Bourbon Distillery Production Specialist

Diageo España SA; Lebanon (KY); On-site; USD 61,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement benefits

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Parental leave

Stock awards (eligibility)

Job summary

Diageo Lebanon Distillery is seeking a Bourbon Production Expert to oversee distillery, dry house, and warehousing operations, ensuring safety, quality and efficiency in a 24/7 environment.

You will work on a salaried, professional team focusing on mastering the entire bourbon production process, including maintenance, process optimization and cross-functional collaboration with leadership across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field and strong technical foundation.
• Experience in distillery or brewery operations preferred but not required.
• Analytical and budget-management skills with ability to read gauges and process drawings.

Responsibilities

• Control and optimize distillery, dry house and warehousing processes.
• Maintain automated production recording and management reporting systems (SAP).
• Produce technical contributions to process improvement initiatives within a multi-functional team.
• Identify and correct deviations from standard process parameters.
• Support KPIs for safety, quality and efficiency cost management.
• Communicate with site team across all facets of production and maintenance.
• Complete multi-functional training and schedule rotations to ensure flexibility.
• Ensure accuracy of production paperwork and inventory records.
• Support the sensory evaluation panel for whiskey distillate.
• Troubleshoot and maintain facility equipment including pumps and motors.
• Perform basic PLC programming and instrumentation troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with Bourbon Resource Manager to prioritize work orders.
• Lead and mentor team members to foster continuous improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Budgeting

Organization

Time management

Verbal and written communication

Cross-department collaboration

Blueprint reading

Pumps and valves knowledge

Process interpretation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Science

Bachelor's Degree in Business

Tools

SAP

Job description

Diageo Lebanon Distillery is seeking a Bourbon Production Expert to oversee distillery, dry house, and warehousing operations, ensuring safety, quality and efficiency in a 24/7 environment.

You will work on a salaried, professional team focusing on mastering the entire bourbon production process, including maintenance, process optimization and cross-functional collaboration with leadership across departments.