Production Manager

About Us We are a team of passionate individuals from 15 countries developing the world’s first biosecurity platform built to combat critical pest threats to human health, food security and the environment. With a deep commitment to trust, integrity and collaboration, Flyttr has become the trusted partner of governments, industries, philanthropies and communities seeking to make bold advancements on the biggest pest threats of our time.

We work with urgency because lives and livelihoods depend on it. Successful candidates will find Flyttr to be an exhilarating place to do their best work and will find that every person at Flyttr plays a critical role in a dynamic, exciting, team-oriented culture.

As Production Manager, you will lead day-to-day production operations at Flyttr’s insect mass-rearing facility in San Antonio, Texas, translating our production strategy and quality standards into reliable, repeatable results on the shop floor. You will own rearing output
across the production line and will be the person who connects big-picture priorities to the practical realities of running a live production line every single day. You will work closely alongside the site team and international development and quality team s to ensure production needs are understood and met.
This is a hands‑on management role: solving problems in real time, and building the systems and culture needed to scale a biological manufacturing operation safely, consistently, and at pace.

• Own end-to-end responsibility for insect mass-rearing production, including colony management, rearing schedules, throughput, and yield against production targets.
• Translate production plans into daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules, adjusting resourcing and sequencing to meet demand.
• Monitor rearing conditions and production KPIs in real time, identifying deviations early and directing corrective action before they affect output or quality.
• Oversight of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Risk Assessments and Batch Records for all production activities, ensuring they are followed consistently across shifts.
• Manage production capacity planning, escalating resourcing, equipment, or facility constraints that could affect the site’s ability to meet targets.

• 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 rigorous compliance with on‑site quality assurance and quality control for the production operation, ensuring outputs consistently meet Flyttr’s biological and technical specifications.
• Partner with HQ Science 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.

• 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 foster 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,…