Reliability Engineer
Sazerac · Louisville, KY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $107k–$161k
- Travel
- 50%
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Sazerac (food & beverage) in Louisville, KY. Lead maintenance-related initiatives across the manufacturing network to improve equipment, reliability and operational performance.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, TPM, OEE, Root cause
- Base pay
- $107k–$161k
- Day to day
- about 50% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Kentucky: typical posted base $87k–$161k. This one lists $107k–$161k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 18 reliability engineer openings in Kentucky, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kentucky plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 17 other live reliability postings in Kentucky.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 56%
- ✓ Root cause 44%
- PLC 33%
- ✓ Lean 28%
- ✓ OEE 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Sazerac
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- The posting says about 50% travel. Between which sites?
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This plant: Sazerac in Louisville
1 other open role at this site.
- Operational Excellence Lead · Lean / CI · Manager
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Job Description/Responsibilities
Join Sazerac's Engineering team as a Reliability Engineer , where you'll play a key role in improving equipment performance and maintenance effectiveness across our manufacturing network. You'll partner with Maintenance teams and other departments to support line acceleration initiatives, improve operational efficiency, and strengthen manufacturing processes. This role offers the opportunity to drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, service, cost, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) while helping our facilities achieve performance goals.
What You'll Do
- ◆Lead maintenance-related initiatives across the manufacturing network to improve equipment, reliability and operational performance.
- ◆Partner with network Maintenance teams and cross-functional stakeholders to identify and resolve equipment/ process issues, develop effective standards, and support maintenance and operational assessments.
- ◆Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, service, cost, increased MTBF while driving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
- ◆Maintain and expand the use of CMMS software across manufacturing locations, including adding new facilities to the system.
- ◆Monitor network performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) and identify opportunities to improve maintenance effectiveness and operational efficiency.
Required
- ✓Bachelor's degree in an engineering or related discipline.
- ✓Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and their application in manufacturing environments.
- ✓Strong analytical, technical, planning, and organizational skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- ✓Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks simultaneously.
- ✓Strong understanding of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies.
Requirements
- ✓Ability to move throughout manufacturing facilities and between worksites to perform job responsibilities.
- ✓Ability to travel up to 50%.
Culture and Benefits
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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.
Preferred
- +Minimum 2 years of manufacturing experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) or process industry, including relevant experience in a fast-paced environment.
- +Minimum 2 years of experience driving organizational change, with a demonstrated record of successful leadership.
- +Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization.
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