SYOS Aerospace
Production Team Lead - Maritime
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At SYOS, we’re building the next generation of autonomous vehicles across air, land and sea.
Our UK maritime team is growing, and we’re looking for a Mechanical Production Team Lead to lead the mechanical assembly and integration of our autonomous maritime vessels from our Fareham facility.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll manage a team of mechanical technicians and fitters, ensuring production is delivered safely, efficiently, to specification and on schedule. You’ll also play a key role in driving Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement as we scale our production capability.
What You'll Do
- Lead, coordinate and support a team of mechanical technicians and fitters.
- Allocate work, monitor progress and ensure production schedules are achieved.
- Provide technical guidance and support to the production team.
- Oversee mechanical assembly and integration of hulls, propulsion systems and associated components.
- Ensure work meets engineering drawings, specifications, quality requirements and maritime standards.
- Coordinate with Electrical, Software, Engineering and Quality teams during system integration.
- Implement effective quality control and inspection processes.
- Identify and resolve mechanical issues during assembly and integration.
- Maintain high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance.
- Drive Lean manufacturing initiatives including 5S, Kaizen and Value Stream Mapping.
- Identify and eliminate production waste, improve workflows and increase efficiency.
- Develop and maintain standard work procedures and process documentation.
- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork and continuous improvement.
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What You'll Bring
- Proven experience in mechanical production or assembly, ideally within marine, industrial, defence or manufacturing environments.
- Previous experience leading or supervising a production team.
- Strong understanding of mechanical systems, hydraulics and propulsion technologies.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications and technical documentation.
- Understanding of maritime standards, health and safety requirements and production quality processes.
- Practical experience applying Lean manufacturing principles in a production environment.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- A hands-on, collaborative approach with the ability to lead a growing team.
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Why SYOS?
Join a growing team building real autonomous systems for air, land and sea.
You’ll have the opportunity to lead production of advanced autonomous maritime platforms while helping establish the processes, standards and culture that will support SYOS's continued growth in the UK.
Lead the team. Improve the process. Build the future.
Apply now and help shape the future of autonomous marine systems.
Security Requirement
To be eligible for this role, you must be able to meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). This includes confirming your identity, legal right to work in the UK, recent employment history, and criminal record (unspent convictions only).
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