Manufacturing Team Leader

At the heart of Paxton we are innovators we look for ways of harnessing new technology to provide better solutions for our customers. Were 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 monthly internal events and more. Its rare you wont see something going on!

• Private medical insurance (Opt in) and healthcare cash-back plan with Health Shield.
• Join a Carbon Neutral company Paxton is Carbon Neutral in the UK France Germany & South Africa!
• Modern offices collaboration spaces onsite mini-gym and a gourmet café with subsidised food.
• Discounted fitness memberships up to 75% off in your area with GymFlex.
• Collaborative internal group initiatives like the Green Team EDI Team or the Charity Team.
• Tech bike and travel or season ticket loans.
• 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 Manufacturing team in Brighton where youll lead an area within production and support your team to deliver excellent results across safety quality performance and development through the Paxton Operating Model.

• Lead your production area through daily SQCDP (Safety Quality Cost Delivery and People) activities ensuring the team understands priorities and actions.

• Support smooth daily operations by making informed decisions for your process area and keeping production on track.
• Encourage high standards by guiding your team setting clear expectations and helping them succeed.
• Coach and develop team members so they understand performance metrics and have the confidence to meet targets.
• Foster a positive problemsolving culture helping the team resolve issues at source and collaborating with wider support functions.
• Promote a safe and well-organised workspace following HSE policies and maintaining strong 5S practices.
• Ensure team members follow SOPs and manufacturing methods to maintain quality traceability and compliance with ISO9001 and ISO14001.
• Support inprocess testing and quality checks to ensure products meet the right standards every time.
• Contribute to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and encourage a brand new forever approach to equipment care.
• Achieve the daily production plan and work with other teams to meet wider business goals.
• Encourage skill development across the team supporting progression and helping close performance gaps through coaching.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and carry out any other reasonable duties linked to your role.

What are we looking for

• Experience leading operational teams in a manufacturing environment with a track record of meeting SQCDP or similar performance targets.
• Confidence working with performance data understanding trends and communicating effectively with your team.
• Organised resilient and comfortable working in a fastpaced environment with changing priorities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build trust and support a positive team culture.
• Experience working to standardised processes such as ISO9001 / ISO14001 LEAN or other production systems is desirable.

The right attitude is more important to us than your skills or experience. If youre excited about a role but your existing experience doesnt 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