Distillery Maintenance 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 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.

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery has been producing bourbon on the banks of the Kentucky River since 1773 making it one of the oldest continually operating distilleries in the United States. Its home to some of the most coveted bottles in the world: Pappy Van Winkle Blantons Eagle Rare and the distillerys namesake Buffalo Trace Bourbon.

The distillery has earned more than 300 awards and 17 Distillery of the Year titles. It is a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As part of the Sazerac family of companies one of the fastest-growing spirits companies in the world Buffalo Trace combines heritage craftsmanship with modern ambitious growth.

About the Role

This is a high-impact hands-on leadership role at the heart of Buffalo Trace Distillery a National Historic Landmark that has been crafting award-winning bourbon since 1773. As Maintenance Manager youll own the reliability safety and continuous improvement of all distillery barrel warehousing and distribution maintenance operations.

Youll lead a team of up to 10 skilled technicians drive toward 95% equipment uptime and partner across production safety and engineering to solve problems before they become shutdowns. This role requires strong technical instincts managerial courage and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What Youll Do

• Own maintenance operations across the distillery barrel warehousing and distribution planning scheduling budgeting and execution
• Lead and develop a team of up to 10 skilled maintenance technicians; evaluate performance identify skill gaps and build improvement plans
• Drive 95% equipment uptime through a disciplined mix of preventive predictive and reactive maintenance
• Manage CMMS utilization and work order systems; reduce MTTR and increase MTBF across critical equipment
• Ensure safety is engineered into every project review safety work orders partner with the Safety Department and maintain contractor compliance
• Oversee capital projects and new installations from design through commissioning; write and cost-justify CARs
• Develop and maintain SOPs for MRO inventory and PM scheduling; ensure GMP and quality standard adherence
• Champion the 5S initiative and build a culture of continuous improvement within the maintenance team
• Support a positive self-directed team culture consistent with Sazeracs values and Collective Bargaining Agreements

What to Expect

This role operates in an active manufacturing environment and requires physical presence on the floor. Candidates should be prepared for:

• A demanding schedule with flexibility for evenings weekends and on-call response as production needs arise
• Physical requirements including standing for extended periods climbing stairs and ladders bending kneeling and working in varying conditions
• A fast-moving high-accountability culture where problems get solved not escalated

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