Quality Technician

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, Traveller, and Sazerac Rye.

Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Svedka, Wheatley, Buzz Ballz, 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.

The Quality Technician will be working on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule with the hours of 6:45pm-7am. In this position, you will evaluate ingredients and finished products to ensure both meet specifications. The Quality Technician will perform quality audits and provide feedback to frontline team members on quality results and performance. The Quality Technician will participate in and lead problem solving activities.

• Ensure all quality, food safety, and laboratory activities comply with applicable OSHA, TTB, EPA, and other regulatory requirements. Maintain accurate documentation to support compliance and audit readiness.
• Support internal and external customers by ensuring quality and food safety systems are consistently followed and documented. Serve as a professional point of contact for vendors and help implement corrective actions to address service or quality issues.
• Assist with writing, organizing, and updating laboratory procedures, specifications, and work instructions. Maintain a clean, safe, and organized lab environment while providing input on lab efficiency, ergonomics, and design.
• Audit quality checks and frontline procedures to ensure standards are being met. Provide feedback and support department‑level process improvements as a member of the internal quality and food safety audit team.
• Champion formal problem‑solving methods to identify root causes and improve processes. Partner with production teams to prioritize and drive quality and food safety improvements.

• Chemistry or related Associates degree
• At least 21 years of age and have Lab/QC or related experience
• Ability to communicate with all levels of an org and multi‑task
• Strong planning, analytical, technical and organizational skills

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Previous experience in manufacturing or warehouse environment

Sazerac Company offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401K, 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 $30.98-$38.73/hr plus $2/hr shift diff for nights.

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.