Role: Production Manager (Sports nutrition & Wellness supplements) Function: Operations | Production | Staff ManagementResponsibility: Directly manage the manufacturing/production process, and floor staffReports to: Head of OperationsLocation: Gatwick Head Office (Crawley)Compensation: Competitive Salary. 20 Days Paid Holiday + 8 Bank HolidaysThe 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. Our products are sold across the UK, USA, EU, and beyond. Role PurposeReporting 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). You’ll work closely with Warehouse & Logistics and Purchasing & Supply Chain to ensure materials are on-site and the plan is executed to meet D2C, Amazon, wholesale, and international distributor demand.Key Responsibilities Production Planning & SchedulingConvert demand (White/Private Label, D2C, Amazon, Wholesale, international distribution) into a finite, resource-levelled production plan.Release, close and complete NetSuite Work Orders (WOs); manage routings, standard times, and operations sequencing.Balance changeovers vs. throughput; optimise line utilisation and labour deployment.Maintain schedule adherence and plan attainment; rapidly re-plan around breakdowns, rejects, or late materials. Floor Leadership & People ManagementManage Team Leaders and operators across shifts; setting and tracking daily targets.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; sign off start-up/shutdown, changeovers, and line clearance.