Senior Quality Engineer

At the heart of Paxton, we are innovators, we look for ways of harnessing new technology to provide better solutions for our customers. We're a global brand with nearly 40 years of experience, our team of over 400 employees is spread around the world.

We pride ourselves on creating a vibrant environment, with a focus on excellent company culture. Our teams make Paxton a great place to work with brilliant benefits that come with any role at Paxton, with an emphasis on career progression, training and development, and recognition of achievement for every employee.

So, what are the benefits?

• We run a great social calendar with wine tasting, cooking classes, onsite yoga, staff parties and more. It’s rare you won’t see something going on!
• Hybrid working, work from home on Tuesday and Thursdays alongside our flexible working hours scheme.
• Be part of a Carbon Neutral company – Paxton is Carbon Neutral in the UK, France, Germany & South Africa!
• Modern offices, collaboration spaces, onsite gym, and a gourmet café with subsidised food.
• Tech, bike, and travel or season ticket loans.
• Private medical insurance (Opt in) and healthcare cash-back plan with Health Shield.
• Discounted fitness memberships up to 75% off in your area with GymFlex.
• 25-days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can buy & sell up to 5 days a year.
• Recognised as one of the Best Companies to Work for in the UK, by Best Companies™.

About the role

Join our Quality team, based across our Eastbourne and Brighton manufacturing facilities, where you’ll lead the quality team, whilst ensuring product excellence, and driving continuous improvement.

• Lead and develop the Quality team through coaching, quarterly appraisals, and personal development plans.
• Maintain and audit our Integrated Management Systems (IMS and LMS) for ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO17025 compliance.
• Manage internal and supplier corrective actions, leading 8D reports to drive quality improvements.
• Support the Quality Manager where required, overseeing quality-related activities and standards.
• Resolve significant product quality issues by leading cross-functional investigations.
• Support LEAN practices to minimise waste, improve processes, and maximize value.
• Promote environmental sustainability by enhancing resource efficiency and recycling initiatives.
• Collaborate on New Product Introduction, conducting quality reviews and risk assessments.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis sessions and provide training to enhance problem-solving skills.

What are we looking for?

• Extensive experience in a Manufacturing Quality role within Electro-mechanical products.
• Experienced and has been trained to conduct internal quality audits.

The right attitude is more important to us than your skills or experience. If you’re excited about a role but your existing experience doesn’t match up with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

We want to collaborate with you and hear your ideas, most of all, we want people to enjoy the journey with us. Take a look at what our team thinks of working here