Production Manager

• Act as the primary production-side point of contact on equipment reliability, maintenance scheduling, and facility issues affecting the production line.
• Manage and resolve equipment performance issues, downtime, and facility risks promptly and coordinate production scheduling around planned maintenance windows.
• Provide production requirements and input into equipment installation, commissioning, and any facility modifications .
• Ensure production-owned equipment and instruments ( e.g. process monitoring, rearing equipment) are calibrated and validated in line with company and regulatory requirements.

• Ensure rig orous comp l iance wit h on-site quality assurance and quality control for the production operation, ensuring outputs consistently meet Flyttr’s biological and technical specifications.
• Partner with HQ S cience and Quality teams to implement, localize, and continuously improve record keeping, quality standards and specifications for the San Antonio site.
• Champion a quality-first culture among production staff, embedding quality checks into daily workflows rather than treating them as a separate function.

Team Lea d ership & People Management

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performance production team .
• Set clear expectations, provide day-to-day coaching, and manage performance across shifts .
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, and training for production roles, building technical capability and cross-training as the site scales.
• Work with the H&S lead to f oster a safety-first, high-performance culture on the production floor, ensuring staff are appropriately trained and supported .

• Define and track production and quality KPIs, reporting performance, risks, and improvement plans .
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve yield, efficiency, and consistency over time.
• Manage the production operating budget, identifying cost efficiencies without compromising quality or compliance.
• Ensure production operations comply with all applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including OSHA and any biosafety or biosecurity obligations relevant to Flyttr’s operations.

• 6+ years of experience in a production, manufacturing, or operations management role .
• Experience operating within a regulated, quality-driven production environment (e.g., GMP, ISO, biosafety, or equivalent), with a strong working understanding of quality systems and standards.
• Proven people leadership experience, including managing shift-based technical teams and building capability from the ground up.
• Working knowledge of preventive maintenance and equipment reliability concepts, and experience working closely with facilities or engineering functions .
• Comfortable operating across strategic and hands-on levels , able to translate site and Head Office strategy into daily production plans and be present on the floor when needed.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. workplace health and safety requirements, including OSHA.
• Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures, and site requirements, including laboratory safety and biosafety protocols.

• Experience in insect rearing, entomology, animal husbandry, agricultural production, or a comparable biological production environment.
• Familiarity with biosecurity or biosafety facility requirements relevant to a regulated biological production site.
• Experience establishing production operations at a new or greenfield facility.
• Bachelor’s degree in biology, entomology, agricultural science, engineering, or a related field , or equivalent professional experience.

• Commitment to, and passion for, the Flyttr mission and values.
• Responsive to the needs of an international business working across different time zones, adapting working patterns in-line with business requirements.
• Positive, humble, co-operative and professional always.
• Works with urgency and solves things promptly.
• Resilient and persistent in an innovative and constantly changing environment.
• Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable building processes from scratch.
• Values collaboration and works effectively with global colleagues.

Us?

At Flyttr , you will be at the forefront of critical global biosecurity efforts, working alongside a dynamic team of leaders, technologists, scientists, engineers, commercial teams, regulatory experts and operational drivers on the front lines.

You will have the opportunity to directly shape the policy landscape for pioneering technologies and build the critical relationships necessary to protect global agriculture and public health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, disability, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, medical condition, gender reassignment, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.