Quality Technician - Hiring Event

BuzzBallz is a woman-founded, ready-to-drink cocktail brand launched in 2009 in Carrollton, Texas. Known for bold flavors, quality ingredients, and a fun, distinctive approach to beverages, BuzzBallz quickly grew from a local idea into a nationally recognized brand.

In 2024, BuzzBallz joined Sazerac, one of the world’s most respected and family-owned spirits companies with more than 400 years of heritage and a global portfolio of iconic brands like Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Fireball, 99 and Southern Comfort. Together, we combine BuzzBallz’s creativity and innovation with Sazerac’s craftsmanship, scale, and operational excellence.

We’re building teams that value safety, quality, continuous improvement, and doing things the right way—while still having fun along the way.

For more information, please visit our website: www.BuzzBallz.com

Over 450 of the world’s most extraordinary brands are part of the Sazerac family, including BuzzBallz. We’re proud to create spirits, cocktails, and experiences for every taste and occasion for people all across the globe. Sazerac Company takes pride in fostering a vibrant culture of innovation, craftsmanship, and excellence across our distilleries and operations worldwide.

The responsibility of our Quality Technician is to ensure our plastics and print products meet all the quality standards. You will work closely with production staff to identify quality issues, performing quality inspections and developing corrective actions to prevent future defects.

Duties

• Perform quality inspections and tests on plastic cups/bottles including visual, and dimensional measurements following the SOPs that are in place
• Record and document inspections including non-conformances and corrective actions
• Enforce Quality, Safety, Food Safety and Environmental standards
• Communicate equipment, Quality, Safety, Environmental, Food Safety problems to Supervisor
• Ensures all paperwork is completed and legible
• Ensures neat and orderly work area
• Review schedule and verify product and materials used
• Knowledge of quality control principles and practices
• Experience with inspection tools and equipment such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and optical comparators
• Attention to detail and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively.
• Willing to work overtime, weekends and holidays as needed
• Support fellow associates to operate safely and efficiently.
• Adhere to company standards, policies, and procedures as well as OSHA/FSSC standards
• Comply with all Quality, Food Safety, GMP and HACCP requirements, programs and concepts
• Comply with Environmental compliance, energy savings, and recycling requirements.
• Comply with Safety requirements including but not limited to PPE, LOTO, Emergency Preparedness, machine guarding and safety rules

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively lead and motivate a team
• Ability to analyze data and metrics to make informed decisions and drive continuous improvement
• Knowledge of safety regulations and procedures to ensure a safe working environment
• Able to lift and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds
• Able to work on multiple levels (mezzanines, ladders, steps, etc....).
• Able to work under extreme conditions (small space, hot/cold, wet, noisy, etc....)
• Strong math and problem-solving skills
• Ability to analyze data and metrics to make informed decisions and drive continuous improvement
• Knowledge of safety regulations and procedures to ensure a safe working environment
• Able to lift and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds
• Able to work on multiple levels (mezzanines, ladders, steps, etc....)
• Able to work under extreme conditions (small space, hot/cold, wet, noisy, etc....)
• Strong math and problem-solving skills