Maintenance Engineer

Baxters Food Group ↗
Fochabers, Scotland, Scotland £51k – £51k / yr Full Time 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Posted: 2026-07-03
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Position Summary:

Baxter’s are recruiting for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join the team. The successful candidate would join the engineering team working on an 8-hour shift pattern following current engineering shifts.
The successful Maintenance Engineer will be helping provide breakdown cover and preventative maintenance work within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will be working on a mixture of both electrical & mechanical equipment with an Electrical Bias or strong industrial electrical skills preferred.

Responsibilities Include:

· To ensure planned and breakdown maintenance is carried out on all site plant and services to suit production requirements.

· To problem solve in a logical manner and strive towards continuous improvement within the Fochabers site.

· Take technical responsibility for the equipment performance.

· To provide support to team members in a proactive manner in carrying out allocated work where required

· To ensure handovers and CMMS updates are rigorously performed

· To identify and implement continuous improvement activities across the site to increase equipment efficiency and availability.

· To reduce downtime through use of best-in-class practices and techniques.

· Ensure all work will be undertaken and equipment is maintained in a safe and efficient manner, following any necessary standards and guidelines.

· Work closely with production to match the equipment availability with our market demand.

Key Baxter’s Behaviours

· Has an active role to play in continuously improving our business

· Support the Site roadmaps for Quality / H&S / EMS / Engineering / Autonomous maintenance.

· To have opportunities to deliver own ideas to improve our business

· Support improvement activities / events within engineering owned areas

· Understands the impact of own actions and others on achieving site/business OGSM

· Aware of how current performance impacts the bottom line

· Health and safety of self and others

Essential Criteria

· Recognised Engineering apprenticeship

· +5 years Manufacturing Experience

· Multi Skilled with Knowledge in both Mechanical and Electrical Disciplines.

· Hydraulic / Pneumatic experience

· PLC experience preferred

· Self-starter who can work in challenging environment

· Flexible Team player

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £51,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Fochabers, IV32 7LD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

  • Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence?

Experience:

  • Maintenance: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 23/06/2023

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📋 Job Overview

Company Baxters Food Group
Location Fochabers, Scotland, Scotland
Salary £51k – £51k / yr
Job Type Full Time
Posted 2026-07-03
Deadline 2026-09-03
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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