Bottler job description

Build your career at Sazerac! 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. During COVID-19, Sazerac distilleries began producing hand sanitizer for some of the world's largest organizations in healthcare, government, military, retail, distribution, airline, pharma, and banking. Also, during this time, while many companies are wading through uncertainty, Sazerac is poised for acquisition and growth - recently acquiring 18 more brands, two companies and a distillery.

Since 1850, 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! We attribute our success to a unique blend of our history, culture, brands, relationships, innovation, technology, and most importantly, our people. 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.

Welcome to Barton 1792 Distillery, Barton Brands of Kentucky. Our proud heritage dates back to 1879 with the founding of the Tom Moore Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. Renamed Barton 1792 Distillery, we continue to produce the highest quality spirits for over 130 years. In 2009, we became a part of Sazerac Company which was established in 1850 and is a leading U.S. spirits supplier, with the world's most decorated distillery, and a portfolio of award-winning brands. Sazerac is an independent, family owned company; we attribute our success to a unique blend of our history, culture, brands, relationships, innovation, technology, and most importantly, our people.
Job Description/Responsibilities

Barton Brands of Kentucky is currently seeking applicants for production positions. The Bottling Production team members are responsible for, but not limited to the following duties:

* Operate various pieces of equipment within the bottling department
* Understand the operation of on-off switches for bottling equipment
* Have a full understanding of automatic start-stop switches and manual jog switches
* Must be able to make change overs efficiently
* Have general understanding of the equipment and it's operation
* Able to make minor adjusts as needed

Qualifications/Requirements

Requirements:

* Must be 18 years of age
* Must have minimum HS diploma or GED
* Previous forklift experience (preferred)
* Previous manufacturing experience (preferred)
* Must be willing to work all shifts (1st, 2nd, and 3rd)

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Job Title: Bottle Person

Department: Grocery

FLSA: Non-Exempt

General Function:

Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Assists customers in the bottle/can redemption room of the store.

Core Competencies:

* Partnerships
* Growth mindset
* Results oriented
* Customer focused
* Professionalism

Reporting Relations:

Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers General Merchandise, Perishables, and Store Operations; Service Managers

Positions that Report to you: None

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

* Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
* Maintains bottle room and keeps it clean.
* Assists customers with distributing bottles in proper locations.
* Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee's designated department or elsewhere in the store.
* Makes an effort to learn customers' names and to address them by name whenever possible.
* Assists customers by escorting them to the products they're looking for, securing products that are out of reach, and loading or unloading heavy items.
* Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
* Assists customer in transporting purchases to their mode of transportation.
* Cleans can redemption area and empties the recycle bins, where applicable.
* Stocks, faces, rotates merchandise, cleans shelves, understands shelf tags, and knows location of merchandise in the store and also in the back room.
* Maintains supplies on front-end; i.e. paper/plastic sacks, receipt paper, etc.
* Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
* Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
* Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

* Assists in all departments as requested (within the wage and hour guidelines).
* Delivers product to customers (within the wage and hour guidelines).
* Shovels, salts, and sands walkways.
* Assists in other areas of store as needed.
* Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:

* Must have the ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions; deal with a few concrete variables.
* Ability to do simple addition and subtraction; copying figures, counting and recording.
* Must be able to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; writes identifying information request supplies orally or in writing, increased contact with people.

Education and Experience:

No education or experience requirements.

Supervisory Responsibilities (Direct Reports):

None.

Physical Requirements:

* Must be physically able to exert up to 75 pounds of force occasionally; exert up to 20 pounds of force frequently; and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
* Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
* Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Working Conditions:

This position is exposed to noise, temperature extremes, dampness, dirt, and chemicals/solvents.

Equipment Used to Perform Job:

Bottle machines, window washing equipment, vacuum cleaner, power washer, brooms, delivery vehicle, phone, fax, copier, two wheeler, pallet jack, box cutter (within wage and hour guidelines).

Financial Responsibility:

None

Contacts:

Has daily contact with the general public and occasional contact with suppliers/vendors.

Confidentiality:

No access to confidential information.

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