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Maintenance Supervisor

Req # JR - 158156 Location Thetford, England, United Kingdom Job Category Engineering Date posted 01/03/2025
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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.

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  • Paid Time Off

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Maintenance Supervisor

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This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

The engineering department at Thetford is searching for their next Maintenance supervisor.

As a Maintenance Supervisor you will report into the Maintenance Manager and collaborate with Production, Engineering and other support functions. You will co-lead the team with a second Maintenance Supervisor on a day-to-day basis and work with production to prioritise issues as they arise and assign members of the team to tasks and ensure they are supported.

Duties and Responsibilities.

  • Working with Production and Engineering teams to deliver effective repairs in a timely manner.
  • Lead a team of 16 people working on a continental shift pattern. (Shared with other supervisor)
  • Lead a process to guarantee full and effective handover of information.
  • Drive the continuous improvement of people, equipment and process across the site.
  • Support the development of predictive, preventative and reliability centered maintenance programs associated with production equipment.
  • Absence and performance management for half of the team.
  • Support in the recruitment process.
  • Co-ordinate and correctly prioritise engineering presence at breakdowns and ensure the team is supported.
  • Escalate issues as per company escalation process.
  • Support department activities for the delivery and reviewing of change controls, CAPA’s and internal audit actions.

Proven experience and qualifications.

  • 3-4 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience communicating with stakeholders and external sources.
  • Good experience of working in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience of team management.
  • NVQ/HNC or equivalent in mechanical and electrical engineering.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Previous experience of team management.
  • Team worker
  • Self-motivated

Please apply with your up to date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Hear from Our Employees

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.

Meet Anwesha – recently promoted to Manager, she leads a team of software engineers for our Medication Delivery business.

“I grew up in a small coastal town in India called Bhubaneswar, where we have our own traditions and culture. I think this has helped me grow personally and professionally. Working with a global team at Baxter, my background helps me to be open, appreciate and relate to people from all different places.”

Meet Sam – he has been with Baxter for over 15 years, working as an Engineering Technologist in Round Lake, IL, US.

“I have a wonderful team. They have been flexible and open to the differences in communication methods and work style necessary for me to excel. If I didn’t have that support, I wouldn’t be where I am now and I wouldn’t have been able to advance within the company. I’m proud to work at Baxter.”

Meet Erika – she has been an engineer in Round Lake, IL, US for over four years, promoted to Senior Principal Engineer in 2019.

“My involvement with National Society of Black Engineers outside of work has afforded me the opportunity to manage Baxter’s external partnership with the organization, exposing us to networking and talent that can help drive diversity and innovation, and providing opportunities for more community engagement and involvement, which I know a lot of my colleagues like.”

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