Senior Packaging Engineer

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world including Buffalo Trace Pappy Van Winkle Eagle Rare Blantons and Sazerac Rye. Additionally Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits including Fireball Southern Comfort Seagrams V.O. Myerss Goldschläger Parrot Bay 99 Brand and Platinum Vodka.

Were proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky four times and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of worlds most award-winning distillery through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether youre a recent graduate or an experienced professional Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting entrepreneurial industry.

As the Senior Packaging SME you will lead and support Capital Project initiatives across various sites specializing in High Speed Bottling Secondary Packaging Finished Goods Storage and Pallet handling Systems. This role provides technical leadership in developing efficient World Class high-quality production processes and ensures adherence to industry and regulatory standards. Partnering with cross-functional teams you will drive innovation in packaging and finished goods storage and help shape capabilities within our Global Engineering agenda. Develop Write and Approve Company Functional Design Standards and determine gap analysis against those standards for all locations within Sazerac. Mentor junior engineers on skill development work processes and navigating change.

Provide Engineering and Technical expertise to support the High Speed Bottling Secondary Packaging Finished Goods Storage and Pallet handling Operations and as well as other Engineering Disciplines. As a member of the Strategic Operations Engineering Team this person is expected to support any company location with a Capital Project. That may include travel to any of the Sazerac locations.

Sets up each improvement project in PPT ensuring all team members are added and assigned tasks completed to keep projects on time and under budget. Uses PPT to keep key stakeholders on track and informed of project updates.

Drive toward continuous improvement growth efficiency and cost savings. Creates project engineering processes and standards across the network to improve continuity timelines quality adherence to construction and engineering best practices and budget adherence.

Ensures High Speed Bottling Secondary Packaging Finished Goods Storage and Pallet handling Systems operations meet regulatory requirements including OSHA EPA and TTB regulations. Takes immediate corrective action when needed to stay in compliance

Participates in the PDS process meeting expectations for reporting on learnings and using feedback from the process to ensure optimal outcomes for the role.

Design safety into all new bottling installations. Develop SOPs for all bottling operations that drive practices to reduce and eliminate workplace injuries.

Be the Subject Matter Expert in High-Speed Bottling Secondary Packaging Finished Goods Storage and Pallet Handling Systems. Assess current Bottling Plants to identify gaps and develop world-class solutions. Design and run process simulations performing risk assessments to eliminate system constraints. Create Functional Design Specifications (FDS) for High-Speed Bottling Secondary Packaging Finished Goods Storage and Pallet Handling systems equipment and methods. Develop TCO and competitive bidding evaluation systems to identify key partners for executing the FDS.

Meets and exceeds customer expectations through the support of High Speed Bottling Secondary Packaging Finished Goods Storage and Pallet handling equipment and systems to deliver product on time within budget and to meet quality specifications. Troubleshoots operating problems evaluates the situation and coordinates resolution.

Collaborates with operations leadership to identify improvements in High-Speed Bottling Secondary Packaging Finished Goods Storage and Pallet Handling Systems and develops long-term plans for each location. Creates capital projects and improvement plans monitors progress and reports to leadership. Resolves obstacles to project completion. Supports capacity planning and inventory accuracy efforts in these areas. Streamlines and documents processes to improve efficiency reduce errors and enhance work quality.

MUST

1. Excellent Knowledge of Engineering within High Speed Bottling Systems
2. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
3. Excellent communication Skills
4. Strong communication and interpersonal skills
5. Strong organizational and time management skills
6. Ability to work with remote teams
7. Bachelors degree or better
8. Experience leading Capital Improvements change management and Process improvement Projects.
9. Ability to travel up to 50%
10. Experience leading cross functional teams.

PREFERRED

1. 3 years implementation or project management experience.
2. 5 years implementation or project management experience.
3. Ba/bs degree in process systems electrical or mechanical engineering or related discipline
4. 7 years experience in engineering preferably within the hygienic process industries (brewing distilling food pharmaceutical health & beauty)
5. PMP PfMP PgMP lean 6 sigma or other project management experience and certification
6. Experience writing and developing technical documents and company standards.
7. Experience in distilled spirits processing packaging and finished goods storage

Physical Requirements

1. Ability to pick up and/or move objects up to 50 pounds without assistance.
2. Ability to work overtime if necessary
3. Ability to work 8 hour shift
4. Ability to travel up to 50%
to write review and edit technical documents

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A career at Sazerac offers you the opportunity to reach your full potential as part of a creative decisive high-performance team. Sazerac values the needs and wants of our team members and offers inclusive benefits to attract and retain the best talent. Our culture is built upon the values of hard work diligence and personal responsibility.

Sazerac Team Members enjoy:

• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits from Day One including medical dental vision disability and life insurance.
• Family Coverage:Options to cover family members including domestic partners.
• 401(k) Plan:Immediate access to a matching 401(k) plan.
• Flexible Time Away:Enjoy paid time off (PTO) holidays and parental leave.
• Mental Health and Wellness:Access to mental health care and wellness incentive programs.
• Educational Support:Benefit from tuition reimbursement and our scholarship program for dependents of Sazerac team members.
• Fun Extras:Enjoy branded apparel fun events and a team member bottle purchase program.
• Training and Development:Opportunities for professional growth and development.

Benefits salary range and programs may vary by role or location. For roles within our commercial team - the Salary range refers to base salary only and does not include car allowance annual bonus fuel or cell phone ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package. Sazerac is committed to equality of opportunity without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin veteran status age gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation genetic information physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.