Shipping Coordinator - The Glenmore Distillery

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, BuzzBallz, 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

The Glenmore Distillery has been a fixture in the Owensboro Community since the late 1800s. Originally called the Monarch Distillery, James Thompson re-named it The Glenmore Distillery after the Glenmore Castle near his birthplace in County Derry, Northern Ireland. During Prohibition, The Glenmore Distillery was fortunate enough to be one of four distilleries in the country allowed to operate on a limited scale for medicinal necessity.

Surviving tragedies such as flood and fire, the distillery went on to fill its two millionth barrel of whiskey in 1946. In 1973 it was producing 540 barrels a day.  Although distilling operations ceased in 1973, bottling and warehousing continued at The Glenmore Distillery.

In March of 2009 the Sazerac Company purchased the distillery and reprised the name The Glenmore Distillery. The Distillery boasts one of the largest and most modern bottling facilities in the country and continues to be a sizable employer in the city of Owensboro, KY.

For more information, please visit www.sazerac.com. 

Job Description/Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of the Shipping Coordinator is to coordinate the accurate and timely shipment of outbound orders, including providing liaison and problem solving services.

Responsibilities:

• Check in truck drivers and assign trailers to dock doors; coordinate trailer loading
• Prepare bills of lading and shipment paperwork for finished goods, bulk, barrels, pallets, etc.
• Transfer products from stock to customer orders using computer systems; print and distribute load plans
• Select and package sample shipments
• Regular and frequent communication with other departments regarding orders and production information
• Evaluate inventory; track receipt and transfer of outside storage items to fulfill shipment requirements
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED equivalency
• Minimum 2 years relevant experience
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at once
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work 6pm to 6am shift schedule

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in business related field
• Experience using ERP software systems
• Experience working with manufacturing software in distribution warehouse or transportation environment
• Expererience working in Alcohol Beverage Industry

This is a night shift role 6pm-6am on a 4-on 4-off schedule