Continuous Improvement Manager

Boston Beer Company•Breinigsville, PA

15h•$82,000 - $141,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Focused Improvement Pillar Manager at our corporate level, you will be the driving force behind our continuous improvement efforts across multiple brewery sites. You will establish and standardize robust problem-solving capabilities, ensuring that each site can effectively identify and address operational challenges. In this role, you’ll be a key coach and mentor, guiding site-level FI Pillar leaders and teams in deploying tools like Unified Problem Solving and Initial Problem Solving, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement. You’ll also oversee the governance of the FI pillar, ensuring that best practices are maintained and that the PDCA cycle is fully executed. A Hybrid position at Boston Beer requires that our coworkers reside within commuting distance to be onsite according to their teams’ weekly schedule.

Requirements

4+ years in progressive operational and process engineering roles
Proven ability with implementing lean processes on the shopfloor
Has strong understanding of Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM), World Class Manufacturing (WCM), or Integrated Works Systems (IWS)
Relevant financial acumen in supply chain finance
Relevant experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Power BI
4 Year / Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate field of study of Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business

Nice To Haves

Direct Leadership of both Operations and Maintenance/Reliability Departments
Advanced Proficiency in Problem solving – including UPS, IPS, and/or Six Sigma certification (Black Belt, Green Belt)
Experience in consumer-packaged goods industry