Maintenance Supervisor - 5pm-3am Mon-Thurs

Sazerac Company Overview

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.

Company/Location Overview

Iron Bull Distillery is a small plant located in Halethorpe, Maryland.  We have a strong focus on team member experience and we strive to create a culture that is rooted in professional development.  We operate on a Monday-Thursday schedule, allowing for work/life balance.  

Job Description/Responsibilities

Lead, support, and actively contribute to day-to-day maintenance activities in the areas of bottling, processing, facility, grounds and special projects.  Provides electrical and plc programming support to plant, as needed.  Works with Manager of Maintenance & Reliability to organize workload for Line Mechanics, with a focus on safety, quality of work and maximizing productivity.

• Support the overall facility safety program through excellence in project management, maintenance planning and problem identification. Ensure safety is engineered into every project, projects are carefully supervised in conjunction with Team Leads and issues identified are addressed ASAP via maintenance work order system. Review Safety work orders and ensure appropriate priority for their work assignment and completion.
• Support the effective training and execution of all maintenance work. Control processes to ensure at least a 95% plant uptime through support of preventative/reactive maintenance, project management, systems control and general engineering. Ensure adherence to Personal Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Environmental Policies and Practices.
• Support the development of detailed PMs for Bottling/Plant operations and track completion compliance. Provide max and min stock levels for parts by equipment type to ensure availability and economy. Utilize outside resources to adequately store parts based on cost reductions at time of purchase. Work with vendors to organize and verify on-site availability of parts needed to complete work on specific projects.
• Lead through demonstrated professional examples, create an environment that supports self-directed work teams and productive employee relations.
• Work with manager to identify skill development needs; create and execute a plan for improving at least one skill area each year. Ensure direct reports are receiving constructive feedback on their performance and have development plans to improve at least one competency each year.
• Provide leadership in a manner consistent with the culture of the plant and company. Ensure employees are treated fairly and with respect. Create a team environment where all employees are encouraged to make a difference in meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Participate in efforts to address issues identified through climate surveys and make the Company a Best Place To Work.
• Ensure competitive costs of vendor managed inventory without sacrificing quality. Manage stocking levels for parts inventory to ensure availability to eliminate downtime while maximizing savings.
• Utilize Career Development System  to determine training needs and identify curriculum, programs and content to prepare for career opportunities within the company. Provide feedback to manager regarding on-the-job learning opportunities. Work with direct reports to determine growth potential and develop a plan for possible long term career moves.

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Qualifications/Requirements

MUST

• Ability to quickly learn new systems/processes
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Strong analytical and technical skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work as a team as well as self-directed
• Demonstrate the ability to work as a team as well as self-directed
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time
• High School diploma or GED equivalent
• Yes relevant experience (minimum)

PREFERRED

• Working knowledge of MS Office Products (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Apprenticeship program, technical school, or Associates Degree
• Familiar with beverage processing and its associated equipment
• Yes hands on electrical experience, Allen Bradley PLC programming and hardware experience, equipment trouble shooting experience
• Yes Supervisory experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to pick up and/or move objects up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Ability to operate Industrial equipment as required.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work near moving mechanical parts
• Ability to work with vibration from a specific tool
• Three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances
• Noise level at work station is loud (metal can manufacturing, large earth moving equipment)
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• In-person job attendance
• Ability to work 10 hour shift
• Ability to work 40+ hours per week 

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