Distillery Operator

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. 

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 which was established in 1850 and is a leading U.S. spirits supplier, with a portfolio of award-winning brands.  Sazerac is an independent, family-owned company; we attribute our success to a unique blend of our history, culture, brands, relationships, innovation, technology, and most importantly, our people.

What Will You Be Doing?

Distillery Operators are responsible for operating distillery equipment, monitoring distillation processes, ensuring product quality, performing routine maintenance, and maintaining cleanliness of the Distillery. Distillery Operators work solo or in small teams, where relationships and teamwork drive the success of the facility.

Additional Responsibilities for the Distillery Operator include, but are not limited to:

• Operate distillery equipment used in the fermentation and distillation processes

• Perform lab tests, measure additives, daily cleaning, physical labor and mathematical calculations

• Adhere to all Personal Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Environmental Policies and Practices. Own the standard operating procedures for the job and perform in accordance with standards
• Continuously seek ways to improve performance and quality-driven actions that lead to award-winning results

What Are We Looking For?

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders, bend, kneel and squat
• Ability to pick up and/or move objects up to 50 pounds without assistance
• Ability to work in various weather conditions, both indoors and outdoors including inclement weather
• Hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity for operating machinery
• Detail oriented and demonstrated ability to perform work with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to work ovetime if necessary

• Ability to work any shift, with bi-annual shift preference determined by seniority
• 1^st shift: 7am-3pm
• 2^nd shift: 3pm-11pm
• 3^rd shift: 11pm-7am

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 or more years’ experience in a distillery or manufacturing environment 
• Ability to quickly learn new systems/processes
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

What Can You Look Forward To?

• • Minimum starting pay: $26.51(based on position), with yearly increases of $1 for the first 3-years of employment
  • 12 paid holidays and vacation time available from hire date
  • Full benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, 401k employer match, tuition reimbursement, and more