Assistant Bottling Manager - Glenmore Distillery

Sazerac Company•Owensboro, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Glenmore Distillery, a part of the Sazerac Company, is seeking an experienced Assistant Bottling Manager to join their team in Owensboro, KY. This role is crucial for developing plant supervisors and hourly production employees within the Bottling Department. The Sazerac Company is an independent, American family-owned business with a rich history and a commitment to growth, innovation, and its people. The Glenmore Distillery is one of the largest and most modern bottling facilities in the country and a significant employer in the Owensboro community.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Related Field
At least 3 years of management experience within fast paced manufacturing environments
Proven success and experience in the areas of LEAN, Continuous Improvement, and Kaizen initiatives
Well versed in collaborating with maintenance, quality, and safety leadership to achieve operational goals

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Business or related field
Experience in the food & beverage industry
Organizational Development experience
Supply Chain Experience
Excellent organizational skills

Responsibilities

Manage the safety programs for the Bottling Department through development and execution of safe practices, process documentation and ensure understanding of SOP's to minimize severity of workplace accidents.
Monitor and enforce all OSHA and Company safety regulations and policies.
Direct responsibility for Bottling Supervisors and Bottling staff to reduce injuries and improve safety KPIs with the target of zero recordable injuries.
Meet and exceed customer expectations through efficient management of line efficiency targets and stretch goals for the Bottling Department.
Manage deliverables of product on time, within budget and to meet all quality specifications.
Work with the Shipping Department and Customer Service Department to deliver results to improve the SOAR Report, Order Fill Rate and on time shipments.
Monitors and enforces all Company, OSHA, EPA, labor agreement, safety regulations, rules and policies.
Leads Root Cause Corrective Actions for sustainable improvement.
Responsible for managing departmental supervisors and support personnel to achieve target & stretch plans.
Supports the department manager to accomplish Safety objectives, Quality Standards, Company Policies, Good Manufacturing practices and Production requirements within specified budgets.
Trains, monitors, evaluates, and develops employees.
Provide technical assistance to direct reports and associates for best practice resolution of safety, quality, and production issues.
Conduct professional development reviews with all Bottling Supervisors and staff to improve skills and performance of all employees in the department.
Trains, evaluates and develops Bottling Supervisors and ensures they are developing all Bottling Departmental employees.
Manages bottling to accomplish production requirements within guidelines for safety, quality, cost, service and regulation which meet plant goals.
Plan and implement operational improvements working with supervisors and employees on joint problem solving techniques.
Create /evaluate production efficiency plans and organize and direct improvements utilizing root cause corrective action techniques.
Review all initiatives to be completed at Barton Brands of Kentucky and lead the discussion.
Ensure adherence to Personal Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Environmental Policies and Practices.
Plan, layout, and assign resources and work expectations for departmental supervisors and labor associates to achieve short term and long range planning.
Analyze and resolve problems relating to product quality.
Investigate all quality issues and ensure QA complaints trend to zero.
Enforce the monitoring of quality line checks by shift to deliver 100% inspection at established time intervals.
Manage/ Lead/drive continuous quality improvement efforts across the site.
Manage/lead/drive supervisors and bottling employees to maintain good housekeeping conditions and comply with safety and sanitation rules and requirements.
Lead departmental initiatives to be world class in a 5S facility.
Leads as an example in professionalism and fosters organizational policies and rules of conduct.
Develop multiple salaried exempt Supervisors and their teams in career development.
Understand career goals of employees and works with them to develop skills that will help them meet their career goals.
Creates and executes a personal Career Development Plan with manager.
Provide support to the New Product Development Team for efficiency in operations and manage within timelines and budgets.
Provide input to evaluate equipment capabilities and capital expenditure requirements.
Leads along with the management team to implement new initiatives including new products and packages.
Coordinate work with other departments to maintain product quality and in-field delivery targets.
Ensure that defect free products are scheduled, produced and shipped, in full and on time to meet customer demand.