Sunseeker Boat Builder (August 2025 Intake)

Sunseeker International Ltd; Poole; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Sunseeker International Ltd offers a 24-month fixed-term training program for aspiring Boat Builders starting in April 2024. This unique opportunity includes extensive training in a new dedicated academy, equipping participants with skills in carpentry, plumbing, engineering, and electrical work, culminating in a Level 2 qualification for a rewarding career in luxury yacht manufacturing.

Benefits

Fully funded tool kit

Holiday pay

Sick pay

Canteen facilities

Life assurance

Full pay during training

Qualifications

• No prior experience is needed; candidates must take a basic Maths and English test.
• Interest in construction or manufacturing is essential.
• Demonstrated commitment to prior employers is valued.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing of yachts across multiple trades.
• Complete tasks such as installing shelving, cutting bulkheads, and maintaining workplace cleanliness.
• Assist skilled trades with reasonable boat building tasks.

Skills

Can-do mindset

Commitment to learning

Education

Basic Maths and English

Tools

Power tools

Job description

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Sunseeker International Ltd

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Poole, United Kingdom

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job title: Sunseeker Boat Builder (August 2025 Intake)

Salary: £12.21 per hour on employment, rising to £14.00 per hour after 6 months

Employment type: 24 month fixed term training contract. Sunseeker aims to offer all trainees a permanent contract upon successful completion of training

Training course hours: 7:30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, for 12 full weeks, at the start of your employment

Working hours: 7:00am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday, plus optional overtime, upon completion of the 12 week training course

Working & training location: Various locations in Poole (Poole College, Sunseeker Shipyards, Sunseeker West Quay Road, Sunseeker Willis Way)

About Sunseeker International

Sunseeker International is a global icon in the manufacture of luxury motor yachts, building market leading products since 1967.

Based and manufactured in Poole and Portland on the south coast of England, Sunseeker is one of Dorset’s largest private employers and is represented on every continent by a global distribution network. Never settling for second best, it’s this spirit of excellence that has driven Sunseeker to its leading position in the marine industry today.

Role overview:

A career with Sunseeker is a career that will give you more. You’ll learn new skills, make friends for life, and feel an overwhelming sense of pride when each yacht ships for delivery to its new owner.

As a Sunseeker Boat Builder, you will support the manufacturing of yachts by completing tasks across five trades comprising; Composites, Carpentry, Engineering, Electrical and Plumbing.

You won’t need any prior experience to be considered for this role, because we will teach you all the skills and knowledge you’ll need to become a respected member of a yacht build team. All in a new and dedicated boat building training academy, here in Poole.

Training overview:

The 24 month practical training programme will commence with a full time workshop course for 12 weeks. In the safety of a new training workshop, you and your course colleagues will learn practical trade skills and the yacht building theory to underpin your boat building competence. You will learn basic; carpentry skills, electrical installation skills, engineering skills, plumbing skills and, marine composites skills. In addition, we will teach you how to work both effectively and safely in a busy manufacturing environment.

You won't stop there. Once your 12 week intensive workshop course is finished, you'll work with some of the best trades in the marine industry to develop your skills at work, recording evidence of your development for a further 9 months before you become ready for your final assessment at the end of your first year.

On completion of your training, you'll be rewarded with a nationally recognised Level 2 Lean Manufacturing qualification and the start of a lifetime opportunity in the marine sector.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to change career. No prior experience is necessary.

Typical duties include:

• Place construction setup equipment in the boat such as lighting, extraction and other safety interventions
• Install shelving to hull structures
• Lay bulkheads to hull structures
• Build wooden carcasses into hull layouts
• Install cabin structures such as; structural flooring, ceiling structures and panels
• Fit window bands to interior windows
• Cut bulkhead penetrations from markings
• Install cable containment systems through the boat
• Run and label main cable looms through the boat
• Cut composite materials for through-hull fittings, from markings
• Install distribution/white boards into engine room spaces
• Cut and prepare hard and flexible pipes
• Run straight and pre bent pipes through the boat
• Act as a team member in respect of lifting operations
• Maintain workplace cleanliness and organisation & install boat finish protection systems
• Support skilled trades with any other reasonable boat building tasks

What you’ll need to apply;

• Grades . We are more interested in your can-do mind-set and commitment to learning a construction trade, than your grades or prior qualifications. You’ll just need to take a very basic Maths and English test at your interview. Those that require development in this area will receive extra tuition.
• The availability to commence employment on the 15 April 2024 with no planned holiday or other absence for the first 12 weeks.
• The ambition to work in a fast paced yacht construction environment (note: this role is not based on the water)
• Some examples of your interest in construction or manufacturing. For example; work experience completed in this field, or personal interests.
• A career history that demonstrates commitment to your previous employers.
• Those that already hold an engineering qualification at level 2 or better (such as an engineering based apprenticeship or a degree in engineering, are not eligible for this programme. Please take a look at our regular roles here; Sunseeker | Careers at Sunseeker)

What will you get in return;

On completion of this 24 month training programme you will have acquired skills across 5 construction and engineering trades, plus the knowledge of how a luxury motor yacht is made.

You’ll achieve a nationally recognised level 2 qualification and the opportunity to build a lifetime career in the marine industry.

We will provide you with a fully funded tool kit including your own power tools plus all the benefits you’d expect from a large employer such as; Holiday pay, sick pay, overtime, safe working environment, canteen facilities, life assurance, regular reviews and full pay while in training with increments at week 12 and 26.

Notes:

Key dates for assessment and interview processes are;

Interview Days: 15th July 2025 OR 29th July 2025