Maintenance Engineer (Automation 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. . Job Description Thetford | £55,166 starting salary &#43; premium overtime | Rotating shifts Work where engineering, automation and robotics come together If you enjoy understanding how automated equipment works, diagnosing faults and getting production systems back up and running, this role gives you the opportunity to work at the heart of a highly automated manufacturing operation. 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 What we’re looking for You may currently be working as a: Automation Engineer | Controls Engineer | Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer | Electrical Maintenance Engineer | Field Service Engineer We are looking for experience in areas such as: 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 <s