Salcombe Marine Service GM | Growth & Ops Leader

KS Composites Ltd; Salcombe; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TWISTED Marine Salcombe operation seeks an experienced General Manager to lead the Salcombe Marine business, overseeing a small team of engineers and a Parts Manager. You will ensure excellent service delivery, strong financial performance and high engineering standards in a local marine services environment.

The role requires commercially minded leadership, the ability to grow revenue, build customer relationships and work within the wider TWISTED Marine Group on strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in a management or supervisory role within marine engineering or servicing.
• Strong commercial awareness with budgeting, KPIs and financial reporting.
• Customer-service driven approach with focus on service quality.
• Proven leadership and ability to develop a small team.
• Ability to build relationships with manufacturers and customers.
• Experience growing a specialist engineering/service business.
• Full, valid UK driving licence and ability to tow boats/trailers.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the day-to-day running and performance of the Salcombe Marine business.
• Lead, support and develop the marine engineering team and Parts Manager, creating a positive, accountable and customer-focused working environment.
• Oversee servicing, repairs and engineering work to ensure safety, efficiency and high standards.
• Maintain high standards of quality, health and safety, workshop organisation and customer service.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, productivity and overall efficiency.
• Produce and review regular management reports, using data to identify trends and inform decisions.
• Manage resources effectively, balancing customer requirements, team capacity and commercial priorities.
• Collaborate with the wider Group to support business planning and strategic objectives.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and manufacturer partners.
• Identify opportunities to grow revenue and expand the local footprint.
• Support development of service offerings aligned with local demand.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Team development

Financial reporting

Customer service

Strategic planning

Tools

Volvo Penta

Yanmar

Honda Marine

Job description

TWISTED Marine Salcombe operation seeks an experienced General Manager to lead the Salcombe Marine business, overseeing a small team of engineers and a Parts Manager. You will ensure excellent service delivery, strong financial performance and high engineering standards in a local marine services environment.

The role requires commercially minded leadership, the ability to grow revenue, build customer relationships and work within the wider TWISTED Marine Group on strategic objectives.