Production Performance Manager

Asahi Beer USA; 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

Description

ASAHI BEER USA | OCTOPI BREWING

PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE MANAGER

Make Every Shift Better Than the Last — Across the Whole Brewery

Full-Time | On-Site

ABOUT ASAHI BEER USA / OCTOPI BREWING

Founded in 2014 as a Wisconsin contract brewery, Octopi Brewing has spent over a decade brewing and packaging beer, seltzers, RTDs, and sodas for clients nationwide. In 2024, Asahi — brewers of Asahi Super Dry — acquired Octopi, making us the U.S. production home of Super Dry. Today, our 250+ person team of beverage industry pros keeps that same local, quality-first spirit alive at a state-of-the-art facility. As we grow, our performance and continuous improvement work is how we make sure every area of the site keeps getting safer, faster, and better.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We're looking for 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'll put Asahi's lean management system into action, help every department hit its targets for safety, quality, delivery, cost, morale, and environment, and teach our teams the problem-solving tools that make improvement stick.

WHAT MAKES THIS ROLE GREAT

• Site-wide reach — you work across every production area and Supply Chain, not just one department
• A direct line to the Plant Manager and site leadership, with real influence on where we focus and invest
• Room to lead digital change — help move our operations toward paperless, real-time data
• Backing of a global lean system, with the chance to coach and develop people at every level

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• 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

WHAT YOU BRING

Must‑haves:

• 3+ years managing an organizational unit
• 5+ years of 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

Nice‑to‑haves:

• Experience in a consumer packaged goods environment
• Lean or Six Sigma certification

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage — effective the 1st of the month after 30 days
• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) eligible after 3 months, with company match — 100% up to 3%, 50% on the next 2%
• 120 hours of PTO annually, with accrual that grows the longer you're here
• 9 paid holidays (if they fall on your scheduled workday)
• A free beer after shift, because you earned it

PAY & SCHEDULE

• Salary: $115,000–$130,000/year
• Full-time, exempt