Location
Tennessee | United States
Job description
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, Blanton’s, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Southern Comfort, Seagram’s V.O., Myers’s, Goldschläger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.
We’re 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 “world’s most award-winning distillery” through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.
The Sazerac Company, established in 1850, is a leading North American spirits supplier, and owner of many of the industry’s most venerable distilling companies – Buffalo Trace Distillery, The Glenmore Distillery, and A. Smith Bowman Distillery.
Our LaVergne, TN distillery makes authentic Tennessee whiskey using the Lincoln County process.
Sazerac is an independent, American family owned company; whose vision is to become one of the industry’s most desired places to be. Sazerac attributes its success to a unique blend of history, culture, brands, relationships, innovation, technology, and most importantly, its people.
Bio: The Maintenance Technician at Sazerac of Tennessee is for all maintenance activities including facility, grounds and special projects. The Maintenance Technician is also responsible for anticipating and communicating relevant issues to their Supervisor/Manager and for keeping machinery runtime at optimum level. The expectation is that the person will effectively communicate interdepartmentally to ensure highest machine efficiency.
Specific responsibilities include the following:
- Understand and comply with maintenance safety requirements of position; keep safety top of mind at all times and prevent co-workers from working unsafely. Ensure equipment is repaired in a safe and efficient manner. Report safety concerns, accidents and near misses immediately. Participate in safety inspections and accident investigations. Keep workplace clean and free of debris at all times.
- Understand and work with established standards to deliver the highest and most consistent levels of excellent customer service.
- Ensure that equipment achieves maximum efficiency and reliability; reduce downtime by evaluating and testing equipment; implement automation to optimized safety, quality and efficiency. Own the standard operating procedures for maintenance of equipment, facility, grounds and special projects. Continuously improve quality driven actions that lead to the award winning results. Ensure adherence to Personal Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Environmental Policies and Practices.
- Create a personal development plan with assistance of supervisor to improve a skill/competency that will develop personal skills and improve performance. Improve at least one skill each year as agreed with supervisor. Deliver on performance against outcomes. Continuously improve the quality of maintenance processes and services; and the culture in which we work.
- Develop the skills needed to attain the desired career path within the organization. Individuals are responsible for identifying their own career goals and communicating same to their supervisor.
- Continually seek ways to improve performance as measured by departmental Key Performance Indicators. Understand and adhere to SOPs and best practices to ensure highest standards for Maintenance Department. Proactively generate ideas to improve day-to-day maintenance operation. Optimize tools available to continuously improve work environment. Effectively communicate interdepartmentally to ensure maximum efficiency.
- Perform job in a responsible manner and in compliance with Company procedures, maintenance practices, principles and SOPs; and applicable rules and regulations including environmental compliance.
- Model behavior around the Sazerac Ideal Team Member Profile. Develop and maintain solid professional working relationships inside and outside the company. Set a positive example and act in a manner consistent with company values. Participate in efforts to address issues identified through climate surveys and make the Company "one of the industry's most desired places to be."
Requirements:
- Ability and willingness to work non-traditional hours (nights/weekends)
- Ability to communicate with all levels of an org
- Demonstrate the ability to work as a team as well as self-directed
- High School diploma or GED equivalent
- Detail Oriented
- Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time
- 1 year experience in a fast paced environment
- 5 years relevant experience (minimum)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Apprenticeship program, technical school, or Associates Degree
- 1 year Continuous growth in each position
- 3 years hands on electrical experience, Allen Bradley PLC programming and hardware experience, equipment trouble shooting experience
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to pick up and/or move objects up to 50 pounds without assistance.
- Ability to operate Industrial equipment as required.
- Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like.
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work near moving mechanical parts
- Ability to work with vibration from a specific tool
- Three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances
- Noise level at work station is loud (metal can manufacturing, large earth moving equipment)
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- In-person job attendance
- Ability to work 8 hour shift
- Ability to work overtime if necessary
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