What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Maintenance Technician position at Sazerac Company?
Over 450 of the world's most extraordinary brands are part of the Sazerac family, including BuzzBallz, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Fireball, Svedka, and more. We're proud to create spirits, cocktails, and experiences for every taste and occasion for people across the globe. Sazerac Company takes pride in fostering a vibrant culture of innovation, craftsmanship, and excellence across our distilleries and operations worldwide.
As a Maintenance Technician, you'll play a key role in keeping our bottling lines and facility operating safely, efficiently, and reliably. You'll troubleshoot and repair production equipment, perform preventative maintenance, and respond to equipment issues to minimize downtime and keep production on schedule. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working with machinery, solving problems, and partnering with production teams to keep equipment running at its best.
What You'll Do- Perform troubleshooting, repairs, adjustments, and preventative maintenance on bottling lines, production equipment, facility systems, and grounds equipment.
- Respond to equipment breakdowns and maintenance requests, identify the cause of issues, and complete repairs to minimize production downtime.
- Support bottling line startups and changeovers by ensuring equipment is properly maintained, adjusted, and ready for production.
- Communicate equipment issues, maintenance needs, safety concerns, and potential production impacts to supervisors and managers while working closely with production teams.
- Complete maintenance documentation and work orders while supporting continuous improvement efforts focused on equipment reliability, safety, efficiency, and reducing downtime.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in industrial maintenance, manufacturing maintenance, mechanical maintenance, or a related field.
- Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot and repair production and manufacturing equipment.
- Ability to read and follow equipment manuals, technical instructions, work orders, SOPs, and safety procedures.
- Technical school, apprenticeship, or Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Electrical, Mechanical Technology, or a related field.
- Experience maintaining bottling, filling, packaging, conveyor, labeling, or other automated manufacturing equipment.
- Experience with preventative maintenance programs, electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, CMMS/work order systems, Lean Manufacturing, or continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and safely use hand and power tools while performing maintenance activities.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and frequently bend, kneel, squat, reach, push, pull, climb stairs and ladders, and work in various positions throughout a 12-hour shift.
- Ability to work safely around moving mechanical parts and electrical equipment in a manufacturing environment with exposure to loud noise, wet or humid conditions, varying temperatures, and other industrial hazards while wearing required PPE.
Sazerac offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and more. These benefits may vary depending on location and work type. Learn more about how we support our employees here.
The hourly rate for this role is $33.21 per hour.
Sazerac is committed to equality of opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected status.
What's NextAfter you apply, a recruiter will review your application and reach out to qualified candidates. Selected candidates will follow our interview process, which may include a phone screen, hiring manager interview, and panel interviews with business leaders. There may be additional steps or assessments throughout the process depending on the position. Applicants who are not selected to move through the process, at any stage, will be notified via email.
Need assistance throughout your application or interview process? Email talentacquisition@sazerac.com.
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