Production Manager, Lacquer & Wood Tech

British Marinemember; Poole; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 6%

Private medical

Dental insurance

Annual leave

EAP

Job summary

Sunseeker International Limited in Poole, Dorset, seeks a Production Manager – Lacquer Department to lead performance within Wood Technology and related production streams. You will bring hands-on leadership, strong planning, and a focus on safety, quality and cost control.

You will oversee day-to-day production, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with labour planning, engineering and HR to meet targets while coaching and developing your team.

Qualifications

• Hold a Level 5+ qualification in production, design, engineering or significant equivalent experience.
• Proven experience leading teams with evidence of continuous professional development.
• Demonstrate strong project management, planning, and organisational skills.
• Show a deep understanding of Health, Safety and Welfare practices.
• Be confident in coaching, motivating and developing team performance.
• Have strong analytical ability and be proficient in MS Office applications.
• Possess knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma (Green Belt).
• Be an effective, collaborative communicator able to perform under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all manufacturing and production processes to achieve on-time delivery and build quality.
• Develop production schedules, workflows, and capacity plans to meet targets within budget.
• Drive quality performance including zero defects, IPC completion, standardised work, warranty reduction and continuous improvement activities.
• Lead quality meetings and ensure all teams uphold Sunseeker’s quality standards.
• Drive pace, efficiency, waste reduction, and line improvements through LEAN/Kaizen practices and 5S audits.
• Manage team leadership, performance, morale, coaching, and development—including apprentices and new starters.
• Conduct briefings, allocate work, manage handovers and ensure consistent communication across the team.
• Uphold all Sunseeker policies, escalating operational issues where required.
• Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety standards, daily checks, incident reporting and safe working practices.
• Manage budgets, ensure build manuals and specifications are followed and assess training needs.
• Process design change requests and ensure boats are built exactly to design specifications.
• Liaise with stakeholders across the business to ensure high-quality production outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

LEAN

Six Sigma

SAP

MS Office

Education

Level 5+ qualification in production/engineering

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Sunseeker International Limited in Poole, Dorset, seeks a Production Manager – Lacquer Department to lead performance within Wood Technology and related production streams. You will bring hands-on leadership, strong planning, and a focus on safety, quality and cost control.

You will oversee day-to-day production, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with labour planning, engineering and HR to meet targets while coaching and developing your team.