Production Manager

Lead a fast-paced production environment focused on quality and performance At Vitality Brands, we build brands people love, including essano, Cancer Council Sunscreen, epzen, and Senne Skin. Our products are found in millions of homes across New Zealand and Australia, and we're continuing to grow. We're looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead our filling, packing and line setting operations at our manufacturing site in Auckland. This is an opportunity to join a growing business where you'll play a key role in driving production performance, developing your team and delivering operational excellence every day. This is a full-time, permanent position reporting to the GM Operations. As our Production Manager, you'll be responsible for leading the day-to-day production operation, ensuring our production lines run safely, efficiently and to schedule. You'll play a pivotal role in driving team performance, maximising output, minimising downtime and delivering quality products in the most cost-effective way. What your day-to-day will look like: Lead and develop the Production team to deliver safe, efficient and high-quality operations. Drive production performance to achieve output, quality, cost and delivery targets. Coordinate production schedules and optimise people, equipment and resources to maximise capacity. Champion Health & Safety, GMP and quality standards across all production activities. Lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce waste and enhance performance. Partner with Planning, Engineering and Quality to resolve production issues and support new product introductions. About You You’ll be an experienced production leader who enjoys building capable teams and continuously improving operations. Proven Production Management experience within an FMCG, food, cosmetics or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, develop and motivate high-performing teams. Experience working within GMP or other quality-regulated manufacturing environments. Sound knowledge of production machinery, equipment and manufacturing processes. A continuous improvement mindset, with experience using KPIs to drive operational performance. A hands‑on, solutions‑focused approach with strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills. Why Join Us? We invest in your development and support your journey through professional development, leadership opportunities and personal growth. Our brands are constantly evolving, and you'll have the opportunity to contribute ideas that improve how we work and support new product innovation. Our People The number one feedback we get from our team is that what makes Vitality great is “its people”!We’re proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work. From bake‑offs and training to social events, cultural celebrations and volunteering opportunities, there's never a dull moment. Vitality Brands Worldwide is dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community. #J-18808-Ljbffr