Lab 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.

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.

Iron Bull Distillery is a part of the Sazerac Company. We are in Halethorpe, Maryland and offer a great work culture, competitive compensation and benefits as well as a focus on work/life balance. We operate Monday-Thursday and some Fridays. 

Schedule: Monday- Thursday 5pm-3am, with some overtime 

The Laboratory Technician evaluates ingredients and finished products to ensure both meet specifications. Additionally, performs quality audits and provides feedback to frontline team members on quality results and performance. Participates in and leads problem solving activities.

Job Duties

• This project is focused on US TTB compliance at manufacturing facilities.
• Exceeding expectations across all customer segments, including external and internal customers. Needs in all areas are anticipated and requests and complaints are addressed as much as possible to the satisfaction of all customers. Creating raving fans of
• An ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. All are evaluated in the light of their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility.
• PDS system design and implementation to include active PDS evaluation for each team member with regular feedback sessions between team member and manager, overall grid rating for each team member, 360 degree feedback program. Identify the #1 Skill to be developed by each team member.
• Continuous communication and reinforcement of company culture. Team Member assessment of culture monitored on regular basis via Sazerac Culture Survey and limited use of Best Places to Work surveys. Tangible results in improvement of culture scores based on survey feedback.

Must Haves

• 2 year degree in Chemistry or related field required
• 1 year lab/qc or related experience
• Ability to communicate with all levels of an org
• At least 21 years of age
• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Working knowledge of ms office products (word, excel and outlook)
• Strong planning and organizational skills

PREFERRED

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in alcohol beverage industry or cpg overall

Physical Requirements

• Ability to pick up and/or move objects up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Strong communication skills
• Distinguish flavors through taste and smell
• Ability to work in fumes or airborne particles conditions
• Ability to identify and distinguish colors
• Noise level at work station is moderate (business office with computer printers)
• Ability to work 8 hour shift
• Ability to work overtime if necessary
• Ability to read and write
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• In-person job attendance

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