Chemist

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.

Job Description/Responsibilities:

As a Chemist youll provide technical and analytical support across fermentation distillation aging processing bottling and laboratory operations. Youll use advanced analytical testing data analysis and instrumentation to help maintain product quality solve technical challenges and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and cost. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with Quality Technical Services and operations teams while helping define and improve the chemical and sensory profiles of our spirits.

What Youll Do:

• Perform and develop advanced analytical methods using HPLC GC and other laboratory instrumentation to evaluate spirits distillates fermentation and maturates.
• Partner with Distillery Quality Technical Services and operations teams to develop specifications support new products solve quality issues and implement sustainable process improvements.
• Analyze and interpret chemical and sensory data to fingerprint spirits profiles support the internal Sensory program and identify opportunities to improve product quality consistency productivity and cost.
• Maintain laboratory procedures and methodology support instrumentation maintenance prepare technical documentation and provide technical support to internal and external customers.
• Promote a strong culture of safety food safety quality environmental compliance and career development while ensuring work meets applicable OSHA TTB EPA and company requirements.

Required:

• Bachelors degree in chemistry or a related scientific field.
• Minimum of 2 years of laboratory quality control or related experience.
• Strong analytical and technical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate effectively across all levels of an organization.
• Ability and willingness to work non-traditional hours including nights and weekends and travel as needed.

Preferred:

• Masters degree in chemistry or a related scientific field.
• Experience in the alcoholic beverage industry and/or working with internal or external auditors.
• Experience with HPLC GC sensory evaluation data analysis and laboratory instrumentation.
• TTB Certified Chemist

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Sazerac offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes medical dental vision 401K paid time off and more. These benefits may vary depending 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.