About the position
Boston Beer Company is in a period of rapid growth, and we need to develop our manufacturing capability to meet the increasing market demand. To accomplish this, we are building a culture of Operational Excellence through our Unrivaled Performance (UP) program. UP is based on the highly successful Integrated Work Systems (IWS) method and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). Unrivaled Performance is uniquely adapted to our culture to be a highly agile, innovation-centric manufacture of the best beer and beyond. Through applying the principles and tools of UP we will significantly increase capacity and develop agility to meet the growing demand of our diverse portfolio of products. This will be a journey to bring processes, skill sets, and tools to the hands of all our brewery team members. We are looking for the right mix of energy, skills, experience, and drive to complete this journey with the highest of quality.
Responsibilities
- Set the long term strategic vision and growth strategy for the brand.
- Supports the shopfloor by leading and coaching on the floor, spending 50% of their time engaged with on-the-floor activities.
- Is the subject matter expert in Loss Tree Analysis, Rate Analysis, Loss Coding, data interpretation and data sources for manufacturing loss analysis.
- Builds effective tools for precision loss analysis within manufacturing operation.
- In the subject matter expert in Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Initial Problem Solving (IPS), Unified Problem Solving (UPS), 5-why analysis.
- Can teach, coach and certify other leaders and co-workers in these tools.
- Establishes effective relationships at all levels.
- Can influence for impact and change.
- Conducts training and certification on Focused Improvement tools; leads or is a key member of the Focused Improvement Pillar.
- Interfaces with IT, Power BI, and MES teams to ensure effective data collection and reporting.
- Represents operational needs for loss analysis to these teams.
- Drives strong adoption at all levels of the organization of Unrivaled Performance / Integrated Working Systems methodology.
Requirements
- 4 plus 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).
- Proven ability to promote the adoption of standardized processes and systems.
- Proven ability to foster a collaborative work environment across the supply chain and full business.
- Proven track record of learning, designing, and implementing good business process and systems.
- Proven track record in leading continuous improvement initiatives resulting in sustained results and embedded behaviors across complex manufacturing environments.
- Relevant financial acumen in supply chain finance.
- Relevant experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Power BI.
Nice-to-haves
- Direct Leadership of both Operations and Maintenance/Reliability Departments.
- Six Sigma certification (Black Belt, Green Belt).
- Experience in consumer-packaged goods industry.
Benefits
- Generous healthcare on day one.
- Stock purchase plan.
- 401k.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Fertility/adoption support.
- Free financial coaching.
- Health & wellness program and discounts.
- Professional development & training.
- Free beer!
