Brewery OE Leader — Lean, TPM & Performance Improvement

American Craft Brewery, LLC; Breinigsville (PA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (on day one)

Stock purchase plan

401(k)

Job summary

The Boston Beer Company’s Samuel Adams Brewery in Breinigsville, PA seeks a Manager of Brewery Operational Excellence to lead Lean, TPM and continuous improvement initiatives across the site. You will coach leaders, deploy OPS systems, and drive performance with strong focus on OEE, reliability, and cost reduction.

Qualifications include 4–6 years in OE or manufacturing leadership, a engineering-related bachelor’s degree, and experience with TPM/IWS/WCM systems.

Qualifications

• 4 year/Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, and/or related field.
• 4–6 years of progressive OE or manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience implementing TPM, IWS, UP, WCM, or similar manufacturing operating systems.
• Experience leading Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Focused Improvement (FI), Planned Maintenance (PM) or other TPM pillar activities.
• Experience utilizing OEE, loss analysis, and reliability metrics to drive operational improvements.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to foster a collaborative work environment and promote standardized processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead OE initiatives across the brewery using Lean, TPM, and continuous improvement methodologies to eliminate losses, improve equipment reliability, increase operational effectiveness, and strengthen business performance.
• Lead or support deployment of TPM/IWS-based operating systems, including Autonomous Maintenance, Focused Improvement, Daily Management, and loss elimination practices.
• Coach and develop leaders, supervisors, maintenance teams, hourly coworkers, and cross-functional teams on Lean, TPM, problem-solving methodologies, loss elimination, and operational excellence behaviors.
• Develop and implement a site lean strategy based on performance losses, business needs, and brewery culture.
• Partner with brewery leadership, Finance, and implementation partners to align manufacturing performance with financial results.
• Partner with production and maintenance teams to improve equipment ownership, reliability, and operational discipline through standard work, visual management, and continuous improvement routines.
• Utilize structured loss analysis and operational performance metrics, including OEE, downtime, quality, and productivity measures, to prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Build and maintain tools, systems, procedures, and KPIs that support sustained improvement.
• Analyze brewery performance data to identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve productivity, utilization, quality, and employee engagement.
• Apply 5S, visual management, MES, and other communication tools to improve workflow and response.
• Support implementation planning, including timelines, resource needs, and cost considerations.
• Work in production environments with loud noise, extreme hot/cold conditions, dense equipment layouts, forklifts, and other hazards.

Skills

Lean principles

Problem solving

Leadership

OEE metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/manufacturing

Tools

TPM/IWS systems

UP/WCM frameworks

Job description

The Boston Beer Company’s Samuel Adams Brewery in Breinigsville, PA seeks a Manager of Brewery Operational Excellence to lead Lean, TPM and continuous improvement initiatives across the site. You will coach leaders, deploy OPS systems, and drive performance with strong focus on OEE, reliability, and cost reduction.

Qualifications include 4–6 years in OE or manufacturing leadership, a engineering-related bachelor’s degree, and experience with TPM/IWS/WCM systems.