Brewery Performance & Lean Improvement Lead

Asahi Beer USA, Inc.; Waunakee (WI); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

PTO 120 hours

Paid holidays

Free beer

Job summary

ASAHI BEER USA / OCTOPI BREWING is seeking a Production Performance Manager to lead operational performance and continuous improvement across the brewery, from production through supply chain. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will implement lean management practices to optimize safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

You will build improvement roadmaps, coach teams on problem-solving tools, coordinate KPI cascades and digital reporting, and partner with Finance, IT, and site leadership to drive

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing an organizational unit.
• 5+ years lean management experience, ideally in a global company.
• Undergraduate degree in a technical discipline.
• Strong data management and analytics skills, and comfort with IT systems that visualize information.
• Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to size and prioritize opportunities.
• Coaching and training skills, with familiarity with adult learning approaches.
• Project and change management skills, and the ability to lead by influence.
• Able to follow all PPE and GMP requirements and keep a clean, safe, organized work environment.

Responsibilities

• Put Asahi's lean management system into practice across production areas, driving improvement in safety, quality, delivery, cost, morale, and environment.
• Build and follow up the brewery's improvement roadmap and assess how mature our lean practices are across the plant and distribution center.
• Lead loss analysis and validate improvement plans for every department.
• Coordinate our performance management system, including KPI cascades, visual management, and digital reporting platforms.
• Work with Finance to track and deliver plant savings across fixed costs, variable costs, and logistics.
• Coach and train plant teams on management fundamentals and problem-solving tools like 5 Whys and Fishbone analysis.
• Bridge operations, site leadership, and IT/digital teams to simplify processes and build better tools and reports.
• Lead change initiatives, share best practices, and benchmark against the best to find the next opportunity.
• Help build technical training programs with subject matter experts and HR.
• Plan resources and propose a budget to support improvement work.

Skills

Unit management

Lean management

Data analytics

Strategic thinking

Coaching & training

Project & change mgmt

PPE & GMP knowledge

Leadership

Education

Undergraduate degree in a technical discipline

Job description

ASAHI BEER USA / OCTOPI BREWING is seeking a Production Performance Manager to lead operational performance and continuous improvement across the brewery, from production through supply chain. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will implement lean management practices to optimize safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

You will build improvement roadmaps, coach teams on problem-solving tools, coordinate KPI cascades and digital reporting, and partner with Finance, IT, and site leadership to drive