Role: Production Manager (Sports nutrition & Wellness supplements) Function: Operations | Production | Staff Management
Responsibility:Directly manage the manufacturing/production process, and floor staff
Location: Gatwick Head Office (Crawley)
Compensation: Competitive Salary. 20 Days Paid Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
The Simple Company is a fast-growing manufacturer in wellness and sports nutrition, building global brands (including STYRKR) while also powering the industry through white-label partnerships. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, the Production Manager will take full ownership of day-to-day factory output and standards across powders and liquids manufacturing (mixing, blending, filling, labelling, pouching/bottling). Plan and run production to a tight schedule, maintain NetSuite ERP data integrity and work orders, lead the production team to hit KPIs, and ensure health & safety and food safety compliance (HACCP/GMP). Production Planning & Scheduling
Convert demand (White/Private Label, D2C, Amazon, Wholesale, international distribution) into a finite, resource-levelled production plan.
optimise line utilisation and labour deployment.
Floor Leadership & People Management
Manage Team Leaders and operators across shifts; Recruit, train, coach, and performance-manage; run skills matrices and cross-training to reduce single-point dependencies.
Enforce good hygiene practices, PPE, and clean-as-you-go; Health & Safety / Food Safety (HACCP) & QA
Own production H&S: risk assessments, COSHH, machine safety, near-miss culture, RIDDOR reporting.
allergen management, label & batch verification and traceability..
NetSuite ERP Ownership (Production)
Drive inventory accuracy with Warehouse (cycle counts, FEFO/FIFO, bin discipline) and real-time transactions/scanning.
Performance Management & Continuous Improvement
Implement LEAN principles to reduce waste and cost.
Standardise work, visual controls, and training documentation.
Warehouse & Logistics Manager: despatch readiness, OTIF, dock scheduling, space planning.
Proven experience in food, beverage, nutraceutical, cosmetics, or FMCG manufacturing in a Production Manager or Senior Team Leader role.
Hands-on ERP experience (ideally NetSuite ): WOs, BOMs, routings, backflushing, inventory transactions.
Confident with data, KPIs, and Excel/Sheets for analysis and reporting.
Strong production planning and scheduling background; Formal HACCP certification (Level 3+), Food Safety Supervisor, IOSH Managing Safely.
Ensure accurate completion and retention of Batch Manufacturing Records and Batch Packaging Records.
Maintain SOPs, Work Instructions, and training records; Full-time, on-site. Standard day shift with flexibility for early/late cover when needed.
Occasional Saturday work in peak periods by rota.
Hands-on role on the factory floor with frequent line walks and presence at start-ups/changeovers.
Competitive salary
Monday to Friday 08:00 17:00
We respect and value all differences (seen and unseen) and strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds, which will be considered regardless of race, colour, religion or belief, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age.