Processing Supervisor Buffalo Trace Distillery

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.

Buffalo Trace Distillery is an American family-owned company based in Frankfort Franklin County Kentucky. The Distillerys rich tradition dates back to 1773 and includes such legends as E.H. Taylor Jr. George T. Stagg Albert B. Blanton Orville Schupp and Elmer T. Lee.

Buffalo Trace Distillery is a fully operational Distillery producing bourbon rye and vodka on site andis a National Historic Landmark as well as is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won 17 distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine Whisky Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. It was named Brand Innovator of the Yearby Whisky Magazine at its Icons of Whisky America Awards 2015. Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 300 awards forits wide range of premium whiskies. The distillery is part of the Sazerac family of companies.

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About the Role
Buffalo Trace is the worlds most award-winning distillery and the team that keeps it running is just as impressive. As our Processing Supervisor youll own the shift: from bulk alcohol receiving to batching blending and filtration. Youre the link between raw ingredients and the bottle and you take that seriously.

What Youll Own
Safety every shift. Youll enforce DOT/Hazmat confined space and TTB compliance and actively build a culture where zero recordables is the expectation not the goal.
Production operations. Manual batching automated blending RO water systems filtration you decide how to deploy equipment people and tankage to keep Bottling on schedule.
The numbers. Youll track and drive key metrics: Juice Loss % WGs/Labor $ OT utilization and Department OHV.
Your team. Coach develop and lead Processing employees with fairness and accountability. Conduct investigations deliver safety kickoffs and invest in peoples growth.
Compliance. Maintain clean TTB records (122s 137s calibrations system transactions) and support internal and external audits without missing a beat

What You Bring

Required:
3 years of processing experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment
Proven supervisory experience youve led a team and it shows
Strong analytical instincts and problem-solving skills
Solid MS Office skills (Excel especially)
General knowledge of processing and receiving operations

Preferred:
Experience with ERP/MRP/WMS systems
Alcohol beverage industry background
Familiarity with beverage processing equipment
Union environment experience
Inventory control and budget process knowledge

*This is a 3rd shift role*