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Use and grow your project management and engineering skills to support a variety of production sites in the unit operations of fermentation, distillation, barrel making, maturation and processing.

Meaningful Work From Day One

Supports and leads Brown-Forman Research and Development projects by performing testing, experimentation, product development or process research work assignments. Expands beyond established scientific tools and procedures to optimize processes and solve problems. Takes requests, implements testing, and analyzes and interprets data with minimal supervision. Customizes scientific approach to solve new problems and identify new approaches to existing ways of working.

What You Can Expect

Leads the transfer of new products and process initiatives from small scale to the successful implementation of the process/product to our global production facilities with a STRONG focus on tequila, rum, and RTDs.

Acts as a liaison between R&D and production for startup initiatives by utilizing the pilot facilities for development and verification of specifications and standard operating procedures. Builds relationships with customers across the organization.

Uses approved project management and technology transfer processes.

Identifies, evaluates, and implements new technologies consistent with Brown-Forman strategies.

Provides engineering support to other functional areas within R&D. Serves as a key technical resource to the plants and production areas by supporting all aspects of barrel making, liquid processing, and maturation.

Understands the business background to the work requests and works to adapt the approach accordingly.

Collects, analyzes and interprets data using established methods and researches new methods.

Leads and executes tests, experiments and product/process research requests from supervisor or other internal customers with a high degree of independence. Makes recommendations for new liquid development processes and findings from monitoring of established processes. Issues reports and recommendations to internal customers.

Troubleshoots processes at the site using extensive knowledge of production operations.

Monitors, maintains, and troubleshoots instruments. Maintains a safe work environment in the pilot plant and at production sites.

Spends approximately 30-50% of work hours in the laboratory conducting experiments on a small scale.  Range is project dependent.

What You Bring to the Table

Bachelors or Equivalent degree in Chemical Engineering or related engineering discipline

3+ years of work experience with engineering principles or project management or 5-7 years of combined education and work experience

Must be fluent in English and Spanish, both spoken and written.

Strong computational skills relevant to engineering

Basic lab knowledge

Knowledge of statistics

Strong communication skills

Requires the ability to travel 10-25%. Range is project dependent

What Makes You Unique

Bachelors in Chemical Engineering

3-4+ years of direct work experience in the alcoholic beverage industry

Experience using statistics

Project leadership experience in relevant discipline

Who We Are

We believe great people build great brands. And we know there is Nothing Better in the Market than a career at Brown-Forman. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work.

Many Spirits, One Brown‑Forman- We believe that an inclusive culture, one that values the diversity and unique perspective of each individual, allows us each to bring our best self to work and leads to greater teamwork, creativity, and trust.

Cultivating a Caring Culture- We know that our strong culture is one of the many reasons people love working at Brown‑Forman. 

Nothing Better- At Brown‑Forman, we craft products known for bringing people together. Our employees have made us what we are today and are the reason for our success. Do not just take our word for it. Brown‑Forman is consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work® in countries around the world.

What We Offer

Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce.

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Requisition Type:

Employee

Management Level:

Professional

Global Job Level:

P6

Number of Openings Available:

1