Senior Production Scheduler

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, Traveller, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Svedka, Wheatley, BuzzBallz, 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.

Welcome to Barton 1792 Distillery, Barton Brands of Kentucky.  Our proud heritage dates back to 1879 with the founding of the Tom Moore Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky.  Renamed Barton 1792 Distillery, we continue to produce the highest quality spirits for over 145 years.  In 2009, we became a part of Sazerac Company; we attribute our success to a unique blend of our history, culture, brands, and most importantly, our people.

The Senior Production Scheduler is responsible for leading production planning and scheduling; meet demands within safety, quality, budgetary, and regulatory guidelines. Participate and lead process improvements that deliver cost savings in production planning and inventory strategy: lead production planning functions to ensure inventory levels meet customer goals while minimizing cost and improving production efficiencies.  

• Plan production for the bottling operations using Master Production Scheduling and Advanced Planning System 

• Lead planning of intercompany transfer processes.  Support continuous improvement in these areas and lead the evaluation of appropriate safety stock

• Participate in and lead process improvements that deliver cost savings in the imported goods, production planning, and materials planning areas.  Lead production planning functions to ensure that the appropriate amount of inventory is held to meet customer service goals while minimizing carrying costs and improving production efficiencies

• Work with brand managers on production plans or planned finished good purchases for new products and brands

• Meet and exceed customer expectations through daily management of planning and scheduling.  Ensure objectives for production output are at or above standard efficiency.  Work with peers to identify "best in class" scheduling procedures that improve availability for shipments, optimal bottling crewing efficiency, and equipment up-time utilization.  Assist operations to achieve desired efficiency by providing a stable production schedule

• Measure and evaluate the performance of systems, use these measurements to improve operations and continually improve quality systems by working with the various departments.  Assist with identifying, streamlining, and documenting a production planning process with a focus on reducing waste and improving quality of work life

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree
• Excellent oral & written communication skills 

• Strong planning and organizational skills 

• Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time 

• Exceptional organization, prioritization, & project management skills 

• 5 years experience in manufacturing software (ERP, MRP, MPS, WMS) 

PREFERRED

•  Master’s Degree 

•  APICS Certification or Six Sigma Certification 

•  Experience in Alcohol Beverage Industry or CPG overall 

•  Knowledge of import/export processes/regulations (FDA, US Customs) 

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