Packaging Engineer

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.

As the Packaging Engineer, you will lead and support Capital Project initiatives across various sites, specializing in High Speed Bottling, Secondary Packaging, Finished Goods Storage, and Pallet handling Systems. This role provides technical support in developing efficient, World Class, high-quality production processes, and ensures adherence to industry and regulatory standards. Partnering with cross-functional teams, you will drive innovation in packaging and finished goods storage and help shape capabilities within our Global Engineering agenda.

Develop and Write Company Functional Design Standards and determine gap analysis against those standards for all locations within Sazerac.

Be the go to resource in High Speed Bottling, Secondary Packaging, Finished Goods Storage, and Pallet handling Systems design and functions. Conduct assessments on current Bottling Plants and determine what gaps exist. Develop World Class Solutions on how to address those gaps. Design and run process simulations, performing risk assessment testing to eliminate constraints and limitations on our current systems. Develop and write Functional Design Specifications for High Speed Bottling, Secondary Packaging, Finished Goods Storage, and Pallet handling Systems, equipment, and methods.

Develop TCO and other competitive bidding evaluation systems to find key partners in executing the FDS.

Provide Engineering and Technical expertise to support the High Speed Bottling, Secondary Packaging, Finished Goods Storage, and Pallet handling Operations, and as well as other Engineering Disciplines. As a member of the Strategic Operations Engineering Team this person is expected to support any company location with a Capital Project. That may include travel to any of the Sazerac locations.

Meets and exceeds customer expectations through the support of High Speed Bottling, Secondary Packaging, Finished Goods Storage, and Pallet handling equipment and systems to deliver product on time within budget and to meet quality specifications. Troubleshoots operating problems, evaluates the situation and coordinates resolution.

• Excellent Knowledge of Engineering within High Speed Bottling Systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication Skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work with remote teams
• Bachelor's degree or better
• Experience leading Capital Improvements, change management, and Process improvement Projects.
• Ability to travel up to 50%

• BA/BS degree in Process, Systems, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• 3-5 years’ experience in Engineering preferably within the hygienic process industries (brewing, distilling, food, pharmaceutical, health & beauty)
• PMP, PfMP, PgMP, Lean 6 Sigma or other Project Management experience and certification
• Experience writing and developing Technical…