electrical Maintenance Engineer | Industrial Electrician | Multi-Skilled Engineer | Field Service Engineer | Electrical Engineer
We are particularly interested in people with:
Strong electrical fault-finding experience
Experience working on industrial, manufacturing or production equipment
The ability to read electrical schematics and technical drawings
Good understanding of motors, circuitry, sensors and control systems
Confidence using computer-based engineering or maintenance systems
Mechanical knowledge and an interest in becoming more multi-skilled
HNC, apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent electrical/engineering experience
Exposure to PLC-controlled equipment, automation or robotics would be an advantage, but you do not need to be a PLC programmer.
Develop your automation skills
You will have the opportunity to build your knowledge across technologies including:
ABB robotics
FANUC robotics
Stäubli robotics
Lobo
Working at height / IPAF
What we offer
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 electrical engineer who wants to work with modern production technology and develop further into automation, we would love to hear from you.
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