Industrial Maintenance Technician

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.

Iron Bull Distillery, located in Halethorpe; Maryland is a part of the Sazerac Company.  We offer a great work culture, competitive compensation and benefits with a focus on work/life balance.

We are currently searching for skilled Electromechanical Technicians to help grow our team. We operate Monday-Thursday and some Fridays.

Shifts Available:

7:00am-5:00pm

5:00pm-3:00am

The Electromechanical Technician is responsible for all upgrades as well as electrical repairs for plant and machinery projects as directed by supervisor. Responsible for PLC work, AC drives, control wiring, ordering parts and trouble shooting. Electronics background a must. Master License preferred.

• Ensure that equipment achieves highest efficiency and reliability using state of the art electronics and controls. Provide assistance in daily reduction of downtime efforts by evaluating and providing electrical specific assistance and testing of equipment and implement automation to optimized safety, quality and efficiency. Own the standard operating procedures for the specific job. 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.
• Understand and comply with electrical and mechanical safety requirements of position; keep safety top of mind at all times and prevent co-workers from working unsafely. Report all safety concerns and all accidents and near misses immediately. Participate in safety inspections and accident investigations. Keep workplace clean and free of debris at all times.
• Create and develop a personal development plan with assistance of manager to improve a skill/competency that will develop personal skills and improve performance. Improve at least one skill each year as agreed with manager. Deliver on performance against outcomes.
• Continuously improve the quality of processes, products, services and the culture in which we work. Continually seek ways to improve performance as measured by departmental Key Performance Indicators. Provide world class customer service to ensure defect free products meet customer demand. Actively engage in keeping work area and facility grounds up to the established standards. Performance will be measured by KPIs and the Culture survey. Own the standard operating procedures for all electronic control projects. Continuously improve quality driven actions that lead to the award-winning results.
• Understand and work with established standards to deliver the highest and most consistent levels of excellent customer service.
• 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."
• Perform job in a responsible manner and in compliance with Company procedures, electrical engineering practices and principles, and applicable rules and regulations including environmental compliance.
• 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.
• Develop and execute PM plan for electrical and controls infrastructure to include, cleaning, back-up, program logging based on in-plant SOPs. Assist technicians with PMs as required.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Apprenticeship program, technical school or associate's degree
• Ability and willingness to work non-traditional hours (nights/weekends)
• Strong orientation to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time
• Ability to operate industrial equipment as required
• Ability to pick up and/or move objects up to 50 pounds without assistance
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and ladder logic
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong computer skills and high comfort using technology and systems
• Electronics background

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of three years hands on electrical experience, Allen Bradley PLC programming and hardware experience and equipment trouble shooting
• Three years' experience in the food and beverage industry
• Master license

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