Vacancy Reference: 001865

Salary: Up to £16.53 per hour (Basic rate)

Closing Date: 30/08/2026

Location: Osprey Quay (Portland)

Employment Type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: Monday to Friday, 0700-1530

Job Description

About Sunseeker International

Sunseeker founders dreamt of building a new kind of yacht. Breaking boundaries in early design, we’ve revolutionised the motor yacht industry since our conception in 1967. We've always set our sights on the top of the ladder, using our passion and drive to trailblaze with innovation and energy.

Expert hands and extraordinary attention to detail. Passed from generation to generation, these are the most valuable skills required to make a Sunseeker. In an era of digital production and automated assembly, we stay committed to creating hand-built, hand-finished boats. With a workforce of c.2000 Team Members, the hustle and bustle of our Shipyards and workforce creates a place like no other. With long serving employees and over 150 apprentices in training, our Sunseeker workforce gives a true reflection of our local community.

Who we are seeking

We are now recruiting GRP Finishers to join the Sunseeker team. As a Sunseeker GRP Finisher, your work will be admired and respected in marinas across the world.

The most suitable candidates for this role will have relevant experience in car body repair work or preferably experience within the marine industry.

At Sunseeker Osprey Quay in Portland, Dorset, you will be working within a former naval aircraft hanger as part of a specialist team to support the manufacture of our award-winning product range.

Example responsibilities include

As a Sunseeker GRP Finisher, you will work across the vast majority of our boat lines, finishing and repairing GRP structures alongside preparing and releasing various sized moulds. Working as a small team, you’ll seek to achieve the production goals set out, helping to maintain impeccable quality throughout as part of our trademark Sunseeker quality promise.

Our ideal candidate

• Has a motivated and optimistic approach towards the work presented
• Is driven to complete work to the best of their ability even when given tight tolerances
• Understands and is mindful of the Company’s Health and Safety procedures at all times

Our working patterns

• Day Shift | Monday-Friday, 07:00-15:30

Our pay rates

• Basic hourly rates from £14.42 to £16.53, depending on experience
• Overtime rates of up to £24.79 (x1.5 rate) and £33.06 (x2 rate, Sundays/Bank Holidays) - please note that Overtime is not guaranteed and it is allocated based on business needs at the time

Sunseeker employees benefit from

With 7 miles of golden sandy beaches, flanked on both sides by the New Forest National Park and the Jurassic Coast line, working in Poole for a genuinely premiere international brand offers an enviable opportunity to truly live the dream. All the usual benefits you would expect from a sophisticated manufacturing organisation are available, including:

• A generous company pension scheme - 6% employer contribution
• Employee Referral Scheme with financial rewards
• Private medical and dental insurance, including baby bonus and Digital GP (after 4 years)
• Annual leave increases with continued service (22 days at start)
• Health Assured EAP
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Death in service scheme (£)
• Employee discounts with a wide range of third party businesses (up to 30% off)
• Employee Discounts & Benefits via PERKBOX

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