Processing Technician - Nights

Sazerac Company Overview

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.

Company / Location Overview

1820 Spirits / Boston Brands of Maine , located in Lewiston, Maine, is part of the Sazerac family of companies. 1820 Spririts operates a state-of-the-art facility on ten acres, with the capacity of seven bottling lines.  Sazerac’s 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.

For more information, please visit www.sazerac.com.

Job Description / Responsibilities

This position is from 5 : 45pm to 6am on a 2-2-3 shift pattern. Pay up to $24.00 based on relative experience with opportunity for growth Bio : Responsible for blending, batching, filtering, transferring, calculating inventory tank readings, and preparation of all products to meet the bottling schedule using approved formulas and company specifications. Responsible for blending fixes and final approvals prior to bottling; bulk receiving and inventory management; documents blending volumes from the bottling schedule and submits to laboratory for approval. Responsible for safety, quality control, and cleanliness of work area.

• Understand and comply with safety requirements of processing technician position; keep safety top of mind at all times while blending, batching and transferring product; and prevent co-workers from working unsafely. Report all safety concerns and all accidents and near misses immediately. Participate in processing department safety inspections and accident investigations. Keep workplace clean and free of debris at all times.
• Understand and work with established standards to deliver maximum and consistent levels of customer service. Provide world class customer service by ensuring spirits are delivered to bottling lines to meet daily production within safety, quality and regulatory guidelines. Maintain the highest standards in regards to safety, quality, cleanliness of area and resolving customer complaints in effective and timely manner.
• Actively engage in keeping processing department up to the established standards including HACCP, SOPs and company requirements. Ensure maximum customer service and satisfaction. Own the standard operating procedure for the Processing Technician position. Continuously improve blending, batches, filtering, fixes and quality of final approvals. Drive actions that lead to award winning results. Ensures adherence to all Personal Safety, Food Safety, Quality, and Environmental Practices.
• Create a personal development plan with assistance of Processing 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.
• Develop the skills needed to attain the desired career path within the organization. The Processing Technician is responsible for identifying own career goals and communicating same to supervisor.
• Continually seek ways to improve performance as measured by departmental KPI's. Understand and adhere to all processing SOPs and best practices to ensure maximum quality standards for blending, batching and filtering of spirits; and customer service. Proactively generate ideas to improve day-to-day operation of the Processing Department. Optimize available resources to continuously improve blendings, fixes, receiving’s and inventory.  Effectively communicate interdepartmentally to ensure maximum customer satisfaction. Meet financial objectives by controlling cost, waste and inventory controls without sacrificing quality of products.
• Perform processing technician job in a responsible manner and in compliance with SOPs, GMPs, company procedures and principles, best practices and applicable rules and regulations.
• 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."

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