Materials Supervisor

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.

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 130 years.  In 2009, we became a part of Sazerac Company which was established in 1850 and is a leading U.S. spirits supplier, with the world's most decorated distillery, and 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.

The Materials Supervisor is responsible for managing materials and the Label Room ensuring that materials are available for Bottling Operations. Duties include coordinating and directing Materials and Label Room Operators to achieve scheduled production, monitor and update quality standards and government regulations, assign & train personnel for production, and recommend improvements. At Barton 1792 Distillery, we believe our people are our greatest asset. Your drive and determination combined with our passion for people will ensure we win as a team. This facility operates 24/7 and this role will flex to work all shifts. This facility has 9 production lines that produce ~10 million cases of various spirits annually.

• Meets and exceeds customer expectations through management of the Materials Department to deliver product on time within budget and to meet quality specifications
• Oversee Material Requirements Planning (MRP” inventory management of incoming component materials. Be the expert resident in MRP management for proper MRP transmission to supplier and training of team members
• Supervise receipt, proper storage of components, first-in-first-out (FIFO), and Inventory turns in support of the department.  Confirm information is recorded accurately in company systems for accurate inventory records
• Maintain MRP parameters and review MRP demand for accuracy.  Look forward for incoming inventory quantities and plan for space availability. Review incoming materials to meet the needs of the department and bottling lines to ensure no downtime occurs due to materials
• Meet internal customer requirements by ensuring daily deliveries are verified, material inventory records are up to date, and information is communicated in a timely manner to ensure no loss of production. 
• Provide exceptional customer service between vendors and the Company. Oversee and assist Purchasing to release and schedule materials. Reduce trans loading of materials causing double handling due to limited on site storage space.  Be an active participant with the NBD team regarding new products by approving new component setup and specification for Barton 1792
• Train and supervise direct reports to improve skills and performance. Evaluate employee performance and skill level to determine skill improvement needs and development
• Lead the team in finding improvement in cost savings across the materials department. Review ways of improvement to the processes. Review expenditure needs for improvements to the department to meet the department and company goals
• Monitors and enforces all OSHA and Company safety regulations and policies. Leads the safety programs for the Materials department through development and execution of safe practices and operating procedures to minimize the occurrence and severity of workplace accidents.  Assists in the investigation of EH&S incidents. Ensure all Materials Operations meet regulatory requirements including OSHA, EPA and TTB regulations
• Develops and maintains positive relationship with the Union, manage Step 1 process and participate in Step 2 grievance meetings

MUST

• Relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree
• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Strong analytical and technical skills
• Strong knowledge of MS Office Products (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Proven root cause analysis and problem-solving training, techniques, and tools
• Well versed in collaborating with production, quality, and safety leadership to achieve operational goals

PREFERRED

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• 5+ years relevant experience
• Master's Degree in related field
• Familiar with beverage processing and its associated equipment
• Supervisory experience

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