Safety Manager

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 Traveller and Sazerac Rye. Additionally Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits including Fireball Svedka Wheatley BuzzBallz 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.

Welcome to Barton 1792 Distillery Barton Brands of Kentucky. Our proud heritage dates to 1879 with the founding of the Tom Moore Distillery in Bardstown Kentucky. Renamed Barton 1792 Distillery we continue to produce the highest quality spirits for overwe became a part of Sazerac Company which was established in 1850 and is a leading U.S. spirits supplierwitha portfolio of award-winning brands. Sazerac is an independent family-owned company; we attribute our success to a unique blend of our history culture brands relationships innovation technology and most importantly our people.

This is a high-impact leadership role where youll shape the safety culture for a large complex operation spanning a distillery bottling hall and distribution centers in Bardstown KY. Youll have the opportunity to influence how 600 team members work safely every day while building programs that truly make a difference. If you enjoy being hands-on driving change and developing a strong team this role offers both visibility and long-term growth within a fast-moving environment.

• What Youll Do:

  • Lead and continuously improve safety and environmental programs across multiple sites ensuring a safe compliant and proactive workplace
  • Investigate incidents identify root causes and drive actions that prevent repeat issues and reduce overall risk
  • Build and deliver training programs that engage employees and strengthen a culture of safety ownership at every level
  • Partner with leadership to manage compliance reporting and emergency response planning while maintaining strong relationships with regulatory agencies
  • Develop and coach a small team while overseeing workers compensation contractor safety and key safety-related projects

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) or a related field
• 5 years of EHS experience in a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of OSHA and environmental regulations with hands-on compliance experience
• Strong communication organization and problem-solving skills with the ability to work across all levels of the organization

Preferred:

• 10 years of EHS experience including leadership or team management responsibility
• Safety certifications (e.g. CSP CIH) and experience leading site-wide safety programs
• Background in the spirits food & beverage or other regulated manufacturing industries

Sazerac offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes medical dental vision 401K paid time off and more. These benefits may varydepending on location and work type. Learn more about how we support our employees here.

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.

Whats Next:

After you apply a recruiter will review your application and reach out to qualified candidates. Selected candidates will follow our interview process which may include a phone screen hiring manager interview and panel interviews with business leaders. There may be additional steps or assessments throughout the process dependent on the position. Applicants who are not selected to move through the process at any stage will be notified via email.

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